Tears of Gold (Stripped) – English Lyrics

• By: Faouzia

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Mama always told me that I was too naive

Gave away my trust for pennies

I said: Don't you worry

Didn't think that I'd be

Broken down and crying help me

Wrecked check

Heart in debt

All you do is come around

Just came here to collect

Wrecked check

Heart in debt

Don't you know that

I cried tears of gold for you

I sit here poor for you

Collect my pennies and my dimes

That's why you love it when I cry

Platinum love for you

I'd give no less for you

Generosity's my enemy

So I'm broke and your heart's rich because of me

...

I Know that this is my fault

Gave a little too much

Knew that this was gonna happen

But I'm not gonna lie

You can make me cry, thousand times

I come running back like

What is going on with my head?

Wrecked check

Heart in debt

All you do is come around

Came here to collect

Wrecked check

Heart in debt

Don't you know that

I cried tears of gold for you

I sit here poor for you

Collect my pennies and my dimes

That's why you love it when I cry

Platinum love for you

I'd give no less for you

Generosity's my enemy

So I'm broke and your heart's rich because of me

And the worst part is I'd do it all over again

No, the worst part is I know it's never gonna end

I keep coming right back like a maniac

I keep coming right back like

And the worst part is I'd do it all over again

No, the worst part is I know it's never gonna end

I keep coming right back like a maniac

I cried tears of gold

Collect my

And my dimes

That's why you love it when I cry

Love for you

I'd give no less for you

Generosity is my enemy

So I'm broke

I'm broke

Check

Heart in debt

All you do is come around

Just came here to collect

Wrecked check

Heart in debt

Don't you know that I cried

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
naive /naɪˈiːv/ B2	adjective - lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - confidence in the reliability or honesty of a person or thing verb - to rely on or have confidence in someone or something
pennies /ˈpɛniz/ B1	noun - small‑denomination coins worth one cent (plural)
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged and no longer functioning properly
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to shed tears; to weep
wrecked /ˈrɛkt/ B2	adjective - severely damaged or destroyed verb - to destroy or damage badly
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood through the body; also the centre of emotions
debt /dɛt/ B1	noun - something, typically money, that is owed or due
collect /kəˈlɛkt/ B1	verb - to bring or gather things together
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid that come from the eyes when crying
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a shiny, yellow precious metal
poor /pɔːr/ A1	adjective - having little or no money; lacking wealth
dimes /daɪmz/ B1	noun - United States ten‑cent coins (plural)
platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/ C1	noun - a rare, silvery‑white precious metal; also used to denote a very high quality
generosity /ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪti/ C1	noun - the quality of being willing to give or share freely
enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ B1	noun - a person who is opposed or hostile to someone
broke /broʊk/ A2	adjective - having no money; financially empty
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great amount of wealth or resources
fault /fɔːlt/ B2	noun - responsibility for an error or misdeed; a defect

Key Grammar Structures

• Mama always told me that I was too naive.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense "told" to describe an action that happened in the past.

• Generosity's my enemy.

  ➔ Possessive Case

  ➔ The use of 'Generosity's' indicates that generosity (possessor) has a relationship with 'my enemy' (possessed).

• I keep coming right back like a maniac.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense 'keep coming' indicates an ongoing action that happens repeatedly.

• Came here to collect.

  ➔ Infinitive Form

  ➔ The phrase 'to collect' uses the infinitive form, indicating purpose or intention.

• I cried tears of gold for you.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The past simple tense 'cried' describes an action that happened at a specific time in the past.

• I know that this is my fault.

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple 'know' indicates a fact or general truth that is currently true.

• The worst part is I'd do it all over again.

  ➔ Conditional Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'I’d do it all over again' expresses a hypothetical situation in the conditional mood.