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On the telephone phone phone 00:10
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 00:14
On the telephone phone phone 00:18
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 00:22
On the telephone phone phone 00:27
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 00:31
On the telephone phone phone 00:35
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 00:38
I will be going I will be going my baby 00:59
I will be going there is no reason to stay 01:03
That's the only thing she said and she left him 01:07
Oooo yeah 01:10
Now he is sorry but he is sorry don't matter 01:14
Now he is sorry but it's really so late 01:18
That's the only thing she said and she left him 01:21
Oooo 01:25
On the telephone phone phone 01:28
Oooo 01:31
Phone phone ooo 01:33
On the telephone phone phone 01:46
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 01:50
On the telephone phone phone 01:54
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 01:57
I will be going I will be going my baby 02:18
I will be going there is no reason to stay 02:21
That's the only thing she said and she left him 02:25
Oooo yeah 02:29
Now he is sorry but he is sorry don't matter 02:32
Now he is sorry but it's really so late 02:36
That's the only thing she said and she left him 02:40
Oooo 02:44
On the telephone phone phone 02:48
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 02:52
On the telephone phone phone 02:55
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 02:59
On the telephone phone phone 03:03
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 03:06
On the telephone phone phone 03:10
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye 03:14

Telephone – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of Andra's 'Telephone,' a captivating dance-pop track that uses simple yet powerful English lyrics to convey the raw feelings of a phone call breakup. Its clear pronunciation and repetitive chorus make it an excellent song for English learners to grasp common phrases related to relationships and goodbyes, while its catchy melody makes it special and memorable.

[English]
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
I will be going I will be going my baby
I will be going there is no reason to stay
That's the only thing she said and she left him
Oooo yeah
Now he is sorry but he is sorry don't matter
Now he is sorry but it's really so late
That's the only thing she said and she left him
Oooo
On the telephone phone phone
Oooo
Phone phone ooo
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
I will be going I will be going my baby
I will be going there is no reason to stay
That's the only thing she said and she left him
Oooo yeah
Now he is sorry but he is sorry don't matter
Now he is sorry but it's really so late
That's the only thing she said and she left him
Oooo
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye
On the telephone phone phone
She said goodbye bye bye bye bye

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

telephone

/ˈtɛlɪfoʊn/

A1
  • noun
  • - a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio

goodbye

/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a farewell greeting

going

/ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move from one place to another

baby

/ˈbeɪbi/

A1
  • noun
  • - a very young child

reason

/ˈriːzən/

A2
  • noun
  • - a cause or explanation

stay

/steɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to remain in a place

sorry

/ˈsɒri/

A1
  • adjective
  • - feeling regret or sorrow

matter

/ˈmætər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a subject or situation being dealt with
  • verb
  • - to be important

late

/leɪt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - after the expected or usual time

left

/lɛft/

A1
  • verb
  • - to depart from a place

only

/ˈoʊnli/

A1
  • adjective
  • - single; one and no more

thing

/θɪŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - an object or entity

said

/sɛd/

A1
  • verb
  • - past tense of say; to speak

now

/naʊ/

A1
  • adverb
  • - at the present time

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