That Girl – English Lyrics

• By: Olly Murs

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Olly Murs with 'That Girl'! This song is a fantastic tool for English learners to practice conversational idioms and emotive vocabulary, all set to a catchy, soulful beat that makes learning feel like a party.

[English]

[music]

[music]

[ __ ] baby. I [music] want

you

girl that in the way.

[music]

There's a girl, but I let her get away.

It's all my fault cuz I got [music] in

the [singing] way.

And I'll be lying if I [music] say I was

okay

about that girl. The one get away.

I [music] keep saying no. This can't be

the way it was supposed to be. I keep

saying no. There's got to be a way to

get you close to me. Now I know you got

to speak up if you want somebody.

[music] Can't let them get away. Oh no.

You don't want to end the way that I'm

feeling every day.

[music]

There's no home for the broken heart.

[music]

There's no home for the broken [singing]

girl, but I let her get away.

It's my fault cuz I said I needed space.

And I've been torturing [music]

myself night and day

about that [music] girl the one I let

get away.

I keep saying no. [music]

This can't be the way it was supposed to

be. I keep saying no. There's got to be

a way to get you. Got to be a way

[music] to get you close to me. You got

to pick up if you want somebody. Can't

let them get away. Oh no. You don't want

to end. I'm sorry. [music] The way that

I'm feeling every day. No, no, no.

[music] There's no home for the broken

heart. No, no, no, no.

[music] There's no home for the broken.

No home for me.

No [music] home cuz I'm broken.

No room to breathe. And [music] I got no

one to blame.

No home for me.

No home cuz [music] I'm broken about

that girl the one I let get away.

So you better be

so you can't let them get away. [music]

Oh no you don't want to end the way that

I'm feeling every day. Heat. Heat. Heat.

[music]

[music]

Oh, you don't want to lose that love.

It's only going to hurt too much. Let me

tell you, you [music] don't want to lose

that love. It's only going to hurt too

much.

[music] You don't want to lose that

love. Cuz there

girl, the one I [music] let get

[singing] away.

[music]

[ __ ] baby

[music]

girl.

girl like that in the bed.

There's a girl, but I [music] let her

get away.

It's all my fault cuz I got in the

[music] way.

And I'd be lying if I said I was okay

about that girl, [music]

the one I let get away.

I keep saying no. This can't [music] be

the way it was supposed to be. I keep

saying no. There's got to be a way to

get you close to me. Now I know you got

to speak up if you want somebody. Can't

let [music] them get away. Oh no. You

don't want to end up [music] the way

that I'm feeling every day.

There's no hope for a broken heart.

[music]

No,

there's no home for the broken girl,

[music] but I let her [singing] get

away.

It's my fault cuz I said I needed

[music] space.

And I've been torturing myself night and

day

about [music] that girl the one I let

get away. [music] I keep saying no. This

can't be the way it was supposed to be.

[music] I keep saying no. There's got to

be a way to get you. Got to be a way to

get you close [music] to me. You got to

pick up if you want somebody. Can't let

them get away. [music] Oh no. You don't

want to end up sorry the way [music]

that I'm feeling every day. No.

[music] There's no hope for the broken

heart.

Oh, there's no home for the broken.

[music] No home for me.

No home cuz I'm broken.

No [music] room to breathe. And I got no

one to blame.

No home for me. [music]

No home. Cuz I'm broken about that girl,

[music] the one I let get away.

So you better

if you want some. You can't let him get

away. Oh, no. No. You don't want

the way that [music] I'm feeling every

day. Don't you know

[music]

for the broken heart?

[music]

You don't want to lose that love. It's

only going to hurt too much.

You don't want to lose that love. It's

only going to hurt [music] too much.

You don't want to lose that love cuz

there's no hope for the broken that girl

[music]

the one I let get [singing] away

[music]

[music and singing]

[music]

that

back.

There's a girl, but I let her get

[music and singing] away.

It's all my fault cuz I got [music] in

the way.

And I'd be lying if I said I was okay

about that girl, [music]

the one I let get away.

I keep saying no. This can't be the way

it was supposed to be. I keep saying no.

[music] There's got to be a way to get

you close to me. Now I know you got to

speak up if you want somebody. Can't let

them get away. Oh no. You don't want to

end up the way that I'm feeling every

day. [music]

There's no hope for a broken heart.

[music]

No,

there's no home for the broken girl,

[music] but I let her get away.

It's my fault [music] cuz I said I

needed space.

And I've been torturing myself night and

day

about that girl the one I let get away.

[music and singing]

I keep saying no. This can't be the way

it was [music] supposed to be. I keep

saying no. There's got to be a way to

get [music] you. There's got to be a way

to get you close to me. You got to

figure if you want somebody can't let

them get away. Oh no. You don't [music]

want to end up sorry the way that I'm

feeling every day.

[music]

There's no hope for the broken heart.

[music]

Oh, there's no home for the broken.

[music]

No home for me. [singing]

No home cuz I'm broken.

No room [music] to breathe. And I got no

one to blame.

No [music] home for me.

No home. Cuz I'm broken about that

[music] girl, the one I let get away.

So you better [music]

if you want some. You can't let him get

away. Oh, no. No. [music] You don't want

the way that I'm feeling every day.

Don't you know [music]

for the broken heart?

You don't [music] want to lose that

love. It's only going to hurt too much.

You don't want to lose that love. It's

only going to hurt too much.

You don't want to lose that love cuz

there's no hope for the [music] broken

that girl the one I let get

>> [singing]

>> away.

[music]

[music]

My girl,

[music]

there's a girl, but I let her get

[music] away.

It's all my fault cuz pride got in

[music] the way.

And I'd be lying if I said I [music] was

okay

about that girl, the one I let [music]

get away.

I keep saying no. This can't be [music]

the way it was supposed to be. I keep

saying no. [music] There's got to be a

way to get you close to me. Now I know

you got to speak up if you want [music]

somebody. Can't let them get away. Oh

no. You don't [music] want to load the

way that I'm feeling every day. No.

[music]

There's no hope for a broken heart. No,

no, no.

There's no [music] home for the broken

girl, but I let her get away.

It's my fault [music] cuz I said I

needed space.

And I've been [music] torturing myself

night and day

about that girl the one I let get away.

I keep saying no. [music] This can't be

the way it was supposed to be. I keep

saying no. There's got to be a way to

get [music] you. Got to be a way to get

you close to me. You got to pick up if

you want somebody. Can't let them get

away. Oh no. You don't want to end up

sorry the way that I'm feeling every

day. No. [music]

There's no for the broken heart.

Oh, there's no [music] home for the

broken.

No home for me.

No home [music] cuz I'm broken.

No room to breathe. And I got no one to

blame.

[music] No home for me.

No home. Cuz I'm broken about that girl,

the one I let [music] get away.

So you better be if you want some. You

[music] can't let him get away. Oh, no.

No. You don't want

the way that I'm [music] feeling every

day. Don't you know

for the broken heart? [music]

[music]

You don't want to lose that love. It's

only going to hurt too much. [music]

You don't want to lose that love. It's

only going to hurt too much. [music]

You don't want to lose that love cuz

there's no hope for the broken that girl

the one I let [music] get away.

[singing]

>> [music]

>> Heat. Heat.

[ __ ] [music] baby.

[singing]

>> [music]

[music]

>> Baby

girl in the bed.

[music]

There's a girl but I let her get [music]

away.

It's all my fault cuz pride got in

[music] the way.

And I'll be lying if I say I [music] was

okay

about that girl, the one get away.

[music] I keep saying no, this can't be

the way it was supposed to be. I keep

saying no, [music] there's got to be a

way to get you close to me. Now I know

you got to speak up if you want

somebody. Can't let them [music] get

away. Oh no. You don't want to end up

inside the way that I'm feeling every

day. [music]

There's no home for the broken heart.

[music]

There's no home for the broken girl. But

I [music] let her get away.

It's my fault [music] cuz I said I

needed space.

And I've been torturing myself [music]

night and day

about that girl the one I let get away.

I keep saying no. This [music] can't be

the way it was supposed to be. I keep

saying no. There's got to be a way to

get you. [music] Got to be a way to get

you close to me. You got to pick up if

you want somebody. Can't let them get

away. [music] Oh no. You don't want to

end. I'm sorry. The way that I'm [music]

feeling every day, no.

[music] There's no home for the broken

heart. No, no, no, no.

There's no [music] home for the broken.

No home for me.

No home cuz [music] I'm broken.

No room to breathe. And I got no one to

blame.

[music] No home for me.

No home cuz I'm broken about that girl

the [music] one I let get away.

So you better

you can't let them get away. Oh no no

[music]

you don't want

the way that I'm feeling every day.

Heat. Heat. Heat.

[music]

Oh, [music] you don't want to lose that

love. It's only going to hurt too much.

Let me tell you, you don't [music] want

to lose that love. It's only going to

hurt too much.

You don't want to lose that love. Cuz

there [music]

girl, the one I let get away. [singing]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - responsibility for an accident or mistake
lying /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - saying something that is not true
supposed /səˈpoʊzd/ B1	adjective - intended or expected to happen
torturing /ˈtɔːr.tʃər.ɪŋ/ C1	verb - causing great pain or suffering
broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ A2	adjective - damaged or emotionally devastated
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - self-respect or excessive belief in one's abilities
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - an area or distance between things; personal freedom
figure /ˈfɪɡ.jər/ B2	verb - to understand or solve something (figure out)
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
close /kloʊs/ A1	adjective - near in distance or relationship

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a girl, but I let her get away.

  ➔ Causative structure with 'let'

  ➔ The verb "let" is followed by an object and the base form of the verb without 'to' to express allowing someone to do something.

• And I'd be lying if I said I was okay

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical)

  ➔ The structure "I'd (would) be + -ing" + "if + past tense" describes a hypothetical situation in the present.

• This can't be the way it was supposed to be.

  ➔ Passive Voice with 'be supposed to'

  ➔ "Be supposed to" expresses an expectation or a plan that was intended to happen.

• It's all my fault cuz I got in the way.

  ➔ Phrasal Verb 'get in the way'

  ➔ This phrasal verb means to "obstruct" or "hinder" progress or success.

• You don't want to lose that love.

  ➔ Modal verb 'don't want to' for advice/warning

  ➔ Used here as a rhetorical device to give a strong "warning" or "advice" to the listener.

• I've been torturing myself night and day.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ This tense emphasizes that an action started in the past and is still continuing up to now.

• There's got to be a way to get you close to me.

  ➔ Idiomatic expression 'got to be'

  ➔ "Got to be" is a colloquial way of saying "must exist" or "there certainly is".

• It's only going to hurt too much.

  ➔ Future 'going to' for prediction

  ➔ Uses 'going to' to make a prediction based on evidence or a strong belief.