That Girl – English Lyrics

• By: Olly Murs

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

There's a girl but I let her get away

It's all my fault cause pride got in the way

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

About that girl the one I let get away

I keep saying no

This can't be the way we're supposed to be

I keep saying no

There’s gotta be a way to get you close to me

Now I know you gotta

Speak up if you want somebody

Can't let him get away, oh no

You don't wanna end up sorry

The way that I'm feeling every day

Don't you know, no no no no

There's no hope for the broken heart

No no no no

There's no hope for the broken

There's a girl but I let her get away

It's all my fault cause I said I needed space

I've been torturing myself night and day

About that girl the one I let get away

I keep saying no

This can't be the way we're supposed to be

I keep saying no

There’s gotta be a way to get you..close to me

You gotta speak up if you want somebody

Can't let him get away, oh no

You don't wanna end up sorry

The way that I'm feeling every day

Don't you know, no no no no

There's no hope for the broken heart

No no no no

There's no hope for the broken

No home for me

No home cause I’m broken

No room to breathe

And I got no one to blame

No home for me

No home cause I'm broken

About that girl the one I let get away

So you better

Speak up if you want somebody

Can't let him get away, oh no no

You don't wanna end up sorry

The way that I’m feeling every day

Don’t you know, no no no no

There's no hope for the broken heart

No no no no

There's no hope for the broken

You don't wanna lose at love

It's only gonna hurt too much

I’m telling you

You don't wanna lose at love

It's only gonna hurt too much

I’m telling you

You don't wanna lose at love

Cause there’s no hope for the broken

About that girl, the one I let get away

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a young female person
let /lɛt/ A2	verb - to allow something to happen
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to move or cause to move away verb - to receive or obtain verb - to become
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express in words
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - expectation or desire for something to happen
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged or not functioning adjective - emotionally devastated
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - an organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotions or affection
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to be deprived of or cease to retain something
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain verb - to cause emotional pain
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to talk or communicate verbally
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ A1	pronoun - an unspecified person
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure from achievements
fault /fɔːlt/ A2	noun - responsibility for an error
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of or have knowledge
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
gone /ɡɒn/ A1	adjective - no longer present

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Used to describe completed actions in the past. In "There's a girl but I ""let"" her get away", ""let"" refers to allowing it to happen at a specific past moment.

• It's all my fault cause pride got in the way

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Causative Clause

  ➔ Past simple describes past actions. "Cause" indicates reason. In "It's all my fault ""cause"" pride ""got"" in the way", it shows why it's the fault, with ""got"" as a completed action.

• And I'd be lying if I said I was ok

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Hypothetical situation. "If I ""said""" implies a contrary-to-fact scenario. ""I'd"" be lying means the result in that unreal condition.

• I keep saying no

  ➔ Present Continuous for Habitual Action

  ➔ "I ""keep"" saying" uses present continuous to show a repeated action. It emphasizes ongoing refusal in the present.

• There’s gotta be a way to get you close to me

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Gotta' (Have Got To)

  ➔ "Gotta" is informal for 'have got to', meaning necessity. In "There’s ""gotta"" be a way", it expresses strong belief in a required method.

• Can't let him get away

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can't' with Infinitive

  ➔ "Can't" expresses inability or prohibition. In """Can't"" let him get away", it means refusal to allow, followed by infinitive "let".

• There's no hope for the broken heart

  ➔ Present Simple for General Truth with Negation

  ➔ Present simple states facts. "No" negates the noun. "There's ""no"" hope" expresses a universal truth about broken hearts.

• I've been torturing myself night and day

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Shows ongoing action from past to present. """I've"" been torturing" indicates self-harm that started before and continues now.