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 everyday

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 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

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 everyday

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 everyday

(Don't you know)

No no no no

There's no hope for the broken heart

(Don't you know)

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 heart

About that girl

The one I let get away.......

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːl/ A1	noun - a young woman or female child
fault /fɒlt/ B1	noun - responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of satisfaction from one's achievements or qualities
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method or manner of doing something
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ B2	pronoun - a person of importance or interest
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - want something to happen or be the case
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body; metaphorically, the center of emotions or courage
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece; emotionally devastated
space /speɪs/ B1	noun - an area or room available for use; the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that can be occupied or where something can be done
blame /bleɪm/ B1	noun - responsibility for a fault or wrongdoing verb - assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - come into possession of; receive verb - become ill or suffer from something
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, or a feeling

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Present Perfect (have/has + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase 'let her get away' uses the Present Perfect to indicate an action that happened in the past but has results in the present.

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

  ➔ Contraction ('cause for 'because')

  ➔ The word 'cause is a contraction of 'because', commonly used in informal speech and lyrics.

• And I'd be lying if I said I was ok

  ➔ Conditional Structure (if + past simple, would + base verb)

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure to express a hypothetical situation and its consequence.

• You gotta speak up if you want somebody

  ➔ Modal Verb (gotta for 'have got to')

  ➔ 'Gotta' is an informal contraction of 'have got to', used to express necessity or obligation.

• No home for me, No home 'cause I'm broken

  ➔ Parallel Structure (repetition of 'No home')

  ➔ The repetition of 'No home' creates a parallel structure, emphasizing the speaker's feelings of loss and brokenness.