That Should Be Me – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of young love with 'That Should Be Me'. This song is a perfect way to learn English expressions related to heartbreak and longing, featuring clear pronunciation and relatable lyrics that make it an accessible entry point for language learners.

[English]

[Music]

everybody's laughing in my

mind rumors reading about this other

guy do you do what you did when you did

with me does he love you the way I can

did you forget all the plans that you

made with me cu baby I didn't that

should be me holding your hand That

Should Be Me making you laugh that

should be me this is so sad That Should

Be Me That Should Be Me That Should Be

Me feeling your kiss that should be me

buying you gifts this is so WR I can't

go on till you

believe that there should Should Be

Me That should be

me you said you needed a little time for

my

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mistakes it's funny how you use that

time to have me

replaced did you think that I wouldn't

see you out at the movies what you doing

to me you're taking him ways to go now

if you're trying I'm break my heart it's

working cuz you know that that should be

me holding your hand That Should Be Me

making you laugh that should be me this

is so sad That Should Be Me That Should

Be Me That Should Be Me feeling your

kiss that should be me buying you gifts

this is so wrong I can't go on till you

believe

That should be me I need to know should

I Fight For Love or this arm is getting

harder to

Shield braing

my

o That should be me holding your hand

That Should Be Me making you laugh that

should be me this is so sad That Should

Be Me That Should Be Me That Should Be

Me getting your kids that should be me

buying you gift this is so all I can't

go on till you

believe that that should be

me holding your

hand it should be me

making you laugh oh baby oh that should

be

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me this should be me giving you BL this

should be me talking for hour should be

me this should be me should be me never

should let you go I never should let you

go should be me never should let you go

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A1	verb - making sounds that show amusement
rumors /ˈruːmərz/ B2	noun - stories or statements in general circulation without confirmation
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - fail to remember
plans /plænz/ A1	noun - detailed proposals for doing or achieving something
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ A1	verb - having in one's hands
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - experiencing an emotion or sensation
buying /ˈbaɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - obtaining in exchange for payment
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A2	noun - things given willingly to someone
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or moral
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - actions or judgments that are misguided or wrong
replaced /rɪˈpleɪst/ B1	verb - to take the place of
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood, often associated with emotions
harder /ˈhɑːrdər/ A2	adjective - more difficult

Key Grammar Structures

• That should be me holding your hand

  ➔ Modal verb of probability/expectation (should be) + Gerund

  ➔ Used to express a sense of loss or expectation about an ideal situation.

• Do you do what you did when you did with me?

  ➔ Simple Past tense vs. Present Simple

  ➔ The speaker contrasts past experiences with current actions using "did" (past) and "do" (present).

• You said you needed a little time for my mistakes

  ➔ Reported speech (Backshifting)

  ➔ The tense "needed" reflects the past moment of the speaker's statement.

• I'm break my heart it's working

  ➔ Present Continuous for current progress

  ➔ "It's working" indicates that the process of breaking the heart is ongoing.

• Did you think that I wouldn't see you?

  ➔ Future in the past (wouldn't)

  ➔ "Wouldn't" is used here to describe a future outcome relative to a past thought.

• I can't go on till you believe

  ➔ Subordinate clause with "till" (conjunction)

  ➔ Indicates a condition that must be met before an action can continue.

• Should I fight for love?

  ➔ Modal interrogative (Advice/Possibility)

  ➔ Asking for guidance or questioning the validity of an action.

• I never should have let you go

  ➔ Modal Perfect (Past regret)

  ➔ Used to express regret about an action that happened in the past.