The Hardest Part – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Dean, Leon Bridges
• Album: The Art of Loving

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth melodies of 'The Hardest Part' to enhance your English listening skills. This soulful duet is perfect for learning expressive, emotive vocabulary and understanding how natural phrasing and rhythm are used to convey deep feelings in contemporary R&B.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ CALL ME UP TO MEET YOU ♪

♪ STATIC ON THE PHONE ♪

♪ NORMALLY I NEED YOU THIS TIME ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA GO ♪

♪ CUZ LATELY I BEEN GROWING INTO ♪

♪ SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW ♪

♪ YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO LOVE HER ♪

♪ BUT APPARENTLY YOU DON'T, NO, YOU DON'T ♪

♪ SO EVEN IF I COULD WOULDN'T GO BACK WHERE WE STARTED ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE STILL WAITING WONDERING WHERE MY HEART IS ♪

♪ PRAY THAT THINGS WON'T CHANGE BUT THE HARDEST PART IS ♪

♪ YOU'RE REALIZING MAYBE I, MAYBE I AIN'T THE SAME ♪

♪ AND WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR AIN'T THERE NO MORE ANYWAY ♪

♪ OH I HELD HER UP SO HIGHLY ♪

♪ HAD ME DEEP UNDER HER SPELL ♪

♪ HER OPINIONS WOULD DEFINE ME ♪

♪ THIS TIME I MADE SOME FOR MYSELF ♪

♪ 'CAUSE LATELY I BEEN CERTAIN ♪

♪ THERE'S NO FURTHER TO GO ♪

♪ YEAH, YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO LOVE ME ♪

♪ BUT APPARENTLY SHE DON'T, NO, SHE DON'T ♪

♪ SO EVEN IF I COULD WOULDN'T GO BACK WHERE WE STARTED ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE STILL WAITING WONDERING WHERE MY HEART IS ♪

♪ PRAY THAT THINGS WON'T CHANGE BUT THE HARDEST PART IS ♪

♪ YOU'RE REALIZING MAYBE I, MAYBE I AIN'T THE SAME ♪

♪ AND WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR AIN'T THERE NO MORE ANYWAY ♪

♪ AND IT'S OKAY I'M NOT GONNA REMEMBER YOU THAT WAY ♪

♪ YOU SAY I'M DIFFERENT NOW ♪

♪ LIKE THAT'S SO STRANGE ♪

♪ BUT I WAS ONLY EIGHTEEN ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN THAT I WAS ALWAYS GONNA CHANGE ♪

♪ EVEN IF I COULD WOULDN'T GO BACK WHERE WE STARTED ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE STILL WAITING WONDERING WHERE MY HEART IS ♪

♪ PRAY THAT THINGS WON'T CHANGE BUT THE HARDEST PART IS ♪

♪ YOU'RE REALIZING MAYBE I, MAYBE I AIN'T THE SAME ♪

♪ AIN'T THERE NO MORE (I AIN'T THERE NO MORE) ♪

♪ I AIN'T THERE NO MORE (NO MORE, NO MORE) ♪

♪ AIN'T THERE NO MORE (NO MORE, NO MORE) ♪

♪ I AIN'T THERE NO MORE ♪

♪ I AIN'T THERE NO MORE ♪

♪ BUT THE HARDEST PART IS ♪

♪ YOU'RE REALIZING MAYBE I, MAYBE I AIN'T THE SAME ♪

♪ AND WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR AIN'T THERE NO MORE ANYWAY ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
static ˈstætɪk A2	noun - interference or noise on a telephone line or radio broadcast
growing ˈɡroʊɪŋ A1	verb - to develop or increase in size, age, or degree
realizing ˈriəlaɪzɪŋ A2	verb - to become aware of something
waiting ˈweɪtɪŋ A1	verb - to stay in one place while expecting something
pray preɪ A1	verb - to speak to a god or gods
hardest ˈhɑːrdɪst A1	adjective - most difficult
opinions əˈpɪnʃənz A2	noun - views or beliefs about something
define dɪˈfaɪn B1	verb - to explain the meaning of something
certain ˈsɜːrtən A2	adjective - having no doubt about something
highly ˈhaɪli A2	adverb - to a high degree
deep diːp A1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
spell spɛl A2	noun - a magical influence
strange streɪndʒ A1	adjective - unusual or unexpected
change tʃeɪndʒ A1	verb - to make or become different
eighteen ˌeɪˈtiːn A1	numeral - the number 18