What A Time – English Lyrics

• By: Julia Michaels, Niall Horan
• Album: Inner Monologue Part 1

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of longing and reflection in Julia Michaels' "What A Time" featuring Niall Horan, a poignant duet about love, loss, and the memories that linger. This song offers a chance to learn how artists express complex emotions through music, blending nostalgic lyrics with heartfelt vocals to create a deeply resonant experience.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ I FEEL A LITTLE NAUSEOUS AND MY HANDS ARE SHAKING ♪

♪ I GUESS THAT MEANS YOUR CLOSE BY ♪

♪ MY THROAT IS GETTING DRY AND MY HEART IS RACING ♪

♪ I HAVEN'T BEEN BY YOUR SIDE ♪

♪ IN A MINUTE BUT I THINK ABOUT IT SOMETIMES ♪

♪ EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S NOT SO DISTANT ♪

♪ OH NO I STILL WANNA REMINISCE IT ♪

♪ I THINK OF THAT NIGHT IN THE PARK ♪

♪ IT WAS GETTING DARK AND WE STAYED UP FOR HOURS ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ YOU'D CLING TO MY BODY ♪

♪ LIKE YOU WANT IT FOREVER ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ I KNOW WE DIDN'T END IT LIKE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO ♪

♪ AND NOW WE GET A BIT TENSE ♪

♪ I WONDER IF MY MIND JUST LEAVES OUT ALL THE BAD PARTS ♪

♪ I KNOW WE DIDN'T MAKE SENSE ♪

♪ I ADMIT IT THAT I THINK ABOUT IT SOMETIMES ♪

♪ EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S NOT SO DISTANT ♪

♪ OH NO I STILL WANNA REMINISCE IT ♪

♪ I THINK OF THAT NIGHT IN THE PARK ♪

♪ IT WAS GETTING DARK AND WE STAYED UP FOR HOURS ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ YOU'D CLING TO MY BODY ♪

♪ LIKE YOU WANT IT FOREVER ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME, WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME ♪

♪ WHAT A TIME FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ I THINK OF THAT NIGHT IN THE PARK ♪

♪ IT WAS GETTING DARK AND WE STAYED UP FOR HOURS ♪

♪ WHAT A LIE, WHAT A LIE, WHAT A LIE ♪

♪ YOU'D CLING TO MY BODY ♪

♪ LIKE YOU WANT IT FOREVER ♪

♪ WHAT A LIE, WHAT A LIE, WHAT A LIE ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ WHAT A LIE, WHAT A LIE ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

♪ FOR YOU AND I ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
nauseous /ˈnɔːʃəs/ C1	adjective - feeling that you are going to vomit
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move quickly up and down or from side to side
throat /θroʊt/ B1	noun - the passage in the neck through which food and air pass
dry /draɪ/ A1	adjective - not wet or moist
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in the chest that pumps blood
race /reɪs/ B2	verb - to move very fast, usually competing with others
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of something
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to use the mind to consider or reason about something
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
hour /ˈaʊər/ A1	noun - a period of sixty minutes
cling /klɪŋ/ B2	verb - to hold onto something or someone tightly
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ B1	adverb - for all future time; always
tense /tɛns/ B2	adjective - feeling nervous or worried
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement made with intent to deceive verb - to say something false intending to deceive

Key Grammar Structures

• I FEEL A LITTLE NAUSEOUS AND MY HANDS ARE SHAKING

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The use of the phrase 'I **feel**' and 'my hands **are shaking**' demonstrates actions happening now.

• I HAVEN'T BEEN BY YOUR SIDE IN A MINUTE

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I **haven't been**' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I WONDER IF MY MIND JUST LEAVES OUT ALL THE BAD PARTS

  ➔ Conditional sentence

  ➔ The phrase 'I **wonder if**' introduces a hypothetical situation.

• I THINK OF THAT NIGHT IN THE PARK

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I **think of**' indicates a habitual or general action.

• IT WAS GETTING DARK

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'It **was getting**' shows an action that was ongoing in the past.