What I Like About You – English Lyrics

• By: Jonas Blue, Theresa Rex

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to dive into the language of love and rebellion? Jonas Blue and Theresa Rex's "What I Like About You" offers a captivating journey through the exhilarating emotions of a transformative romance. This dance-pop anthem, with its relatable lyrics about breaking free from expectations, is an excellent way to connect with English expressions of passion and defiance. Explore the narrative of a "good girl" embracing a wilder side, and discover how universal feelings are conveyed through catchy melodies and poignant words, making it a perfect song for language learners to immerse themselves in contemporary English pop culture.

[English]

They say,

get a good education.

Get a good job.

Get a good boy.

Are you Train?

Nice to meet you.

You're like my favorite artist.

So can I can I get a picture now?

Can I take your picture?

No. I don't want my picture taken.

They say to stay in the lines.

But you have me, stepping out of line.

I got a call from Julie's father.

He said you've been hanging out with some hustler named Train from Little Havana.

Now end it.

You have me on the edge,

breaking away.

And feeling life,

for the very first time.

All my life

I've been a good girl trying to do what's right

Never told no lies

then you came around

And suddenly my world turned upside down

Now there's no way out

I tried to fight against it

Shut out what all my friends said

Can't get you out of my head, oh-woah-woah-woah-woah

I keep letting you in

Though I know it's not a good thing

I got you under my skin, oh-woah-woah-woah

You're so outta line

You make me bad and I don't know why

But that's what I like about ya

Yeah that's what I like about ya

I'm out of my mind

You got me runnin' all the red lights

But that's what I like about ya

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh

That's what I like about ya

Ooh

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh

That's what I like about ya

Ooh

Yeah that's what I like about ya

I don't care

If my daddy don't think we're the perfect pair

It's my affair

Yeah I don't know why

My mama worries when I'm out all night

She thinks I'm nine oh-oh

I tried to fight against it

Shut out what all my friends said

Can't get you out of my head, oh-woah-woah-woah-woah

I keep letting you in

Though I know it's not a good thing

I got you under my skin, oh-woah-woah-woah

You're so outta line

You make me bad and I don't know why

But that's what I like about ya

Yeah that's what I like about ya

I'm out of my mind

You got me runnin' all the red lights

But that's what I like about ya

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh

That's what I like about ya

Ooh

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh

That's what I like about ya

Ooh

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh

For you

I tried to fight against it

Shut out what all my friends said

Can't get you out of my head

Oh-woah-woah-woah-woah

I keep letting you in

Though I know it's not a good thing

I got you under my skin

Oh-woah-woah-woah

You're so outta line

You make me bad and I don't know why

But that's what I like about ya

Yeah that's what I like about ya

I'm out of my mind

You got me runnin' all the red lights

But that's what I like about ya

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh

That's what I like about ya

Ooh

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh make me bad and I don't know

Ooh

That's what I like about ya

Ooh

Yeah that's what I like about ya

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
edge /ɛdʒ/ A2	noun - the outside limit of an object or area
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of a high quality or standard
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
shut /ʃʌt/ A1	verb - to close something
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the top part of the human body
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer layer of the body
line /laɪn/ A1	noun - a long, narrow mark or band
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc.
affair /əˈfɛr/ B1	noun - a matter or issue
hustler /ˈhʌslər/ B2	noun - a person who is aggressively ambitious and unscrupulous
upside /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ B1	noun - the upper side of something
pair /pɛr/ A1	noun - two things used together or regarded as a unit

Key Grammar Structures

• They say, get a good education.

  ➔ Present Simple with 'say'

  ➔ The verb 'say' is used in the present simple to express a general truth or advice.

• You have me on the edge, breaking away.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ 'Have me on the edge' uses the present perfect continuous to show an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I tried to fight against it

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Can't get you out of my head

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can't'

  ➔ 'Can't' is used to express inability or impossibility.

• Though I know it's not a good thing

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'Though'

  ➔ 'Though' is used to introduce a contrasting idea.

• You're so outta line

  ➔ Contraction 'outta'

  ➔ 'Outta' is a colloquial contraction of 'out of'.

• That's what I like about ya

  ➔ Contraction 'ya'

  ➔ 'Ya' is a colloquial contraction of 'you'.

• I don't care if my daddy don't think we're the perfect pair

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'if'

  ➔ The clause 'if my daddy don't think...' introduces a condition that contrasts with the main clause.