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Missing the train every morning at 8: 52, 00:14
Sipping coffee from the same cup as you. 00:20
The sharing of secrets we thought no one else knew, 00:27
That's what I miss about you. 00:34
The new way that love had made me see, 00:48
Your bashful grin when you asked if I would like your key. 00:54
The knowing way you used to caress me, 01:01
That's what I miss about you. 01:08
01:19
You stole in with your starry smile exciting me, 01:22
Driving with you in your new car, feeling free. 01:28
If it's true that love is blind, then I was blind willingly, 01:35
You made me feel we had a future, that could be and would be. 01:42
The way you said I'd be no one on my own, 01:49
Your habit of soaking yourself in over-priced cologne. 01:56
The way you turned the light out when I knew you were home, 02:03
That's what I don't miss about you. 02:10
02:21
I bet you're using your weary magic like it's new, 02:23
Driving so fast with a new fool beside you. 02:30
Presumably believing she's the last of the lucky few, 02:37
I wonder if she knows she's being lied to like I do. 02:44
The way I only doubted myself when I was with you, 02:51
Like I was a fool for expecting something from life too. 02:58
Your skill of putting me down in-front of everyone we knew, 03:04
03:12
That's what I don't miss about you 03:17
03:26

What I Miss About You

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[English]

Missing the train every morning at 8: 52,

Sipping coffee from the same cup as you.

The sharing of secrets we thought no one else knew,

That's what I miss about you.

The new way that love had made me see,

Your bashful grin when you asked if I would like your key.

The knowing way you used to caress me,

That's what I miss about you.

...

You stole in with your starry smile exciting me,

Driving with you in your new car, feeling free.

If it's true that love is blind, then I was blind willingly,

You made me feel we had a future, that could be and would be.

The way you said I'd be no one on my own,

Your habit of soaking yourself in over-priced cologne.

The way you turned the light out when I knew you were home,

That's what I don't miss about you.

...

I bet you're using your weary magic like it's new,

Driving so fast with a new fool beside you.

Presumably believing she's the last of the lucky few,

I wonder if she knows she's being lied to like I do.

The way I only doubted myself when I was with you,

Like I was a fool for expecting something from life too.

Your skill of putting me down in-front of everyone we knew,

...

That's what I don't miss about you

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

train

/treɪn/

A2
  • noun
  • - a series of connected vehicles that run on a track and are used for transporting people or goods

coffee

/ˈkɒfi/

A2
  • noun
  • - a drink made from roasted and ground coffee beans

secret

/ˈsiːkrɪt/

B1
  • noun
  • - something kept hidden or confidential

love

/lʌv/

A2
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of deep affection
  • verb
  • - to feel deep affection for someone or something

future

/ˈfjuːtʃər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a period of time that is yet to come

light

/laɪt/

B1
  • noun
  • - the natural agent that makes things visible
  • adjective
  • - not heavy in weight

lightly

/ˈlaɪtli/

C1
  • adverb
  • - in a gentle or delicate manner

car

/kɑːr/

A2
  • noun
  • - a road vehicle with an engine, typically with four wheels

excitement

/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

B2
  • noun
  • - a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness

believe

/bɪˈliːv/

B1
  • verb
  • - to accept as true or to have faith in

meaning

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - what a word or phrase expresses or signifies

knowing

/ˈnoʊɪŋ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - having knowledge or awareness

Grammar:

  • Missing the train every morning at 8:52

    ➔ Present Simple tense used for habitual actions

    ➔ It indicates a routine or habitual action occurring regularly.

  • Sipping coffee from the same cup as you.

    ➔ Present participle used to show ongoing action

    ➔ Shows that the action of sipping is happening at the moment or as a habitual experience.

  • The sharing of secrets we thought no one else knew

    ➔ Past simple tense to express a past belief or thought

    ➔ Refers to a belief or assumption held in the past.

  • The knowing way you used to caress me

    ➔ Past simple tense to show habitual past actions

    ➔ Indicates that the action was a habitual or customary behavior in the past.

  • The way you said I'd be no one on my own

    ➔ Indirect speech (reported speech) using 'said'

    ➔ Recounts what someone has expressed in reported speech form.

  • Your habit of soaking yourself in over-priced cologne

    ➔ Noun phrase with 'of' to specify a habitual action or behavior

    ➔ A noun phrase indicating a recurring or habitual behavior of the subject.

  • That's what I don't miss about you

    ➔ Contrasting structure using 'that's what' to emphasize a difference

    ➔ Highlights the distinction by contrasting what is missed versus what is not missed.