What Might Have Been – English Lyrics

• By: Isabella, Phineas

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of expressing feelings and reflecting on the past with the song 'What Might Have Been' from 'Phineas and Ferb.' This emotional duet not only provides a touching narrative but also offers a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and hypotheticals in English. The song's clear and heartfelt lyrics make it a special tool for language learners to connect with universal themes of love and regret.

[English]

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- WH

- WHOO

- WHOOPS

- WHOOPS!

(SOFT MUSIC)

♪ I WANTED YOU TO SEE ME ♪

♪ BUT FOR SO LONG YOU WERE BLIND ♪

♪ NOW IT'S TIME TO FACE TOMORROW ♪

♪ AND LEAVE ALL THAT STUFF BEHIND ♪

♪ BUT WHAT WOULD OUR LIVES HAVE BEEN LIKE ♪

♪ IF YOU'D JUST GIVEN ME A SIGN ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LIKE YOU MORE THAN EVERY OTHER THING ♪

♪ I LIKE COMBINED ♪

♪ I SPENT SO MANY SUMMERS ♪

♪ HOPING SOMETHING WOULD BEGIN ♪

♪ I THOUGHT THAT I WAS OVER YOU BUT HERE I AM AGAIN ♪

♪ WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ♪

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- PHINEAS, HONEY, HOW ARE YOU?

- HI MRS. GARCIA SHAPIRO.

UH, IS ISABELLA HERE?

- AW NO SWEETIE, SHE'S GONE.

- PHINEAS GONE, LIKE DRIVING, CAR, SCHOOL, GONE?

- YES, YOU JUST MISSED HER.

IT'S TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE HER OFF.

YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU WERE A KID

SHE'S HAD A HUGE CRUSH ON YOU.

- UH, I WISH I HAD KNOWN.

♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ALL THIS TIME ♪

♪ YOU NEVER SAID A WORD ♪

♪ ALTHOUGH IT'S POSSIBLE YOU DID ♪

♪ AND I JUST NEVER HEARD ♪

♪ I NEVER EVEN NOTICED I GUESS I WASN'T THAT ALERT ♪

♪ BUT I MUST SAY THAT IN RETROSPECT ♪

♪ YOU WERE BEING QUITE OVERT ♪

♪ AND NOW OUR ENDLESS SUMMER IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END ♪

♪ I TRIED TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY ♪

♪ BUT NOW THE YEARS JUST SEEM MISSPENT ♪

♪ WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ♪

♪ I COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND ♪

♪ I COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR FELLA ♪

♪ WE MIGHT'VE BEEN AN ITEM ♪

♪ THEY WOULD'VE CALLED US PHINABELLA ♪

♪ I WOULD'VE HELD THE DOOR FOR YOU ♪

♪ I WOULD'VE SHARED MY UMBRELLA ♪

♪ YOU COULD'VE HELD MY HAIR BACK ♪

♪ WHEN I WAS SICK WITH SALMONELLA ♪

♪ SICK WITH SALMONELLA ♪

♪ WE COULD'VE BEEN TOGETHER ♪

♪ ALL YOU HAD TO SAY WAS WHEN ♪

♪ AND THOUGH I WANTED SO MUCH MORE ♪

♪ I GUESS YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY FRIEND ♪

♪ BUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ♪

♪ WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ♪

- (SIGHS) WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

(LOGO CHIMES)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
see /siː/ A2	verb - to perceive with the eyes
long /lɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having a significant length
face /feɪs/ A2	verb - to confront or deal with noun - the front part of a head
tomorrow /təˈmɒr.əʊ/ A2	noun - the day after today
sign /saɪn/ B1	noun - a symbol or gesture conveying information verb - to indicate or show
like /laɪk/ A2	verb - to enjoy or prefer preposition - similar to
summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ A2	noun - the warmest season of the year
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts or images when sleeping verb - to imagine creatively or aspire to
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B2	verb - to accept as true or real
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - the final part of something verb - to bring to a conclusion
dreams /driːmz/ B2	noun - plural of dream, visions or aspirations while sleeping or imagining