Why Don't Ya – English Lyrics

• By: Alex Clare

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Why don't ya

You've played fast your whole life

Time to play slow

You've always reached so high

Because you feel so low

You said that you're all mine

So where did you go?

I see what you've done

You think you're happy being numb

Why don't you cry?

Feel broken-hearted for dearly departed

Why don't ya

Your hearts desire burned out like a fire

Show me the real, as hard as it feels

I need to know

The journey to peace, no pleasantries

Let them all go

You gave back your whole life, time to receive

I see what you've done

You think you're happy being numb

Why don't you cry?

Feel broken-hearted for dearly departed

Why don't ya

Your heart's desire burned out like a fire

Why don't ya

Cry broken tears

I'm going nowhere

I'll be right here

I'll be right here

I hold you

I'll be right here

I'll be right here

I hold you

I'll be right here

Why don't ya

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human or animal
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
slow /sləʊ/ A1	adjective - moving or operating at a low speed
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - extending a great distance upward from the base or from a surface
low /ləʊ/ A2	adjective - situated at a small distance above the ground or another surface
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - used to refer to something belonging to or associated with the speaker
go /ɡəʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel
happy /ˈhapi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - shed tears, typically as an expression of distress or pain.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - strongly wish for or want something
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat.
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - existing in fact; not imaginary
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ B1	noun - an act of traveling from one place to another
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
receive /rɪˈsiːv/ A2	verb - be given or be sent something