Wonder Years – English Lyrics

• By: Noah Cyrus, Ant Clemons
• Album: The End Of Everything

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enchanting soundscape of "Wonder Years" by Noah Cyrus and Ant Clemons, a song that beautifully marries contemporary pop with a nod to The Beatles. Dive into the heartfelt lyrics that explore the complexities of relationships and personal growth, offering a unique opportunity to improve your English vocabulary and comprehension while enjoying a melodically rich experience.

[English]

What

What if I said I'm tryna make it up?

For all of the names I was playing games with you

You deserve better love

Where, where are the places that they ain't take you?

Give me the book between your destinations

So I can book to flight and reservations

What would you do if I asked you to choose?

Would you keep pickin' on me?

Or am I the guy just for drunken nights?

And while you're sober you don't need me

And while you're sober you don't need me

While you're sober you don't know me

What if I rainin' on all my obligations?

And ran out your nerves and then make you go complacent

What if I fucked up in the meantime?

Listen to me now

Maybe it's me time

Me, me now

Oh, and what would you do?

If I made you number two

Ain't that what you want me to do?

What would you do if I asked you to choose?

Would you keep pickin' on me?

Or am I the guy just for drunken nights?

And while you're sober you don't need me

While you're sober you don't know me

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

Why I keep doin' it to myself!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
names /neɪmz/ A1	noun - words used to refer to people or things
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
games /ɡeɪmz/ A1	noun - forms of play or sport
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
places /ˈpleɪsɪz/ A1	noun - particular areas or locations
book /bʊk/ A1	verb - to reserve something (a flight, a table, etc.) noun - a set of pages fastened together
flight /flaɪt/ A2	noun - a journey by air
choose /tʃuːz/ A2	verb - to select or decide on something
guy /ɡaɪ/ A2	noun - a man
drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/ B1	adjective - affected by alcohol; intoxicated
sober /ˈsəʊbər/ B1	adjective - not affected by alcohol; clear-headed
obligations /ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃnz/ B1	noun - a duty or commitment
nerves /nɜːvz/ B1	noun - feelings of worry or excitement
complacent /kəmˈpleɪsnt/ B2	adjective - showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements
fucked /fʌkt/ C1	verb - to ruin something or to have sex

Key Grammar Structures

• What

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun used to ask about something; placed at the start of a question.

  ➔ The interrogative pronoun "What" starts the question to seek information.

• What if I said I'm tryna make it up?

  ➔ What if introduces a hypothetical conditional; "I'm" is the contraction of "I am"; "tryna" is informal for "trying to".

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• What would you do if I asked you to choose?

  ➔ This is a hypothetical conditional (type 2): main clause uses "would"; if-clause uses the past simple "asked"; "to choose" is an infinitive.

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• Would you keep pickin' on me?

  ➔ The structure "keep + V-ing" expresses continuation or repetition of an action; here 'pickin'' is slang for 'picking'.

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• Or am I the guy just for drunken nights?

  ➔ Inversion after 'or' with 'am I' forms a question; 'drunken' functions as an adjective modifying 'nights'.

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• And while you're sober you don't need me

  ➔ While introduces a time clause; present simple negative in main clause.

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• What if I rainin' on all my obligations?

  ➔ What if introduces a hypothetical condition; "rainin'" is colloquial spelling of "raining".

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• Why I keep doin' it to myself!

  ➔ Why introduces a question asking for the reason; "keep doin'" expresses repeated action; "doin'" is informal for "doing".

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• Ain't that what you want me to do?

  ➔ Ain't is a contraction for 'is not'/'am not'/'are not'; here it forms a rhetorical question.

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