You're The Only Good Thing In My Life – English Lyrics

• By: Cigarettes After Sex
• Album: Cry

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love through Cigarettes After Sex's tender ballad, “You're The Only Good Thing In My Life.” This song offers a glimpse into expressing deep affection and finding solace in a partner, wrapped in the band's signature dreamy soundscape.

[English]

You only fuck for love

Told me you could never get enough

Posing as a Playboy centerfold

You could be my Penthouse Pet, I know

...

You make me think of storms on the beaches

...

With all the lights off

Everything is wrong, but it's alright

Everything is wrong, but it's alright

You're the only good thing in my life

...

Do what your heart desires

Love is always strange when it just starts

Shouldn't have a care left in the world

Naked, tanning by the swimming pool...

...

You make me think of storms on the beaches

With all the lights off

Everything is wrong, but it's alright

Everything is wrong, but it's alright

You're the only good thing in my life

...

Laying in the sun,

Never need to tell me when you come

Because you know that I can just feel it

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to receive or obtain something verb - to become
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A1	adjective - sufficient adverb - to a sufficient degree noun - a sufficient amount
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; excellent
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a person's feelings of affection and love
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or surprising
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its countries and people
naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - without clothes
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that the earth revolves around and that gives us light and heat
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - become aware of (a sensation or emotion) through the sense of touch or through intuition
off /ɒf/ A1	adjective - not working or not in use

Key Grammar Structures

• You only fuck for love

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'fuck' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual action or a general truth.

• Told me you could never get enough

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'told' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• You could be my Penthouse Pet, I know

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'could' is used to express possibility or a suggestion.

• Everything is wrong, but it's alright

  ➔ Present simple tense with contrastive conjunction

  ➔ The present simple tense is used with the contrastive conjunction 'but' to show opposition between ideas.

• Do what your heart desires

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a command or instruction, as in 'do what your heart desires'.

• Love is always strange when it just starts

  ➔ Present simple tense with adverbial phrase

  ➔ The present simple tense is used with the adverbial phrase 'always' to indicate a general truth.

• Because you know that I can just feel it

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction with present simple tense

  ➔ The subordinating conjunction 'because' introduces a dependent clause with the present simple tense 'know' and 'can feel'.