Love You, Miss You, Mean It – English Lyrics

• By: Luke Bryan

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with culture, and Luke Bryan's "Love You, Miss You, Mean It" is a great place to start with modern country English. The song's clear storytelling and use of common, heartfelt phrases make it easy to follow the narrative of love, distance, and reunion. It's a special song because its message is universal, and it reflects a personal story from the artist himself, giving the lyrics an extra layer of authenticity.

[English]

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♪ WE WERE SMALL TOWN MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ MY MAMA LOVED HER, HER DADDY LOVED ME ♪

♪ WE BURNED UP THE ROAD BETWEEN HER HOUSE AND MINE ♪

♪ WE’D KISS IN HER DRIVEWAY ♪

♪ AND BY THE TIME I HIT THE HIGHWAY ♪

♪ SHE’D CALL TO TELL ME GOODNIGHT ONE MORE TIME ♪

♪ AND SHE’D SAY LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT ♪

♪ BOY I’LL SEE YOU WHEN I’M DREAMING ♪

♪ I CAN’T WAIT TO FEEL YOU HOLD ME AGAIN ♪

♪ UNTIL THEN I’LL BE COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES ♪

♪ I’LL BE CLIMBING UP THESE WALLS ♪

♪ YOUR KISS, I WANT IT, NEED IT ♪

♪ LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT BABY ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WHEN GRADUATION CAME ♪

♪ UGA WAS CALLING HER NAME ♪

♪ WE THOUGHT TWO HUNDRED MILES WASN’T NOTHING WE COULDN’T GET THROUGH ♪

♪ BUT AFTER THAT FIRST FALL ♪

♪ THE TIME GOT LONGER BETWEEN THE CALLS ♪

♪ AND I COULDN’T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LITTLE ♪

♪ LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT ♪

♪ GIRL I’LL SEE YOU WHEN I’M DREAMING ♪

♪ I CAN’T WAIT TO FEEL YOU HOLD ME AGAIN ♪

♪ UNTIL THEN I’LL BE COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES ♪

♪ I’LL BE CLIMBING UP THESE WALLS ♪

♪ YOUR KISS, I WANT IT, NEED IT ♪

♪ LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT BABY ♪

♪♪♪

♪ YEARS WENT BY, PAGES GOT TURNED ♪

♪ BUT I NEVER DID FORGET ABOUT HER ♪

♪ LATE ONE NIGHT, OUT OF THE BLUE ♪

♪ MY PHONE LIT UP AND MY HEART DID TOO ♪

♪ SHE SAID, I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ BUT I LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT ♪

♪ I STILL SEE YOU WHEN I’M DREAMING ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA FEEL YOU HOLD ME AGAIN ♪

♪ AND I’VE BEEN COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES ♪

♪ I’LL KEEP CLIMBING UP THESE WALLS ♪

♪ YOUR KISS, I WANT IT, NEED IT ♪

♪ LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT BABY ♪

♪ LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT BABY ♪

♪ LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, MEAN IT BABY ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sad because someone is not present
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to imagine or hope for something noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
count /kaʊnt/ A2	verb - to determine the total number of something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting verb - to touch with the lips
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point of time as measured in hours and minutes
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
long /lɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• WE WERE SMALL TOWN MEANT TO BE

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "WE WERE" indicates a state in the past.

• I CAN’T WAIT TO FEEL YOU HOLD ME AGAIN

  ➔ Infinitive Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "TO FEEL" is an infinitive that expresses desire.

• I’LL BE COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES

  ➔ Future Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I’LL BE COUNTING" indicates an action that will be ongoing in the future.

• SHE’D CALL TO TELL ME GOODNIGHT ONE MORE TIME

  ➔ Conditional Sentence

  ➔ The phrase "SHE’D CALL" implies a condition that leads to an action.

• I STILL SEE YOU WHEN I’M DREAMING

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I STILL SEE" indicates a habitual action in the present.

• YOUR KISS, I WANT IT, NEED IT

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The phrases "I WANT IT, NEED IT" use parallel structure for emphasis.

• YEARS WENT BY, PAGES GOT TURNED

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrases "YEARS WENT BY" and "PAGES GOT TURNED" indicate completed actions in the past.