I Can't Quit You Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Led Zeppelin
• Album: Led Zeppelin I

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of Led Zeppelin's 'I Can't Quit You Baby' to explore the evocative language of the American Blues. This song is a perfect gateway to learning how emotional intensity and colloquial expressions are used to convey heartache and longing in English.

[English]

作词 : Jones/Page/Bonham/Plant

作曲 : Jones/Page/Bonham/Plant

Woman I think I'm gonna put you down for a little while

I can't quit you babe

I... think I'm gonna put you down for a while

I said you messed up my happy home

You built my hopes so high

Baby then you let me down so low

You built my hopes so high then ya let me down... so low

Don'tcha realize sweet baby?

Woman I don't know... which way to go

solo

Woman I can't quit you babe

I think I'm gonna put you down for a while

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
quit /kwɪt/ B1	verb - to stop doing something
mess /mɛs/ B1	verb - to spoil or ruin something
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
built /bɪlt/ A2	verb - past tense of build, to construct
hopes /hoʊps/ A2	noun - feelings of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent
low /loʊ/ A1	adjective - of less than average height or depth
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2	verb - to become fully aware of as a fact
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having a pleasant personality or appearance

Key Grammar Structures

• I think I'm gonna put you down for a little while

  ➔ Future intention with 'going to' (informal 'gonna')

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used here to express a planned action or intent for the near future.

• You messed up my happy home

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Messed up" is a phrasal verb meaning to spoil, ruin, or cause confusion in a situation.

• You built my hopes so high

  ➔ Past tense narrative

  ➔ "Built" is the past tense of "build," used here to describe actions that happened previously.

• Baby then you let me down so low

  ➔ Phrasal verb (transitive)

  ➔ "Let down" means to disappoint someone; it takes an object ("me") in this context.

• Don'tcha realize sweet baby?

  ➔ Negative interrogative in informal English

  ➔ "Don'tcha" is a contraction of "Don't you," used to ask a rhetorical or seeking-agreement question.

• I don't know... which way to go

  ➔ Wh- word + infinitive phrase

  ➔ "Which way to go" functions as an object, indicating a choice or direction using an infinitive phrase.