Sweet Boy – English Lyrics

• By: Malcolm Todd

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Sweet Boy' to master casual, conversational English. This song is a perfect tool for learning modern slang and understanding the relaxed, melodic flow used in contemporary indie-pop music.

[English]

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>> Can we go home

>> [music and singing]

>> now?

It's getting

later, baby.

Can we go home

now?

You think it's time to give up.

>> [music]

>> We're on our own now.

No place to drive you [music] crazy.

Don't share a home

now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

need space and

>> [music]

>> you're [singing] not

letting

me. I'm not letting

you. I'm not letting

>> [music]

>> you. You're just

fine, but

I'm okay

till tonight.

I want [music] you to go.

I [singing] wrote it in bold.

Yeah, I got a plan

and you can't [music and singing] be

involved.

And when it gets real,

>> [music]

>> don't start to get mad

cuz [singing] I'm a loose tie

when you are free to have.

I'll fly out to the city in the Bronx,

money [music] and me. I know it's been

[singing] shitty. See the attention I'm

getting, but it's been coming since I've

been singing, baby.

Now [music] I'll just see you when

[singing] I'm on business with everyone.

You can listen. [music] You can write me

from where you are living. Can we go

home

now?

It's getting

later, baby.

Can we go home [music]

now?

You think it's time to give up.

We're on our

own [music] now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home

now.

I'm okay [music] till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

need space and

you're [music] not letting

go.

>> [singing]

>> I'm not letting

go.

I'm not letting

go. You're just

right, but

>> [music]

>> I'm okay

till

tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> 1 2 3 4

>> Can we [music] go home

>> [singing]

>> now?

It's getting

later, baby.

Can we go home

>> [music]

>> now?

You think it's time to give up.

We're on [music] our

own now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home

>> [music]

>> now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Tides get

>> [music]

>> going.

You need space,

and you're not

letting

go.

I'm not letting

>> [music]

>> go.

I'm not letting

go.

>> [music]

>> You're just right, but

>> [singing]

>> I'm okay

till

tonight.

I want [music] you to go.

I wrote it in bold.

>> [music]

>> Yeah, I got a plan

and you can't be involved.

And when it gets gray,

[music and singing]

don't start getting mad

cuz I'm a loose time

when you are free to have.

[singing and music]

I'll fly out to the city that runs money

at me. [music] I know it's been shady,

the city attention I'm getting, but it's

been coming

>> [singing]

>> since I've been singing, baby.

Well, I'll just see you when I'm on

business [music] with everyone you can

listen. [singing]

You can write me from where you are

living.

Can we go home [music] now?

It's getting later, baby. Can we [music]

go home now?

You'll think it's time to give up.

>> [music]

>> We're on our own now. [singing]

No place to drive you [music] crazy.

Don't share a home now.

>> [music]

>> I'm okay till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

need space and

you're not [music and singing]

blaming.

I'm

not blaming.

>> [music and singing]

>> I'm not blaming.

You're just fine, but

I'm okay

till tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> 1 2 3 4

>> Can we [music] go home now?

It's getting later, baby. Can we go home

now?

You'll think it's time to [music] give

up. We're on our own now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home now.

I'm okay [music] till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

need space and

you're [music] not

letting

I'm not letting

out.

I'm

not letting

out. You're

just [music]

fine, but

>> [singing]

>> I'm okay

till

tonight.

I [music] want you to go.

I wrote [singing] it in bold.

Yeah, I got a plan

and you can't be involved.

And [music and singing] when it gets

gray,

don't start to get mad

cuz [music and singing] I'm a loose tie

when you are free to have.

I'll [music] fly out to the city and

throw some money at me. I know it's been

shitty. City [music] attention I'm

getting, but it's been a minute since

I've been saying baby. Yeah, baby.

Now I'll just see [music] you [singing]

when I'm on business with everyone. You

can listen. You can write me from where

you are living.

Can we go home [music and singing] now?

It's getting later, baby. Can we go home

now?

>> [music]

>> You'll think it's time to give up. We're

on our own now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home [music]

now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Ties [music] get broken.

You

need space and

you're not letting

now. I'm not letting

>> [music]

>> now. I'm not letting.

You're just fine, but

>> [music]

>> I'm okay

till

tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> 1 2 3 4

>> Can we go [music] home [singing] now?

It's getting

later, baby.

Can we go home now?

You think it's time [music] to give up.

We're on our own now.

No place to drive you [music] crazy.

Don't share a home now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Ties get broken.

>> [music]

>> You

need space and

you're not letting

>> [music]

>> now. I'm not letting

now. I'm not letting.

You're just fine, but

I'm okay

tonight. [music]

I want you to go.

I wrote it in bold. Yeah, [music] I got

[singing] a plan

and you can't be involved.

>> [music and singing]

>> And when it gets great, don't start to

get mad [singing]

cuz [music] I'm a loose tie

when you

are free to have

a fly out to the [music and singing]

city. They throw their money at me. I

know it's been shitty to see the

attention I'm getting, but it's been

coming since I've been singing, [music]

baby.

Yeah, I'll just see you when I'm on

business with everyone. You can

[music and singing] listen. You can

write me from where you are living.

Can we [music] go home now?

It's getting

later, baby. Can we go home

now?

You think it's time to give up.

We're on our [music] own

now.

No place to drive you crazy. We'll share

a home

now.

>> [music]

>> I'm okay till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

>> [music]

>> need space

and you're not

mad

and I'm

not mad

>> [music and singing]

>> now. I'm not

mad.

You're just fine, but

I'm okay

tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> 1 2 3 4

>> Can we go home [music and singing] now?

It's getting

late, baby. Can we go home now?

You think it's time to give up.

>> [music]

>> We're on our own now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home [music] now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Ties can't grow.

You

need space.

You're

not

>> [music]

>> letting

go.

I'm not letting

go. You're [music] just trouble.

I'm okay

till

tonight.

I want you to go.

>> [music]

>> I wrote [singing] it in bold. Yeah, I

got a plan

and you can't [singing and music] be

involved. And when it gets great,

don't start to get mad

>> [music]

>> cuz I'm a loose tie

when you [singing] are free to have.

Fly [music] out of the city and throw

some money at me. I know it's been

shady, see the attention [music] I'm

getting, but it's been coming [singing]

since I've been singing, baby.

Now, I'll just see you when I'm on

business [music]

with everyone. [singing] You can listen.

You can write me from where you are

living.

Can we go home [music and singing] now?

It's getting

late baby.

Can we go home now?

You think it's time [music and singing]

to give up.

We're on our own

now.

No place to drive you [music] crazy.

We'll share a home

now.

Okay till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

>> [music]

>> need space.

You're not

living.

I'm not living

>> [music and singing]

>> now. I'm not living

now. You're just fine,

but

I'm okay

till tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> 1 2 3 4

>> Can we go home [music] now?

It's getting late, baby. Can we go home

now?

You'll think it's time to give up.

>> [music and singing]

>> We're on our own now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home

>> [music]

>> now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Ties can't grow.

You need space.

You're not letting.

>> [music]

>> I'm not letting now.

I'm not letting.

You're [music] just fine.

I'm okay till tonight.

I want you to go.

I wrote [music and singing] it in bold.

Yeah, I got a plan.

And you can't be involved.

[music and singing]

And when it gets great,

don't start to get mad.

>> [music]

>> Cuz I'm a loose tie

when [singing] you are free to have.

Fly out of the city and then drown

somebody. And yeah, I know it's been

[music and singing] shitty, the city

attention I'm getting, but it's been

coming since I could sing, baby.

Now I know just see you when

[music and singing] I'm on business with

everyone. You can listen. You can

[music] write me from where you are

living.

Can we go home now?

It's getting

>> [music]

>> later, baby. Can we go home now?

You'll think it's time [music] to give

up.

We're on our own now.

No place to drive you [music] crazy.

Don't share a home now.

I'm okay till tonight.

Ties get broken.

>> [music]

>> You

need space.

You're not mad with

her. I'm [music]

not mad with you.

I'm not mad with

>> [music]

>> you. You're just mad, but

I'm okay

till

tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> 1 2 3 4

>> Can we [music] go home now?

It's getting

later, baby. Can we go home now?

You'll You time to [music] give up.

We're on our own now.

No place [music] to drive you crazy.

Don't share a home now.

I'm okay [music] till tonight.

Ties get broken.

You

>> [music]

>> need space

and you're not

letting

out. I'm not letting out.

>> [music]

>> You're

just mad but

>> [music and singing]

>> I'm okay

till tonight.

I want you to go.

>> [music]

>> I wrote it in bold. [singing] Yeah, I

got a plan

and you can't be involved.

And when it gets gray,

don't [music] start to [singing] get mad

cuz I'm a loose tie

when you are free to have.

I fly out of the city in the car with

your money. Yeah, yeah, [music] I know

it's a shame

the city attention I'm getting but it's

been coming since I've been seeing

babies. [music and singing] Yeah, yeah.

Now I'll just see you when I'm on

business with everyone you can listen.

You can fight me from where you are

living. [music]

Can we go home

>> [singing]

>> now?

It's getting

later, [music] baby.

Can we go home

now?

You think it's hard to give up.

>> [music]

>> We're on

our own now.

No place to drive you crazy. Don't share

a home now.

I'm okay till tonight.

>> [music]

>> Ties get broken.

You

need space

and you're not letting

out. [music] I'm not letting out.

I'm not letting

out. You're [music] just mad

but I'm okay

till

tonight.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A1	adjective - mentally deranged or extremely enthusiastic/wild
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - separated into pieces or no longer functioning
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied
bold /boʊld/ B1	adjective - showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ B1	adjective - connected or concerned with someone or something
loose /luːs/ B1	adjective - not firmly or tightly fixed in place
shady /ˈʃeɪdi/ B2	adjective - suspicious or of questionable honesty
attention /əˈtenʃn/ B1	noun - notice taken of someone or something
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A2	noun - the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce
blaming /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/ B1	verb - assigning responsibility for a fault or wrong
shitty /ˈʃɪti/ C1	adjective - very bad, unpleasant, or poor quality (slang)
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to remain in a particular place or state
ties /taɪz/ B2	noun - connections or relationships between people
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - difficulty, problems, or distress

Key Grammar Structures

• Can we go home now?

  ➔ Modal verb for permission/request

  ➔ "Can" is used here as an auxiliary verb to make a request or ask for permission in a casual context.

• It's getting later, baby.

  ➔ Present Continuous for changing situations

  ➔ "Is getting" describes a gradual change or development over time.

• You think it's time to give up.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose/explanation

  ➔ "To give up" acts as an infinitive phrase modifying the noun "time".

• I'm a loose tie when you are free to have.

  ➔ Adjective clause (implied relative pronoun)

  ➔ "When you are free to have (me)" acts as a temporal clause describing the condition.

• I'll fly out to the city.

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ "I'll" is the contraction of "I will", indicating a future intention or planned action.

• It's been coming since I've been singing.

  ➔ Present Perfect (Continuous) for duration

  ➔ The structure "has been coming" emphasizes an action starting in the past and continuing up to the present.

• You can write me from where you are living.

  ➔ Relative clause with "where"

  ➔ "Where you are living" functions as an adverbial clause of place, providing location information.

• You're not letting go.

  ➔ Phrasal verb in Present Continuous

  ➔ "Letting go" is a phrasal verb meaning to release or stop holding on to something, used here in the negative.