Sometimes – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: Dangerous Woman

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of English romantic expression with 'Sometimes.' This track is perfect for intermediate learners who want to study how to articulate complex feelings of hesitation and longing using natural, contemporary pop idioms.

[English]

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

I've never been so caught up

Still so into us

I never thought I'd be here

Should've turned to dust

Ooh, let's be honest, baby

This is so unusual

Ooh, and I'm not tempted, baby

Even if they're beautiful

I used to be cautious

A little too reckless

Now all my emotions

Are all cause of you

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go

I ain't ever thought of going nowhere

I don't even see it down the road

Cause we're collectin' moments

Tattoos on my mind

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go

Not even sometimes

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

Ooh, let's be honest, baby

This is so unusual

Ooh, I'm not tempted, baby

Even if they're beautiful

It used to be easy

For someone to steal me

Now all my emotions

Are all cause of you, boy

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go

I ain't ever thought of going nowhere

I don't even see it down the road

Cause we're collectin' moments

Tattoos on my mind

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go

Not even sometimes, babe

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know

Why it never worked, but it's going to now

You don't know, you don't know, you don't know

What it does to me when I feel you around

Is it love? Is it lust? Is it fear?

But it's hard to breathe when you're touching me there

Hard to breathe when you're kissing me there

Hard to breathe when you're not here

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go

I ain't ever thought of going nowhere

I don't even see it down the road

Cause we're collectin' moments

Tattoos on my mind

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go

Not even sometimes

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

Not even sometimes

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

Cause we're collectin' moments

Tattoos on my mind

I ain't even think of leaving sometimes

I ain't even think of letting go (no way)

Not even sometimes

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

Not even sometimes

Not even sometimes

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

Not even sometimes

Not even sometimes

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caught /kɔːt/ A2	verb - past tense of catch; to capture or become trapped in a state
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ A2	adjective - free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ B1	adjective - not habitually or commonly occurring or done
tempted /ˈtɛmptɪd/ B2	verb - enticed or persuaded to do something wrong
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfʊl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ B2	adjective - careful to avoid potential problems or dangers
reckless /ˈrɛkləs/ C1	adjective - heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions
emotions /ɪˈməʊʃənz/ B1	noun - strong feelings deriving from one's circumstances
moments /ˈməʊmənts/ A2	noun - very brief periods of time
tattoos /tæˈtuːz/ B2	noun - designs made on the skin with ink
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - take another person's property without permission
lust /lʌst/ C1	noun - very strong sexual desire
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone is dangerous
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - take air into the lungs and expel it
touching /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - coming into or being in contact with

Key Grammar Structures

• I've never been so caught up

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ The structure "have/has been + past participle" is used here to describe a state resulting from a past action.

• I never thought I'd be here

  ➔ Past Conditional (would + base form)

  ➔ "I'd" (I would) functions as the future-in-the-past, expressing a perspective from the past about a later state.

• Should've turned to dust

  ➔ Modal Perfect (should have + past participle)

  ➔ Used to express an expectation or probability that didn't happen in the past.

• Even if they're beautiful

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Even if)

  ➔ "Even if" is used to emphasize that something will happen or remain true regardless of the condition.

• Now all my emotions are all cause of you

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of Causality

  ➔ The phrase "cause of" links the subject to the reason or origin of the emotions.

• It used to be easy for someone to steal me

  ➔ Used to (Past State)

  ➔ "Used to" indicates a past habit or state that is no longer true in the present.

• Hard to breathe when you're touching me there

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive structure

  ➔ The adjective "hard" is followed by the infinitive "to breathe" to describe the difficulty of the action.

• Why it never worked, but it's going to now

  ➔ Future intention (going to)

  ➔ "It's going to" is used to express a plan or a prediction based on current evidence.