How You Leave A Man – English Lyrics

• By: Paloma Faith
• Album: The Glorification of Sadness

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how to find your inner strength and walk away from a relationship that no longer serves you with Paloma Faith's empowering song, "How You Leave A Man." Explore the nuances of chamber pop while learning empowering English phrases for reclaiming your happiness and independence after heartbreak .

[English]

♪ You'll know ♪

♪ When you’re tired of neglect and degraded ♪

♪ He'll find out when he wakes up alone ♪

♪ He’ll call you 10 times but don't take it, don't take it ♪

♪ Whoa whoa whoa ♪

♪ Pack up all your clothes ♪

♪ Car is full of cash ♪

♪ Head on down the road ♪

♪ No no no ♪

♪ Creepin on the low ♪

♪ Don't give another chance ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Make him really understand ♪

♪ He'll do anything that he can♪

♪ He'll try to pull you closer ♪

♪ Tell you that it ain't over ♪

♪ Remember what I told ya ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Slippin right through his hands ♪

♪ He'll do anything that he can♪

♪ He'll try to pull you closer ♪

♪ Tell you that it ain't over ♪

♪ Remember what I told ya ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ He'll know ♪

♪ When you change your locks and your number ♪

♪ He's sleeping with people unknown ♪

♪ He'll beg to get back in the covers, your covers ♪

♪ Whoa whoa whoa ♪

♪ Pack up all your clothes ♪

♪ Car is full of cash ♪

♪ Head on down the road ♪

♪ No no no ♪

♪ Creepin on the low ♪

♪ Don't give another chance ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Make him really understand ♪

♪ He'll do anything that he can♪

♪ He'll try to pull you closer ♪

♪ Tell you that it ain't over ♪

♪ Remember what I told ya ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Slippin right through his hands ♪

♪ He'll do anything that he can♪

♪ He'll try to pull you closer ♪

♪ Tell you that it ain't over ♪

♪ Remember what I told ya ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Whoa whoa whoa ♪

♪ Pack up all your clothes ♪

♪ Car is full of cash ♪

♪ Head on down the road ♪

♪ No no no ♪

♪ Creepin on the low ♪

♪ Don't give another chance ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Make him really understand ♪

♪ He'll do anything that he can♪

♪ He'll try to pull you closer ♪

♪ Tell you that it ain't over ♪

♪ Remember what I told ya ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

♪ Slippin right through his hands ♪

♪ He'll do anything that he can♪

♪ He'll try to pull you closer ♪

♪ Tell you that it ain't over ♪

♪ Remember what I told ya ♪

♪ This is how you leave a man ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ B2	noun - the failure to care for someone or something properly verb - to fail to care for properly
degraded /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/ C1	adjective - reduced in rank or status
clothes /kləʊðz/ A1	noun - items worn to cover the body
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in the form of coins and banknotes
road /rəʊd/ A1	noun - a path or way for travel
chance /tʃɑːns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of words or actions
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to exert force on something so as to move it towards oneself
remember /rɪˈmembər/ B1	verb - to bring back to mind
locks /lɒks/ A2	noun - a device for fastening a door or gate
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be in a state of rest
beg /beɡ/ B1	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something
covers /ˈkʌvərz/ A2	noun - bedding used to keep warm
creepin /ˈkriːpɪn/ B1	verb - move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed
slippin /ˈslɪpɪn/ A2	verb - to slide or move smoothly

Key Grammar Structures

• You'll know

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb)

  ➔ Used to express a future event or state. 'Will' is the auxiliary verb.

• When you’re tired of neglect and degraded

  ➔ Present Simple (used for conditional clauses), Adjective 'degraded'

  ➔ The clause uses the present simple to set a condition. 'Degraded' is an adjective describing a state.

• He'll find out when he wakes up alone

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb), Adverb of time 'when'

  ➔ Another use of Future Simple to predict something in the future, using 'when' to introduce a subordinate clause.

• He'll call you 10 times but don't take it, don't take it

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb), Imperative mood ('don't take')

  ➔ 'Will' to show future action. 'Don't take it' is an imperative sentence giving advice.

• Pack up all your clothes

  ➔ Imperative mood (base verb)

  ➔ Direct command using the base form of the verb.

• Car is full of cash

  ➔ Simple Present, Use of prepositions (of)

  ➔ Describes a state of being. 'Of' indicates possession or content.

• Head on down the road

  ➔ Imperative mood (base verb), Phrasal verb 'head on down'

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a phrasal verb for emphasis.

• This is how you leave a man

  ➔ Simple Present, Demonstrative pronoun 'This', Clause structure

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to make a general statement. 'This' refers to a previously described action. Demonstrates a clause structure

• He's sleeping with people unknown

  ➔ Present Continuous, Preposition 'with', Adjective 'unknown'

  ➔ Describes an action happening now or around now. Uses the preposition 'with'. 'Unknown' modifies 'people'.