She's Killing Me – English Lyrics

• By: A Rocket to the Moon

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the playful and relatable lyrics of A Rocket to the Moon's "She's Killing Me." The song's use of hyperbole and common English idioms to describe a loving, yet frustrating relationship makes it a fun way to understand nuanced expressions in the language. Its catchy pop-rock melody and clear vocals also make it easy to sing along and practice pronunciation.

[English]

All my friends are coming over

And I hope nobody told her

She has a way of turning sunshine into rain

I got on that shirt she hates

I just know that face she'll make

Even though it hurts, she's my favorite pain

She never drives her car

She drives me crazy

She ran outta gas and somehow I'm to blame

I'll take her out and drop her off

On the outskirts of our town

I'd leave a trail of roses that lead back home

(So come back home)

She'll pick a fight for no good reason

She knows I'll never leave

I love her half to death but she's killing me

...

All my friends, they say they like her

But I know behind my back

They all think the same things that I do

She spends her daddy's credit card

And says that I'm the one who's lazy

She's like a dream and a nightmare coming true

I'll take her out and drop her off

On the outskirts of our town

I'd leave a trail of roses that lead back home

(So come back home)

She'll pick a fight for no good reason

She knows I'll never leave

I love her half to death but she's killing me

And I wouldn't have it any other way

She can change her clothes

She can change her hair

But she'll always be the same

So I went out and bought her roses

She complained about the thorns

I caught her smiling and that's what I do it for

I'll take her out and drop her off

On the outskirts of our town

I'd leave a trail of roses that lead back home

(So come back home)

She'll pick a fight for no good reason

She knows I'll never leave

I love her half to death, Oh yeah, I love her half to death

I'll take her out and drop her off

On the outskirts of our town

I'd leave a trail of roses that lead back home

(So come back home)

She'll pick a fight for no good reason

She knows I'll never leave

I love her half to death but she's killing me

...

She's killing me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
sunshine /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/ B1	noun - sun's light
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere verb - to fall as rain
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - causes physical pain or injury
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; eccentric
blame /bleɪm/ B1	noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
trail /treɪl/ B2	noun - a path or track made across a wild region
roses /ˈroʊzɪz/ A1	noun - a flower with a sweet scent and thorns on its stem
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons
death /dɛθ/ A2	noun - the end of life
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
nightmare /ˈnaɪtˌmɛər/ B1	noun - a frightening or unpleasant dream
lazy /ˈleɪzi/ A2	adjective - unwilling to work or use energy
clothes /kloʊðz/ A1	noun - items worn to cover the body
hair /hɛər/ A1	noun - the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans and animals
thorns /θɔːrnz/ B1	noun - a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on a plant stem
smiling /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ A1	verb - having a pleased expression on one's face

Key Grammar Structures

• She has a way of turning sunshine into rain

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'have' to show possession or characteristic

  ➔ 'has' is used to indicate possession or characteristic of 'she'

• She knows I'll never leave

  ➔ Use of 'will' to express future intention or certainty

  ➔ 'will' indicates a future action or certainty about the action

• I'd leave a trail of roses that lead back home

  ➔ Conditional tense used for hypothetical or future actions ('would' + base verb)

  ➔ 'would' + base verb expresses hypothetical or future intent in conditional sentences

• She can change her clothes

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' to express ability or possibility

  ➔ 'can' expresses ability or possibility to do something

• She spent her daddy's credit card

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe completed action in the past

  ➔ 'spent' is the past tense of 'spend', indicating an action completed in the past

• She'll pick a fight for no good reason

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' ('she'll') indicating a planned or predicted action

  ➔ 'will' + base form of verb shows future intention or prediction