Alec Benjamin
Just Like You lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Pop, Indie Pop
- Length
- 2:48
When I was younger, I would argue with my dad
Tell him that I hated him when I was talking back
Blocked his number, can't believe that I did that
Oh, I didn't have a reason, wish that I could take it back
But as the years went by, he was always by my side
To wipe all of the tears I cried
Now that I'm older, realize my father
Was doing the best he could do
Told him, "One day, I'll have a son or a daughter
And when I'm a father too
I hope that I am just like you"
I hope that I am just like you
I hope that I am just like you
I hope that I am just like you
Now I realize that he had struggles of his own
How could I be so selfish, oh, how could I block his phone?
I remember when my father lost his job
He held our home together for the family, he was strong
And as the years went by, he was always by my side
To wipe all of the tears I cried
Now that I'm older, realize my father
Was doing the best he could do
Told him, "One day, I'll have a son or a daughter
And when I'm a father too
I hope that I am just like you"
I hope that I am just like you
I hope that I am just like you
I hope that I am just like you
(I hope that I am just like you)
I hope that I am just like you
(I hope that I am just like you)
I hope that I am just like you
(I hope that I am just like you)
I hope that I am just like you
(I hope that I am just like you)
Now that I'm older, realize my father
Was doing the best he could do
Told him, "One day, I'll have a son or a daughter
And when I'm a father too
I hope that I am just like you"
I hope that I am just like you
I hope that I am just like you
I hope that I am just like you
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Key vocabulary
- number
- count or amount
- can't
- cannot
- didn't
- did not
- wish
- want something
- tears
- watery drops from eyesB2
- cried
- said in tearsA2
- i'm
- I am
- older
- more aged
- realize
- understand; noticeA2
- always
- every time; continuouslyA1
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About this song
Alec Benjamin is an American singer-songwriter known for earnest, mellow pop that blends folk-pop songwriting with electronic production. Born in Arizona, he rose to prominence with “Let Me Down Slowly” featuring Alessia Cara and later released These Two Windows in 2020 and “Demons” in 2020.