Ed Sheeran
The Man lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:11
No, I don't wanna hate you
Just wish you'd never gone for the man
And waited two weeks at least before you'd let him take you
I stayed true
I kind of knew you liked the dude from private school
He's waiting for the time to move
I knew he had his eyes on you
He's not the right guy for you
Don't hate me 'cause I write the truth
No, I would never lie to you
But it was never fine to lose you
And what a way to find out
It never came from my mouth
You never changed your mind
But you were just afraid to mind out
But f- it
I won't be changin' the subject, I love it
I'll make your little secret public, it's nothing
I'm just disgusted with the skeletons you sleep with in your closet
To get back at me
Trapped and I'm lackin' sleep
Fact is, you're mad at me because I backtrack so casually
You're practically my family
If we married, then I'll guess you'd have to be
But tragically, our love just lost the will to live
But would I kill to give it one more shot?
I think not
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't want you no
Anymore
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't wanna love you no
Anymore
Recently I tend to zone out
Up in my headphones to Holocene
You promised your body but I'm away so much
I stay more celibate than in a monastery
I'm not cut out for life on the road
'Cause I didn't know I'd miss you this much
And at the time we'd just go
So sue me
I guess I'm not the man that you need
Ever since you went to uni
I've been sofa surfing with a rucksack
Full of less cash and I guess that could get bad
But when I broke the industry
That's when I broke your heart
I was supposed to chart and celebrate
But good things are over fast
I know it's hard to deal with and see this
I tend to turn you off and switch on my professional features
Then I turn the music off
And all I'm left with is to pick up my personal pieces, Jesus
I never really want to believe this
Got advice from my dad and he
Told me that family is all I'll ever have and need
I guess I'm unaware of it
Success is nothing if you have no one there to share it with
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't want you, no
Anymore
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't wanna love you, no
Anymore
And since you left I've given up my days off
It's what I need to stay strong
I know you have a day job but mine is 24/7
I feel like writing a book
I guess I lied in the hook
'Cause I still love you and I need you by my side if I could
The irony is if my career and music didn't exist
In six years, yeah, you'd probably be my wife with a kid
I'm frightened to think if I depend on cider and drink
And lighting a spliff
I'll fall into a spiral and it's
Just hiding my misguiding thoughts that I'm trying to kill
And I'll be writing my will before I'm 27
I'll die from a thrill
Go down in history as just a wasted talent
Can I face the challenge
Or did I make a mistake erasing?
It's only therapy
My thoughts just get ahead of me
Eventually I'll be fine, I know that it was never meant to be
Either way I guess I'm not prepared but I'll say this
These things happen for a reason and you can't change sh-
Take my apology
I'm sorry for the honesty
But I had to get this off my chest
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't want you, no
Anymore
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't wanna love you, no
Anymore
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Key vocabulary
- f
- letter f
- didn't
- did notA2
- i'd
- I would (I’d)B2
- cut
- make a sharp woundA1
- dad
- father (informal)A1
- don't
- do notA1
- eyes
- see organsA1
- waited
- stayed until laterA1
- i'll
- I will (future)A2
- kill
- cause deathA2
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About this song
Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter known for his blend of folk, pop, and hip-hop, beginning with his rise from UK pub gigs to major albums including +. He is associated with chart-topping singles such as “Shape of You” and “Perfect,” and has also collaborated with artists like Taylor Swift, Chance the Rapper, and Beyoncé.