Ryan Adams - English Girls Approximately Lyrics

LYRICS

English girls are pretty when they play guitar
Crazy like a day just a-breaking I ain't sure what for
Ain't got a mother or father or place to fall
She got a brother in the blues, but he doesn't know the blues at all

[Chorus]
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time
I was just about to tell you but okay, alright
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing
English girls can be so mean

[Verse 2]
She's got eyes as pretty as a pair of jewels
Falling down a canyon like a couple drunken criminals
She had a messy bedroom on the edge o' town
I ain't ever been good enough to ever keep around

[Chorus]
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time
I was just about to tell you but okay, alright
Said you didn't love me, didn't mean a thing
English girls can be so mean

[Post-Chorus]
But, ohh, look at you now
Ohh, look at you now
Mmmm, best I ever seen
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

[Verse 3]
Tall drink of water, she's a Norfolk waterfall
Little day-breaker, she's a shootin' like a cannonball
Crazy like a rocket when you're coming through my radio
Kept me in your bed till the wintertime turned to fall
Fall time coming, and I guess my little bird can sing
Come on Elizabeth, a come on a Bethany
Come on further, I'm tired and I want to sleep
My little dove flew, and I guess she was done with me

[Chorus]
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time
I was just about to tell you but okay, alright
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing
English girls can be so mean

[Post-Chorus]
But ohh, look at you now
Ohh, look at you now
Mmmm, best I've ever seen
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

[Outro]
Kiss me on the lips when my heart just laughed it off
Words may move, but they're never moving fast enough
Celebrate the differences, I celebrate the songs you sing
Just three words, my love: you meant everything
You meant everything
You meant everything
You meant everything

"English girls cam be so mean"
FACT CHECK: True.

English girls are pretty when they play guitar
Crazy like a day just a-breaking I ain't sure what for
Ain't got a mother or father or place to fall
She got a brother in the (blues / booze), but he doesn't know the blues at all
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time, I was just about to tell you that I care alright
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing, English girls can be so mean

She's got eyes as pretty as a pair of jewels
Falling down a canyon like a couple drunken criminals
She had a messy bedroom on the edge of town
I ain't ever been good enough to ever keep around
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time, I was just about to tell you that it'll be alright
Said you didn't love me, didn't mean a thing, English girls can be so mean
But, ohh, look at you now
Ohh, look at you now
Mmmm, best I've ever seen
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

Tall drink of water, she's a Norfolk waterfall
Little daybreaker, she's a shootin' like a cannonball
Crazy like a rocket when you're coming through my radio
Kept me in your bed till the wintertime turned to fall
Fall time coming, and I guess my little bird can sing
Come on Elizabeth, a come on a Bethany
Come on further, I'm tired and I want to sleep
My little dove do, and I guess she was done with me
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time, I was just about to tell you that it'll be alright
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing, English girls can be so mean
But ohh, look at you now
Ohh, look at you now
Mmmm, best I've ever seen
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

Kiss me on the lips when my heart just laughed it off
Words may move, but there never moving fast enough
Celebrate the differences, I celebrate the songs you sing
Just three words, my love: you meant everything
You meant everything
You meant everything
You meant everything

R.A. ..one great singer-songwriter

I've never been good enough to ever keep around...

What a great, understated song

this song makes me wonder if the people who have songs written about them ever really appreciate it...Ryan Adams is amazing ❤

I used to cover this song back when I had a hrart

Jeff Webster rip hrart

Just three words my love...

You are the one

@cjellwood

No, we're goddesses. That's why you'll never get one.

Amazing song.

@uwoodyjk i know eh! i melt.

yeah Ryan, English girls suck

lyrics?

Can't you hear?

Anybody know the real name of this song was "English girls are bitches" ? For him to release it the name had to be changed lol

is that real??

@fawltyborstals No.

This song is everything a song should be, it makes me so happy. So passionate but swinging loose and wide, sad and heartbreaking but expressed with such good cheer. And the vocal, omg, SPOT ON. When I hear him say Elizabeth or Bethany I want to change my name to one of those (Bethany is where I swoon for the 21st time, so it would be that one).

Oh-- this is an amazing creature (and band.) I could listen to him sing
and them play all day...I actually had tx's once and he canclled.
Love love love.

such a beautiful song

and voice

and person.

he's amazing in concert.

So I am a pretty serious cyclist. I ride a lot. Today I rode 86 miles, which is a pretty typical workout. The best thing is when you get home after 86 miles of destroying your legs and lungs, to collapse into a chair and listen to this song while drinking some chocolate milk to recover. it's the perfect mix of exhaustion and relaxation rolled into a singular pristine event. When I listen to Ryan Adams, I cannot help but admire and envy his ability to write such honest music from the heart.

@josephk506 ~ really?? nice

a touch of magic!!!
thx for post

that's exactly why i did it :]
i'm actually surprised youtube didn't shut it down, i even thought they had already..