Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

For all the times that you rained on my parade
And all the clubs you get in using my name
You think you broke my heart, oh, girl for goodness' sake
You think I'm cryin' on my own. Well, I ain't

And I didn't wanna write a song
'Cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care. I don't
But you still hit my phone up
And, baby, I'll be movin' on
And I think you should be somethin' I don't wanna hold back
Maybe you should know that

My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job
Didn't see what's going on
But now I know
I'm better sleeping on my own

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

But when you told me that you hated my friends
The only problem was with you and not them
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
And tried to make me forget where I came from

And I didn't wanna write a song
'Cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care. I don't
But you still hit my phone up
And, baby, I'll be movin' on
And I think you should be somethin' I don't wanna hold back
Maybe you should know that

My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job
Didn't see what's going on
But now I know
I'm better sleeping on my own

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

For all the times that you made me feel small
I fell in love. Now I feel nothin' at all
I never felt so low and I was vulnerable
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

'Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself
And if you think (you think) that I'm (that I'm) still holdin' on (holdin' on) to somethin'
You should go and love yourself

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. rained on my parade

   1. Context: For all the times that you rained on my parade

   2. Definition: To ruin one's plans or dampen one's excitement.

   3. Additional sentence: I hate to rain on your parade, but you will never become a professional athlete.

2. clubs

   1. Context: And all the clubs you get in using my name

   2. Definition: A place where young people dance and meet each other.

   3. Additional sentence: The club had good music, and I met a lot of people there.

3. ain't

1. Context: You think I'm cryin' on my own. Well, I ain't

2. Definition: have not/am not/is not. (Using this word is seen as improper grammar and a signal of poor education.)

3. Additional sentence: I ain’t going to go to school.

4. hit my phone up

1. Context: But you still hit my phone up

2. Definition: To contact someone on the phone (text or call)

3. Additional sentence: She keeps hitting my phone up with text messages.

5. movin' on

1. Context: And, baby, I'll be movin' on

2. Definition: Moving on - To go on with life (and usually leave the trouble behind).

3. Additional sentence: I had a terrible year, but I am moving on to a better year.

6. caught up

1. Context: And I've been so caught up in my job

2. Definition: So involved in an activity that you do not notice other things

3. Additional sentence: I am sorry that I am so late. I got caught up at work.
   

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song?

3. Do you remember a time when you rained on someone’s parade, or someone rained on your parade?

4. Do you like going to clubs? Do you think that you would like going to clubs?

5. Have you been to a club? What was it like?

6. Do a lot of people hit your phone up?

7. Was there a time when you had to move on from a difficult time or difficult person?

8. What do you get caught up in? When do you lose track of time?