Lyrics: Lucy Sugerman
Music: Lucy Sugerman/Josh Ioakim/Suzy Shinn/Ruby Vidor/Dan Gleyzer
I wanna know you, I wanna see
The child that you were playing ball on the street
And I wish that I could talk to your friends
Get all the jokes, they all laugh and I don't
You grew up thousands of miles away
With rivers and mountains and boats by the bay
And I live without ever having a change
So to me, it all sounds the same
We'll go out dancing, stay out 'til the sun
When you grab my hand, I don't care where you're from
There's no divide in our conversation
While I pretend, I could be the one
But I'll never know who you are in your native tongue
Losing translation whilе we're losing sleep
You say you're way funniеr when you speak
In your first language, it's hard to believe
I grew up thousands of miles away
Take it for granted, you're desperate to stay
'Cause I live without ever having a change
So can we ever be the same?
We'll go out dancing, stay out 'til the sun
When you grab my hand, I don't care where you're from
There's no divide in our conversation
While you pretend, I could be the one
But I'll never know who you are
I try to learn and I'm stumblin' through thank yous and sorry
But what do you mean?
And I feel the privilege an English speaker in a world against what you could be
It's not fair for you as a lover
I don't know what you say when you talk to your mother
I'll never know who you are in your native tongue
I'll never know who you are in your native tongue