1979

• By: Good Charlotte

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - a period of 365 days or 12 months
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - art of arranging sounds in time
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - a calendar period of 12 months
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
simple /ˈsɪm.pl̩/ B1	adjective - easy to understand or do
world /wɜːrld/ B2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A2	noun - a very young child
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - a period of 365 days or 12 months
family /ˈfæm.ɪ.li/ B1	noun - a group consisting of parents and their children
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - continue to live or exist
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - series of images or stories while asleep verb - to imagine something while sleeping or awake

Grammar:

• Life was simple

  ➔ Past simple tense (was)

  ➔ Uses the **past simple** tense to describe a completed action or state in the past.

• Roger was working 'round the clock

  ➔ Past continuous tense (was working)

  ➔ Uses the **past continuous** tense to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a specific time in the past.

• They'd load the car up with the kids

  ➔ Contraction of 'they would' (they'd) for conditional or habitual action

  ➔ Uses the **contraction of 'they would'** to indicate habitual actions or conditional situations in the past.

• It was a good, good year

  ➔ Emphasis through repetition (repetition of 'good')

  ➔ Uses **repetition of 'good'** for emphasis and to strengthen the positive sentiment.

• And the Clash was on the radio

  ➔ Past simple tense (was)

  ➔ Uses the **past simple** tense to state a fact or event that happened in the past.

• In the morning, Robin always woke up early in the kitchen

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (always)

  ➔ Uses the **adverb of frequency 'always'** to indicate that an action happens regularly.