2 Rocking Chairs – English Lyrics

• By: Jon Bellion
• Album: The Separation

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the tender sentiment behind Jon Bellion's "2 Rocking Chairs," a song that beautifully illustrates a lifelong commitment. Learn how Bellion uses simple imagery and heartfelt lyrics to express a desire to grow old with someone, offering a unique perspective on love and devotion.

[English]

Yeah

I built them with my own 2 hands

I carved your name in one

My name in the other

I built them with my own 2 hands

They're over there

2 rocking chairs

Leaves fall

Rain dries

Snow melts

Fame dies

Four words, simply

Grow old, with me

And when the day comes

When we can't walk no more

We'll have 2 seats, on my front porch

I'll still call you young girl

So young girl, rock with me

...

Yeah

I built them with my own 2 hands

I carved your name in one

My name in the other

I built them with my own 2 hands

They're over there

2 rocking chairs

No watch

No time

Just life

In your eyes

Four words, simply

Grow old with me

And when the day comes

When we can't walk no more

We'll have 2 seats, on my front porch

I'll still call you young girl

So young girl, rock with me

...

Yeah

I built them with my own 2 hands

I carved your name in one

My name in the other

I built them with my own 2 hands

They're over there

2 rocking chairs

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rocking /ˈrɒkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to sway gently back and forth adjective - used to describe the act of gently moving back and forth
chairs /tʃɛərz/ A2	noun - a piece of furniture for sitting on
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word by which a person or thing is known
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to make something by putting parts or materials together
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm used for holding and manipulating objects
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being famous or well-known
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living things; the period of time when someone or something is alive
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak loudly to someone or to phone them
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move forward on foot at a regular pace

Key Grammar Structures

• I built them with my own 2 hands

  ➔ Present Simple tense for habitual action or fact

  ➔ "Built" is the past participle used here to indicate a completed action in the context of the present perfect.

• Leaves fall

  ➔ Simple present tense for general truths

  ➔ The verb "fall" is in the base form used with "leaves" for a general truth or seasonal event.

• Grow old, with me

  ➔ Imperative form used as a poetic or poetic-esque invitation

  ➔ The phrase "Grow old" is in the imperative form, expressing a poetic wish or invitation.

• We'll have 2 seats, on my front porch

  ➔ Future tense with "will" to indicate a promise or future event

  ➔ "Will have" indicates a future arrangement or promise about the seats.

• I'll still call you young girl

  ➔ Future simple with "will" for promises or continuations

  ➔ "Will call" is future simple indicating intent to continue addressing someone in a certain way.

• Snow melts

  ➔ Simple present tense for natural phenomena

  ➔ "Melts" is in the simple present tense, typically used for facts or natural occurrences.

• And when the day comes

  ➔ Conditional phrase introducing a future event

  ➔ The phrase "when the day comes" sets a future point in time for the event being discussed.