2002 – English Lyrics

• By: Anne-Marie
• Album: Speak Your Mind

Lyrics & Translation

Take a trip down memory lane with Anne-Marie's "2002," a nostalgic pop anthem filled with references to iconic songs from the early 2000s. This song offers a fun way to explore English pop culture while learning about themes of young love and carefree memories. Get ready to sing along and relive the soundtrack of a generation!

[English]

I will always remember

The day you kissed my lips

Light as a feather

And it went just like this

No, it's never been better

Than the summer of 2002 (ooh)

...

Mm, we were only 11

But acting like grown-ups

Like we are in the present

Drinking from plastic cups

Singing, "Love is forever and ever"

Well, I guess that was true (ooh)

...

Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods

On an old Mustang, where we sang

Songs with all our childhood friends

And it went like this, say

Oops, I got 99 problems singing "bye, bye, bye"

Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me

Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh

Paint a picture for you and me

On the days when we were young, uh

Singing at the top of both our lungs

Now we're under the covers

Fast-forward to 18

We are more than lovers

Yeah, we are all we need

When we're holding each other

I'm taken back to 2002 (ooh)

Yeah

Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods

On an old Mustang, where we sang

Songs with all our childhood friends

And it went like this, say

Oops, I got 99 problems singing "bye, bye, bye"

Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me

Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh

Paint a picture for you and me

On the days when we were young, uh

Singing at the top of both our lungs

On the day we fell in love

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods

On an old Mustang, where we sang

Songs with all our childhood friends

Oh, now

Oops, I got 99 problems singing "bye, bye, bye"

Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me

Better hit me, baby, one more time

Paint a picture for you and me

On the days when we were young

Singing at the top of both our lungs

On the day we fell in love

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

On the day we fell in love, love, love

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A2	verb - to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind
kissed /kɪst/ A2	verb - touched with the lips as a sign of love
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - either of the two soft, red edges of the mouth
feather /ˈfeð.ər/ B1	noun - one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body
summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
acting /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ B1	verb - the job of performing in films, plays, or television programmes
grown-ups /ˈɡroʊnˌʌps/ A2	noun - adults
drinking /ˈdrɪŋ.kɪŋ/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
plastic /ˈplæs.tɪk/ A2	noun - a light, strong material that is produced by chemical processes and can be formed into different shapes adjective - made of plastic
singing /ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with your voice
dancing /ˈdɑːn.sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move your feet and body to the rhythm of music
woods /wʊdz/ A2	noun - a large area of trees growing closely together
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
childhood /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ B1	noun - the time when you are a child
problems /ˈprɒb.ləm/ A2	noun - a situation that causes difficulties
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a horse, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to like very much

Key Grammar Structures

• I will always remember

  ➔ Future Simple with "will" (for promises/predictions)

  ➔ The sentence uses "will + verb" to express a firm intention to remember something in the future. "Always" is an adverb of frequency that intensifies the memory.

• Than the summer of 2002

  ➔ Comparative degree of adjectives/adverbs (implied)

  ➔ The full sentence implied is "No, it's never been better than the summer of 2002". The comparative degree of "good" is "better", implying that the summer of 2002 was the best.

• But acting like grown-ups

  ➔ Present participle as adjective after linking verb ("were")

  ➔ The sentence describes a state of being. "Acting" is a present participle acting as an adjective, describing how they "were". The implied verb is "were". So, 'We were acting like grown-ups'.

• Singing, "Love is forever and ever"

  ➔ Present participle as an action happening simultaneously

  ➔ "Singing" indicates that they were singing while they were drinking from plastic cups. It's an action that occurs at the same time as the previous one.

• Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods

  ➔ Prepositional phrases of place: "on", "in", "of"

  ➔ The sentence uses prepositional phrases to specify the location of the dancing: "on the hood" (surface), "in the middle" (enclosure), "of the woods" (belonging to).

• If you wanna go and take a ride with me

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1 - possible/likely)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional, which uses the structure "If + present simple, will/imperative". It describes a real possibility: if someone *wants* to go for a ride, then they will have to...

• Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh

  ➔ Imperative form used with "better" for giving advice/suggestions

  ➔ "Better hit me..." is an informal way of saying "You had better hit me...", where "had better" expresses a recommendation or advice. It means it's advisable to do this.