– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

guess what you got a job are you kidding

I'm trained for

nothing I was laughed out of 12

interviews today and yet you're

surprisingly upbeat well you would be

too if you found Joan and David boots on

sale 50%

off oh how well you know

me they're my new I don't need a job I

don't need my parents I've got great

boots

boots how' you pay for them a credit

card and who for

that um my

father come on you can't live off your

parents your whole life I know that

that's why I was getting

married give her a break it's hard being

on your own for the first time thank you

you're welcome I remember when I first

came to this city I was 14 my mom had

just killed herself and my stepdad was

back in prison and I got here and I

didn't know anybody and I ended up

living with this albino guy who was like

cleaning windshields outside port

Authority and then he killed

himself and then I found aroma therapy

so believe me I know exactly how you

feel the word you're looking for

is

anyway all right you ready I don't think

so oh come on cut cut cut cut cut cut

cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut

[Applause]

he Welcome to the Real World it sucks

you're going to love it

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - a paid position of regular employment
boot /buːt/ A2	noun - a sturdy shoe covering the foot and ankle
parent /ˈpeərənt/ A1	noun - a mother or father
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
married /ˈmær.id/ B1	verb - to enter into a legal marriage adjective - having a spouse
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
mom /mɒm/ A1	noun - mother
stepdad /ˈstɛpˌdæd/ B1	noun - the husband of one’s mother who is not one’s biological father
prison /ˈprɪzən/ B1	noun - a building where people are kept as a punishment
albino /ælˈbʌɪnoʊ/ B2	noun - a person or animal with a genetic condition that causes a lack of pigment adjective - relating to albinism
windshields /ˈwɪndˌʃiːldz/ B2	noun - the front window of a vehicle that protects occupants from wind
aroma /əˈroʊmə/ B2	noun - a pleasant smell; fragrance
therapy /ˈθerəpi/ B2	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something noun - a strong feeling of affection
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or important
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive; to reside somewhere
cut /kʌt/ A1	verb - to divide or incise something with a sharp tool

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm trained for nothing I was laughed out of 12 interviews today

  ➔ Past Perfect (was laughed out)

  ➔ The Past Perfect ('was laughed out') is used to describe an action completed before another past action ('today').

• well you would be too if you found Joan and David boots on sale 50% off

  ➔ Second Conditional (you would be)

  ➔ The Second Conditional ('you would be') is used to talk about hypothetical situations and their results.

• they're my new I don't need a job I don't need my parents I've got great boots

  ➔ Present Perfect (I've got)

  ➔ The Present Perfect ('I've got') is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past with results in the present.

• who paid for that um my father

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (who)

  ➔ The Relative Pronoun ('who') is used to introduce a relative clause that describes the subject ('my father').

• I know that that's why I was getting married

  ➔ Emphasis with 'that' (that's why)

  ➔ The word 'that' is used for emphasis to highlight the reason ('that's why').

• I remember when I first came to this city I was 14

  ➔ Past Continuous (was coming)

  ➔ The Past Continuous ('was coming') is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.

• and then he killed himself and then I found aroma therapy

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun (himself)

  ➔ The Reflexive Pronoun ('himself') is used when the subject and object of the verb are the same.

• Welcome to the Real World it sucks you're going to love it

  ➔ Future with 'going to' (you're going to love)

  ➔ The Future with 'going to' ('you're going to love') is used to express a future action based on present evidence or plans.