Baby Don't Cry

• By: INXS
• Album: Welcome to Wherever You Are

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
far /fɑːr/ A2	adverb - at a great distance
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to shout out or speak to someone
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be unable to find something or someone
fears /fɪrz/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
right /raɪt/ A2	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
gonna /ˈɡɒnə/ B1	verb - informal contraction of 'going to'
pull /pʊl/ B1	verb - to exert force on someone or something to move them towards oneself
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling about something
sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B2	noun - feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ C1	noun - the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else

Grammar:

• Nothing seems right

  ➔ Subject + verb + complement

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to describe a state or condition that is currently true.

• Baby, don't cry

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a contraction

  ➔ Uses an imperative form to give a direct command or plea, with 'don't' as contraction of 'do not'.

• Well, life ain't no joke

  ➔ Colloquial negation with 'ain't' (am not, is not, are not)

  ➔ 'Ain't' is an informal contraction used in colloquial speech to negate the verb 'to be'.

• Sometimes you will fall

  ➔ Simple future tense with 'will' to express a future action

  ➔ Uses modal auxiliary 'will' to indicate a likely or scheduled future event.

• And it's you who decides

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who' to specify the subject performing the action

  ➔ Uses a relative clause with 'who' to emphasize that the subject is the one making the decision.

• Gonna lose your fears and say

  ➔ Informal future intention with 'gonna', followed by an infinitive

  ➔ 'Gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to' used in spoken language to express future plans or intentions.