Back To Love – English Lyrics

• By: Chris Brown
• Album: Indigo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt R&B sounds of Chris Brown's "Back To Love." This song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing apology, personal growth, and rekindled affection, making it an excellent choice for English learners interested in contemporary R&B lyrics. Its smooth melodies and relatable themes of reconciliation provide an engaging way to connect with the language.

[English]

(ominous music)

(crowd shouting) (cameras clicking)

- Where to Mr. Brown?

- Take me to the river.

(ominous music continues)

(upbeat drum beat)

♪ I ♪

♪ I know I might let you down ♪

♪ Every twice in a while ♪

♪ And I apologize ♪

♪ I get emotional sometimes, ha ♪

♪ But I'll keep running with my best foot forward ♪

♪ 'Cause the race to love is never over ♪

♪ I wanna be better for ya ♪

♪ You made me genuinely better ♪

♪ You opened my heart, oh ♪

♪ You got me back to love ♪

♪ Back to love ♪

♪ Let's get back to love ♪

♪ I know I lost it, now I wanna get it back ♪

♪ You know I wanna get it back ♪

♪ There's a light on the path ♪

♪ And now I found it, here with you is where it's at ♪

♪ Now I'm never looking back ♪

♪ No, I'm never going back ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ Might get lost in the clouds ♪

♪ Every once in a while but I found a way out, huh ♪

♪ I get stronger with time, ooh ♪

♪ You opened my heart, oh, oh ♪

♪ You got me back to love, oh, whoa ♪

♪ Ooh, back to love ♪

♪ Can we get back to love? ♪

♪ To how we used to be ♪

♪ I know I lost it now I wanna get it back ♪

♪ You know I wanna get it back ♪

♪ There's a light on the path ♪

♪ And now I found it, here with you is where it's at ♪

♪ Now I'm never looking back ♪

♪ No, I'm never going back ♪

♪ Had a good girl but I ain't treat her right ♪

♪ I was up in her head with bullshit every night ♪

♪ Took a little time, but now I got it right ♪

♪ You opened my eyes up to see the light ♪

♪ But I'll keep running with my best foot forward ♪

♪ 'Cause the race to love is never over ♪

♪ I wanna be better for ya ♪

♪ You made me genuinely better ♪

♪ You opened my heart, oh, oh ♪

♪ You got me back to love, ♪

♪ Back to love ♪

♪ Let's get back to love? ♪

♪ Can we get back to love? ♪

♪ Back to love ♪

♪ Can we get back to love? ♪

♪ Back to love ♪

♪ I know I lost it, now I wanna get it back ♪

♪ You know I wanna get it back ♪

♪ There's a light on the path ♪

♪ And now I found it, here with you is where it's at ♪

♪ Now I'm never looking back ♪

♪ No, I'm never going back ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by using your legs
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the brightness that allows you to see
better /ˈbetər/ B1	adjective - of a higher standard
lost /lɒst/ B1	adjective - unable to find your way
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - discover or come across something
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ B2	adjective - relating to or expressing feelings
gently /ˈdʒentli/ B2	adverb - in a mild, kind, or delicate way
clouds /klaʊdz/ B2	noun - visible mass of condensed water vapor
stronger /ˈstrɒŋər/ B2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - the organs of sight
path /pæθ/ B1	noun - a track or route
race /reɪs/ B1	noun - a competition of speed
head /hed/ A2	noun - the part of the body above the neck
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence

Key Grammar Structures

• I know I might let you down

  ➔ Modal verbs (might)

  ➔ The modal verb 'might' expresses possibility or a slight chance that something will happen. Here, it conveys uncertainty about letting someone down.

• I get emotional sometimes, ha

  ➔ Present simple for habits/states

  ➔ The present simple 'get' is used here to describe a recurring state or feeling, indicating that becoming emotional is something that happens from time to time.

• But I'll keep running with my best foot forward

  ➔ Future continuous (will + verb-ing)

  ➔ The future continuous 'will keep running' emphasizes the ongoing nature of his effort. The phrase 'best foot forward' is an idiom meaning to try your hardest.

• You made me genuinely better

  ➔ Past simple with adverb of manner

  ➔ The past simple 'made' refers to a completed action in the past. The adverb 'genuinely' modifies the adjective 'better', indicating the sincerity of the positive change.

• You opened my heart, oh

  ➔ Past simple for a completed event

  ➔ The past simple 'opened' signifies a specific, completed action in the past that had a significant impact.

• You got me back to love

  ➔ Causative structure (get someone to do something)

  ➔ This uses 'get' in a causative sense, meaning to cause someone to do something or to be in a certain state. Here, the person caused the singer to return to love.

• I know I lost it, now I wanna get it back

  ➔ Use of 'want to' (wanna) for desire

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a common informal contraction of 'want to', expressing a strong desire to regain something lost.

• There's a light on the path

  ➔ Existential 'there is/there are'

  ➔ 'There's' (contraction of 'there is') is used to indicate the existence or presence of something. Here, it signifies hope or guidance on the journey.

• Had a good girl but I ain't treat her right

  ➔ Informal negation ('ain't')

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a non-standard, informal contraction used in place of 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'. Here, it replaces 'did not'.