Beautiful Life – English Lyrics

• By: Ace of Base
• Album: The Bridge

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the uplifting energy of Ace of Base's "Beautiful Life," a song that's not just a 90s dance classic but also a great tool for English learners. The lyrics are simple, positive, and repetitive, making it easy to sing along and learn vocabulary related to happiness and appreciating the world around you. This song is special because its message of finding joy in everyday moments is universally understood and timeless.

[English]

You can do what you want, just seize the day

What you're doing tomorrow's gonna come your way

Don't you ever consider giving up

You will find, oh, oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

I just wanna be here beside you

And stay until the break of dawn

...

Take a walk in the park when you feel down

There's so many things there that's gonna lift you up

See the nature in bloom, a laughing child

Such a dream, whoa, oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

...

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

I just wanna be here beside you

Oh, yeah, alright

I just wanna be here beside you

And stay until the break of dawn

...

You're looking for somewhere to belong

You're standing all alone

For someone to guide you on your way

Now and forever

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

I just wanna be anybody

...

We're living in different ways (It's a beautiful life)

I'm gonna take you to a place I've never been before, oh yeah

(It's a beautiful life)

I'm gonna take you in my arms and fly away with you tonight

Oh, yeah, alright

It's a beautiful life

Yeah, alright

It's a beautiful life

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

It's a beautiful life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
seize /siːz/ B2	verb - to take or grab something quickly and forcefully
consider /kənˈsɪdər/ B1	verb - to think carefully about something
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A2	adjective - pleasing to the eye or mind
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ A1	preposition - next to or at the side of
break /breɪk/ A2	noun - a pause or interval verb - to separate into pieces
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by using the feet noun - an act of walking
park /pɑːrk/ A1	noun - a public area for recreation
lift /lɪft/ A2	verb - to move something to a higher position noun - an act of lifting
nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ A2	noun - the physical world and everything in it
bloom /bluːm/ B1	verb - to produce flowers or develop successfully noun - a flower or state of flowering
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	verb - to show happiness with a smile and sound
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ B1	verb - to be the property of or be a part of
guide /ɡaɪd/ A2	verb - to show someone the way noun - a person who shows the way
anybody /ˈenɪbɒdi/ A1	pronoun - any person at all
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to travel through the air

Key Grammar Structures

• You can do what you want, just seize the day

  ➔ Modal verb (can) for ability

  ➔ The word "can" is used to express ability or permission. Here, it indicates that the subject is capable of doing what they want.

• What you're doing tomorrow's gonna come your way

  ➔ Contraction (you're, tomorrow's) and future with 'gonna'

  ➔ "You're" is a contraction of "you are," and "tomorrow's" is a contraction of "tomorrow is." "Gonna" is informal for "going to," used to express future actions.

• Don't you ever consider giving up

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'do'

  ➔ The structure "Don't you ever..." is a negative imperative, emphasizing a strong prohibition. It’s formed with 'do' + not + verb.

• It's a beautiful life, oh oh-oh-oh

  ➔ Contraction (It's) and present simple

  ➔ "It's" is a contraction of "it is." The present simple is used to state a general truth or a habitual action.

• I just wanna be here beside you

  ➔ Modal verb (wanna) for desire

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to," used to express desire or intention.

• Take a walk in the park when you feel down

  ➔ Imperative mood and adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The imperative mood is used for commands or advice. The clause "when you feel down" is an adverbial clause of time, indicating when the action should occur.

• Such a dream, whoa, oh-oh

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with adjective

  ➔ The phrase "Such a dream" is an exclamatory sentence using an adjective to express strong emotion or surprise.

• I just wanna be anybody

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun (anybody)

  ➔ The pronoun "anybody" is an indefinite pronoun, referring to any person at all, without specifying who.