Because Of You

• By: Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an action or decision that is wrong or carries negative consequences
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2	noun - a state of great suffering or unhappiness
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe someone or something is reliable or truthful noun - the belief that someone is honest and reliable
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - an organ that pumps blood through the body noun - the emotional or moral center of a person
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control regarded as determined by a supernatural power
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering caused by injury or illness
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression that shows happiness or amusement noun - an expression made by smiling
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe someone or something is reliable or truthful

Grammar:

• I will not make the same mistakes that you did

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' for spontaneous decisions or predictions

  ➔ 'Will' is used to express a decision or promise made at the moment of speaking or a prediction about the future.

• I am afraid

  ➔ Phrase expressing fear or concern, using 'am' (present tense of 'to be')

  ➔ 'Am' is the first person singular present tense of the verb 'to be', used here to connect the subject 'I' with the adjective 'afraid' to express emotion.

• I watched you die

  ➔ Simple past tense indicating a completed action in the past

  ➔ 'Watched' is the past tense of 'to watch', indicating the action was completed in the past.

• You should have known better than to lean on me

  ➔ Second conditional with perfect modal 'should have' + past participle to express regret or criticism about a past action

  ➔ 'Should have' indicates that the speaker believes a different action was more appropriate in the past.