Before You Walk Out Of My Life – English Lyrics

• By: Monica

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depths of Monica's "Before You Walk Out of My Life," a classic R&B hit that captures the vulnerability and desperation of trying to save a fading relationship. This song provides an opportunity to learn emotional expression, understand relationship dynamics, and appreciate the soulful artistry of 90s R&B.

[English]

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, yeah, yes

Oh, oh-oh, my, my

Here we are, face to face

With the memories that can't be erased

Although we need each other

Things have changed, it's not the same

Sometimes it makes me wonder

Where would I be (where would I be)

If you hadn't discovered which I did

Inside of me

I know there was something

That we could compare

Oh, well, I never meant to cause you no pain

I just wanna go back to being the same

Well, I only wanna make things right

Before you walk out of my life, yeah

Remembering the good times

From a portrait hung on high (hangs so high)

It's filled with so much colour

And the laughter we left behind

I made the choice and you couldn't decide

I made the choice, I was wrong, you were right

Deep down inside, I apologise

...

Never meant to cause you no pain

I just wanna go back to being the same

Well, I only wanna make things right

Before you walk out of my life

Well, I never meant to cause you no pain (never, yeah)

I just wanna go back to being the same

Well, I only wanna make things right

Before you walk out of my life, hey

Though I made plans with you

To always have time for you

Before you walk out of my life

I guess it's true, cannot live without you

Don't ever go away, ooh, oh, yeah

Never meant to cause you no pain, baby, yeah

I just wanna go back to being the same

Well, I only wanna make things right, baby

Before you walk out of my life, oh yeah

Never meant to cause you no pain

I just wanna go back to being the same

(I wanna go back, I wanna go back, baby)

I only wanna make things right, yeah, yeah

Before you walk out of my life, 'cause life, baby

Never meant to cause you no pain, baby, believe me

I just wanna go back to being the same, baby, yeah

I only wanna make things right

Before you walk out of my life

Before you walk out of my life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of a person or animal
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - things that you remember from the past
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - a feeling of physical or emotional suffering
cause /kɔːz/ B1	verb - to make something happen
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to produce or create something
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or morally good
same /seɪm/ A1	adjective - not different; identical
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to become different
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ B1	verb - to find something for the first time
compare /kəmˈper/ B1	verb - to examine how things are similar or different
portrait /ˈpɔːrtrət/ B2	noun - a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B2	noun - the sound or act of laughing
choice /tʃɔɪs/ B1	noun - the act of selecting or making a decision
apologise /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B1	verb - to say you are sorry for something you did wrong
true /truː/ A2	adjective - real or factual

Key Grammar Structures

• Here we are, face to face

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to describe a current state or situation, emphasizing the immediacy of the moment.

• Although we need each other

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction

  ➔ The word 'Although' is a subordinating conjunction used to introduce a contrastive clause, showing a contradiction between two ideas.

• I made the choice and you couldn't decide

  ➔ Past simple tense with contrast

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense to describe completed actions, with a contrast between 'I made the choice' and 'you couldn't decide'.

• Deep down inside, I apologise

  ➔ Present simple with adverbial phrase

  ➔ The adverbial phrase 'Deep down inside' modifies the verb 'apologise', indicating the manner or place of the action.

• Before you walk out of my life

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction with future action

  ➔ The phrase uses 'Before' as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a future action that is dependent on the main clause.

• I guess it's true, cannot live without you

  ➔ Present simple with modal verb

  ➔ The modal verb 'cannot' is used to express necessity or inability in the present simple tense.

• Never meant to cause you no pain

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The phrase uses a double negative ('never' and 'no') which is non-standard in formal English but common in colloquial or lyrical expressions.