Better Days – English Lyrics

• By: Goo Goo Dolls
• Album: Let Love In

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

And you ask me what I want this year

And I try to make this kind and clear

Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

'Cause I don't need boxes wrapped in strings

And desire and love and empty things

Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words

And sing out loud

'Cause everyone is forgiven now

'Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

...

I need someplace simple where we could live

And something only you can give

And that's faith and trust and peace while we're alive

And the one poor child that saved this world

And there's 10 million more who probably could

If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

So take these words

And sing out loud

'Cause everyone is forgiven now

'Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

...

I wish everyone was loved tonight

And somehow stop this endless fight

Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words

And sing out loud

'Cause everyone is forgiven now

'Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

'Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chance /tʃæns/ A1	noun - an opportunity to do something
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
better /ˈbɛtər/ A1	adjective - of a higher quality or more desirable
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - a 24-hour period; time in general
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone
forgiven /fərˈɡɪvən/ A2	verb - to stop being angry about something
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, or life in general
begins /bɪˈɡɪnz/ A1	verb - to start or commence
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A1	adjective - easy to understand or do
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone or something
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
prayer /prɛər/ A2	noun - a request or act of communicating with a deity
fight /faɪt/ A1	noun - a violent confrontation or battle
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone

Key Grammar Structures

• And you ask me what I want this year

  ➔ Present Simple in indirect questions

  ➔ The verb 'ask' is in the present simple tense, used in an indirect question to express a habitual or general action.

• Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'may' is used to express a possibility or uncertainty about finding better days.

• So take these words and sing out loud

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verbs 'take' and 'sing' are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• 'Cause everyone is forgiven now

  ➔ Present simple with 'be' for a current state

  ➔ The verb 'is' is used with 'be' to describe a current state of forgiveness.

• I wish everyone was loved tonight

  ➔ Past subjunctive with 'wish'

  ➔ The past subjunctive form 'was loved' is used after 'wish' to express a desire for a different reality.

• If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

  ➔ Past simple in conditional sentences

  ➔ The past simple verbs 'stopped' and 'said' are used in a conditional sentence to describe a hypothetical situation.