Busy Earnin'

• By: Jungle
• Album: Loving In Stereo

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
earn /ɜrn/ B1	verb - to receive money in return for work or services
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A2	adjective - occupied with activity
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
plans /plænz/ B1	noun - schemes for achieving objectives
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the period between birth and death
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - illegal activity or offense
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B2	verb - to make or become different
dull /dʌl/ C1	adjective - not interesting or exciting
long /lɒŋ/ A1	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have ideas or opinions
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2	adjective - sufficient for a purpose

Grammar:

• you come a long way

  ➔ Present Simple tense for a habitual action or state.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a habitual or ongoing process of progress.

• It's crime, too busy earnin'

  ➔ Use of 'It's' as a contraction for 'It is' to introduce a statement.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes a reason or justification for the action, with 'crime' implying it might be illegal or risky.

• You can't get enough

  ➔ Use of modal 'can't' + base verb to express inability or impossibility.

  ➔ The phrase indicates an addiction or strong desire to continue an activity or feeling.

• You think that all your time is used

  ➔ Use of 'think' + that + clause to express mental representation or opinion.

  ➔ The sentence expresses an opinion or belief about the allocation of their time.

• You can't get enough

  ➔ Repeated use of modal 'can't' + base verb to emphasize persistent inability or desire.

  ➔ The repetition emphasizes the ongoing desire or addiction towards something.

• Too busy earnin'

  ➔ Use of 'busy' as an adjective to describe being occupied, with the gerund 'earnin'' indicating ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase conveys a sense of being constantly occupied with work or earning money.