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You were right 00:13
And I don't want to be here 00:17
If you're gonna be there 00:20
Was that supposed to happen 00:25
I'll hold tight 00:30
I'll remember to smile 00:35
Though it has been a while 00:42
And without you does it matter 00:45
There's no room 00:51
No place to start 00:55
When our souls are apart 00:55
I want to travel through time 00:57
See your surprise 00:59
I'd hold you so tight 01:00
I'm counting down the days tonight 01:02
I just want to be a million miles away from here 01:06
I'm counting down the days 01:14
How've you been 01:17
It's just the usual here 01:22
And days are feeling like years 01:27
And every day's without you 01:32
Now I cry 01:37
Just a little too much 01:43
When i think of your touch 01:48
And everything about you 01:52
I feel cold 01:58
I'm in the dark 02:05
When our souls are apart 02:07
I want to travel through time 02:10
See your surprise 02:12
I'd hold you so tight 02:14
I'm counting down the days tonight 02:16
I just want to be a million miles away from here 02:21
I want to travel through time 02:24
See your surprise 02:31
I'd hold you so tight 02:39
I'm counting down the days tonight 02:42
I just want to be a million miles away from here 02:51
I'm counting down the days 02:53
I'm counting down the days 02:54
I'm counting down the days 02:56
I'm gonna be you surprise 02:58
I'm gonna hold you so tight 03:02
Yeah 03:03
I want to travel through time 03:05
See your surprise 03:06
I'd hold you so tight 03:08
I'm counting down the days tonight 03:09
I just want to be a million miles away from here 03:10
I want to travel through time 03:11
See your surprise 03:12
I'd hold you so tight 03:13
I'm counting down the days tonight 03:14
I just want to be a million miles away from here 03:15
A million miles away from here 03:16
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Counting Down The Days – English Lyrics

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Natalie Imbruglia
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Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant story behind Natalie Imbruglia's "Counting Down The Days" and learn the language of love and longing. This song offers a beautiful way to explore emotive English vocabulary related to distance and affection, all wrapped in a memorable pop-rock melody.

[English]

You were right
And I don't want to be here
If you're gonna be there
Was that supposed to happen
I'll hold tight
I'll remember to smile
Though it has been a while
And without you does it matter
There's no room
No place to start
When our souls are apart
I want to travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just want to be a million miles away from here
I'm counting down the days
How've you been
It's just the usual here
And days are feeling like years
And every day's without you
Now I cry
Just a little too much
When i think of your touch
And everything about you
I feel cold
I'm in the dark
When our souls are apart
I want to travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just want to be a million miles away from here
I want to travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just want to be a million miles away from here
I'm counting down the days
I'm counting down the days
I'm counting down the days
I'm gonna be you surprise
I'm gonna hold you so tight
Yeah
I want to travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just want to be a million miles away from here
I want to travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just want to be a million miles away from here
A million miles away from here

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

days

/deɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - periods of twenty‑four hours

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the measured or continuing flow of existence

travel

/ˈtrævəl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to go from one place to another

surprise

/sərˈpraɪz/

B1
  • noun
  • - an unexpected event or fact
  • verb
  • - to cause someone to feel amazement or shock

hold

/hoʊld/

A1
  • verb
  • - to grasp, keep or retain something

tight

/taɪt/

A2
  • adjective
  • - firmly fixed, not loose

counting

/ˈkaʊntɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - enumerating or adding numbers

million

/ˈmɪljən/

B1
  • noun
  • - the number 1,000,000
  • adjective
  • - denoting a quantity of one million

miles

/maɪlz/

A2
  • noun
  • - unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet

soul

/soʊl/

B2
  • noun
  • - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being

cold

/koʊld/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having a low temperature

dark

/dɑːrk/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having little or no light
  • noun
  • - the state of being without light

want

/wɒnt/

A1
  • verb
  • - to desire or wish for something

remember

/rɪˈmem·bər/

B1
  • verb
  • - to bring a fact or event back to mind

smile

/smaɪl/

A1
  • verb
  • - to make a happy facial expression
  • noun
  • - a happy facial expression

cry

/kraɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to shed tears

touch

/tʌtʃ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to come into contact with something
  • noun
  • - the act of making contact

apart

/əˈpɑːrt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - separated by distance or by a gap
  • adverb
  • - to a distance; not together

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