Do I Have To Say The Words? – English Lyrics

• By: Bryan Adams
• Album: Roll With The Punches

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ Rescue me from the mire ♪

♪ Whisper words of desire ♪

♪ Rescue me ♪

♪ Darling, rescue me ♪

♪ With your arms open wide ♪

♪ Want you here by my side ♪

♪ Come to me ♪

♪ Darling, rescue me ♪

♪ When this world's closing in ♪

♪ There's no need to pretend ♪

♪ Set me free ♪

♪ Darling, rescue me ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I don't wanna let you go ♪

♪ So I'm standing in your way ♪

♪ I never needed anyone like I'm needin' you today ♪

♪ Do I have to say the words? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to tell the truth? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to shout it out? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to say a prayer? ♪

♪ Must I prove to you how good we are together ♪

♪ Do I have to say the words? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Rescue me from despair ♪

♪ Tell me you will be there ♪

♪ Help me, please ♪

♪ Darling, rescue me ♪

♪ Every dream that we share ♪

♪ Every cross that we bear ♪

♪ Can't you see ♪

♪ Darling, rescue me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I don't wanna let you go ♪

♪ So I'm standing in your way ♪

♪ I never needed anyone like I'm needin' you today ♪

♪ Do I have to say the words? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to tell the truth? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to shout it out? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to say a prayer? ♪

♪ Must I prove to you how good we are together ♪

♪ Do I have to say the words? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to say the words? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to tell the truth? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to shout it out? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Do I have to say a prayer? ♪

♪ Must I prove to you how good we are together ♪

♪ Do I have to say the words? ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rescue /ˈreskjuː/ B1	verb - to save someone from a dangerous or difficult situation noun - the action of saving someone from danger
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality of being honest and accurate
shout /ʃaʊt/ A2	verb - to speak very loudly
prayer /preɪər/ B1	noun - a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God
prove /pruːv/ B2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something
despair /dɪˈspeər/ C1	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - to have or use something jointly with others
cross /krɒs/ B1	noun - a suffering or trial
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something noun - a requirement or necessity
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be on your feet
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - not closed
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality

Key Grammar Structures

• Rescue me from the mire

  ➔ Imperative sentences with prepositional phrases

  ➔ The sentence starts with a verb in its base form (Rescue), functioning as a command. "From the mire" is a prepositional phrase modifying "Rescue".

• With your arms open wide

  ➔ Prepositional phrase modifying a command.

  ➔ "With your arms open wide" functions as an adverbial phrase modifying the implied command from the previous line. It describes how the action should be carried out.

• I don't wanna let you go

  ➔ Contraction with future intention; infinitive verb phrase

  ➔ "I don't wanna" is a contraction of "I do not want to", expressing a desire or intention. "To let you go" is an infinitive phrase used as the object of the verb "wanna".

• So I'm standing in your way

  ➔ Present continuous tense; prepositional phrase of place.

  ➔ The use of "I'm standing" (present continuous) indicates an action happening now. "In your way" is a prepositional phrase that specifies the location.

• I never needed anyone like I'm needin' you today

  ➔ Past simple and present continuous; comparison using "like".

  ➔ The sentence contrasts past and present. "Never needed" uses past simple, while "I'm needin'" uses present continuous. "Like" is used to make a comparison.

• Do I have to say the words?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb "have to"; direct object.

  ➔ This is a question using the modal verb "have to" to express obligation. "The words" is the direct object of the verb "say".

• Do I have to tell the truth?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb "have to"; direct object.

  ➔ Similar structure to the previous line. "The truth" is the direct object.

• Do I have to shout it out?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb "have to"; phrasal verb.

  ➔ "Shout it out" is a phrasal verb. The structure is again, an interrogative sentence with "have to".

• Do I have to say a prayer?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb "have to"; direct object.

  ➔ Again, an interrogative with "have to". "A prayer" is the direct object.

• Must I prove to you how good we are together

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb "must"; subordinate clause

  ➔ This interrogative sentence uses "must" to express a strong suggestion or necessity. "How good we are together" is a subordinate clause acting as the object of "prove".