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I want to know how does it feel 00:25

Behind those eyes of blue 00:32

You've made your mistakes 00:38

And now your heart aches 00:40

Behind those eyes of blue 00:45

00:50

People may say you've had your chance 01:01

And let it slip away 01:09

But hard as they try 01:13

There's a dream that won't die 01:17

Behind those eyes of blue 01:21

Maybe once in a while 01:25

There's a trace of a smile 01:29

Behind those eyes of blue 01:33

But it's painfully clear 01:38

There's a river of tears 01:41

Behind those eyes of blue 01:45

01:50

You know life is too short 02:13

For compromising 02:17

02:22

Take a hold of your dream 02:25

And realize it 02:29

02:33

You know there's nothing left 02:36

To stand in your way 02:41

Except yourself and I know 02:44

Though your heart's full of pain 02:50

That a hope still remains 02:53

Behind those eyes of blue 02:57

03:00

Eyes Of Blue – English Lyrics

Paul Carrack

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I want to know how does it feel

Behind those eyes of blue

You've made your mistakes

And now your heart aches

Behind those eyes of blue

...

People may say you've had your chance

And let it slip away

But hard as they try

There's a dream that won't die

Behind those eyes of blue

Maybe once in a while

There's a trace of a smile

Behind those eyes of blue

But it's painfully clear

There's a river of tears

Behind those eyes of blue

...

You know life is too short

For compromising

...

Take a hold of your dream

And realize it

...

You know there's nothing left

To stand in your way

Except yourself and I know

Though your heart's full of pain

That a hope still remains

Behind those eyes of blue

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding about something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body noun - the central or most important part
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep noun - a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
clear /klɪr/ B1	adjective - easy to perceive, understand, or interpret
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid produced by glands in your eyes
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness noun - a facial expression of happiness
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry with one's hands
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
river /ˈrɪvər/ A2	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river
remains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ B2	verb - to continue to exist, especially after other things have gone
made /meɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of make; to create or construct

Vocabulary

Meanings

know

/noʊ/

verb
- to have information or understanding about something

feel

/fiːl/

verb
- to experience an emotion or physical sensation

heart

/hɑːrt/

noun
- the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body

noun
- the central or most important part

dream

/driːm/

noun
- a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep

noun
- a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal

pain

/peɪn/

noun
- physical suffering or discomfort

clear

/klɪr/

adjective
- easy to perceive, understand, or interpret

tears

/tɪrz/

noun
- drops of clear salty liquid produced by glands in your eyes

chance

/tʃæns/

noun
- a possibility of something happening

smile

/smaɪl/

verb
- to make a facial expression showing happiness

noun
- a facial expression of happiness

hold

/hoʊld/

verb
- to grasp or carry with one's hands

way

/weɪ/

noun
- a method, style, or manner of doing something

life

/laɪf/

noun
- the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter

river

/ˈrɪvər/

noun
- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river

remains

/rɪˈmeɪnz/

verb
- to continue to exist, especially after other things have gone

made

/meɪd/

verb
- past tense of make; to create or construct

Key Grammar Structures

You know life is too short

➔ Use of 'is' to describe a state or condition

➔ 'is' links the subject 'life' with the adjective phrase 'too short' to state a condition
Take a hold of your dream

➔ Imperative verb phrase 'Take' followed by a prepositional phrase

➔ 'Take' is used as an imperative to tell someone to grasp or seize something, here 'a hold of your dream'
And realize it

➔ Imperative verb 'realize' with direct object

➔ 'Realize' is in the imperative form, telling someone to make their dream come true or become aware of something
There's a river of tears

➔ Use of 'there's' as contraction of 'there is' to introduce existence

➔ 'There's' is a contraction of 'there is' used to state the existence of 'a river of tears'
You've made your mistakes

➔ Use of present perfect tense 'You've made' to indicate an action completed recently or relevant to now

➔ 'You've made' is the contraction of 'you have made', using present perfect tense to show completed actions that still have relevance

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