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It's a family affair, it's a family affair 00:05
It's a family affair, it's a family affair 00:14
One child grows up to be 00:24
Somebody that just loves to learn 00:28
And another child grows up to be 00:30
Somebody you'd just love to burn 00:37
Mom loves the both of them 00:41
You see it's in the blood 00:46
Both kids are good to Mom 00:50
"Blood's thicker than mud" 00:54
It's a family affair, it's a family affair 00:56
Newlywed a year ago 01:29
But you're still checking each other out 01:34
Nobody wants to blow 01:39
Nobody wants to be left out 01:43
You can't leave, 'cause your heart is there 01:48
But you can't stay, 'cause you been somewhere else! 01:51
You can't cry, 'cause you'll look broke down 01:56
But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down! 02:00
It's a family affair 02:03
It's a family affair 02:07
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Family Affair

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Sly & The Family Stone
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[English]

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

One child grows up to be

Somebody that just loves to learn

And another child grows up to be

Somebody you'd just love to burn

Mom loves the both of them

You see it's in the blood

Both kids are good to Mom

"Blood's thicker than mud"

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

Newlywed a year ago

But you're still checking each other out

Nobody wants to blow

Nobody wants to be left out

You can't leave, 'cause your heart is there

But you can't stay, 'cause you been somewhere else!

You can't cry, 'cause you'll look broke down

But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down!

It's a family affair

It's a family affair

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary Meanings

family

/ˈfæməli/

A1
  • noun
  • - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
  • adjective
  • - relating to or characteristic of a family

affair

/əˈfeər/

B2
  • noun
  • - an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to.

child

/tʃaɪld/

A1
  • noun
  • - a young human being below the age of puberty or full physical development.

grows

/ɡroʊz/

A1
  • verb
  • - to increase in size or amount; expand

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • verb
  • - feel deep affection for (someone)
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection

learn

/lɜːrn/

A1
  • verb
  • - gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.

burn

/bɜːrn/

A2
  • verb
  • - be damaged or destroyed by fire

Mom

/mɒm/

A1
  • noun
  • - a person's mother.

blood

/blʌd/

A2
  • noun
  • - the red fluid circulating in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.

kids

/kɪdz/

A1
  • noun
  • - a child or young person.

good

/ɡʊd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - to be desired or approved of.

newlywed

/ˈnjuːliwɛd/

B2
  • noun
  • - a person who has recently married.
  • adjective
  • - recently married

year

/jɪər/

A1
  • noun
  • - the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.

heart

/hɑːrt/

A2
  • noun
  • - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.
  • noun
  • - an act of crying.

broke

/broʊk/

B1
  • adjective
  • - having completely run out of money.

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