First Love – English Lyrics

• By: Jennifer Lopez
• Album: A.K.A.

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I KNEW HAD I HAD TO LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND ME

TO FIND OUT WHO I WAS

I KNEW THAT LOVE WOULD NEVER SEARCH FOR ME

I HAD TO SEARCH FOR IT

AND I KNOW YOU WERE OUT THERE

I KNOW THAT IF I WENT FAR ENOUGH

AND LEFT EVERYTHING BEHIND.

I WOULD FIND YOU.

AND I KNOW THAT WOULD BE THE SAFEST PLACE

I COULD EVER IMAGINE

(MOTORCYCLE ENGINE)

♪♪♪

♪ SEE I KNOW A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING GOOD ♪

♪ ALWAYS COMES OUT ♪

♪ OF A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING BAD♪

♪ AND I WASN'T LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE NEW ♪

♪ TILL YOU CAME DOWN ♪

♪ GIVIN' ME THE BEST THAT I'VE HAD♪

♪ AND NOW YOU'RE ON MY SKIN♪

♪ BODY TO BODY ♪

♪ WORKIN' ME OUT ♪

♪ YEAH YOU, YOU PLAY TO WIN♪

♪ ROCKIN' ME STEADY ♪

♪ ROUND AFTER ROUND ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH I ♪

♪ MISTAKES, I DON'T WORRY BOUT THEM NO MORE ♪

♪ IT AINT NO THING ♪

♪ CUZ YOU GOT ME UP ON CLOUD 9♪

♪ SO GOOD KNOWIN' I CAN JUST KEEP IT REAL ♪

♪ T SHIRT AND JEANS ♪

♪ STILL YOU MAKING ME FEEL SO FLY ♪

♪ AND NOW YOU'RE ON MY SKIN♪

♪ BODY TO BODY ♪

♪ WORKIN' ME OUT ♪

♪ YEAH YOU, YOU PLAY TO WIN♪

♪ ROCKIN' ME STEADY ♪

♪ ROUND AFTER ROUND ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH I ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANNA RIDE AGAIN CUZ I ♪

♪ I WANNA HEAR YOU SAY MY NAME CUZ I ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANNA RIDE AGAIN CUZ I... ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANNA RIDE AGAIN CUZ I ♪

♪ I WANNA HEAR YOU SAY MY NAME CUZ I ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANNA RIDE AGAIN CUZ I... ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH I ♪

♪ WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH I ♪

♪ WISH YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE ♪

♪ CUZ IF YOU WERE FIRST ♪

♪ BABY THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NO 2ND 3RD OR 4TH LOVE ♪

♪ OH OH OH OH I ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
search /sɜːrtʃ/ A2	verb - to look for something or someone noun - the act of looking for something
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or person
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ A1	adverb - at or to the back of something
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - protected from danger or risk
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular area or location
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ A2	verb - to form a mental picture of something
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward someone or something
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of a high quality or standard
new /nuː/ A1	adjective - not existing before; made or created recently
best /best/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality or greatest degree
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or activity
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to be successful in a contest or competition
steady /ˈstɛdi/ B1	adjective - firmly fixed or supported
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - an error in action, decision, or judgment
real /riːl/ A1	adjective - actual or genuine, not imaginary
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to travel through the air
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to travel on a vehicle or animal
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known

Key Grammar Structures

• I had to leave the world behind me

  ➔ Past modal ‘had to’ expressing necessity

  ➔ "had to" shows that the action was necessary in the past: I **had to** leave the world behind me.

• to find out who I was

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ "to find out" expresses the purpose of the previous action: I left **to find out** who I was.

• I knew that love would never search for me

  ➔ Future in the past – ‘would’ + base verb after a past verb

  ➔ "would" shows a future situation viewed from the past: I **knew** that love **would** never search for me.

• If I went far enough and left everything behind, I would find you.

  ➔ Second conditional: if + past simple, would + base verb (unreal present/future)

  ➔ "If I went…" sets an unreal condition; "would find" shows the imagined result: I **would find** you.

• I wish you were my first love

  ➔ Wish + past simple (subjunctive) for unreal present wishes

  ➔ "were" is the subjunctive form after wish, showing an unreal present: I **wish** you **were** my first love.

• There would've been no 2nd, 3rd or 4th love

  ➔ Conditional perfect – ‘would have + past participle’ for unreal past results

  ➔ "would've been" = would have been; it imagines a past situation that didn’t happen.

• I don't worry about them no more

  ➔ Negative adverbial ‘no more’ meaning ‘anymore’

  ➔ "no more" functions as a negative adverb meaning “anymore”: I **don't worry** about them **no more**.

• You make me wanna ride again

  ➔ Causative ‘make + object + base verb’; informal ‘wanna’ = want to

  ➔ "make" causes the subject to act; "wanna" is the colloquial contraction of “want to”: You **make** me **wanna** ride again.

• I wanna hear you say my name

  ➔ Informal ‘wanna’ = want to + infinitive

  ➔ "wanna" is the contracted form of “want to”: I **wanna** hear you say my name.