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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

we're gonna find love

definitely

yeah i'm pretty confident about that

that's what makes it so easy for me to

be 80 happy for monica and chandler

it'd be nice to have a little guarantee

though

what do you mean well you know some

people make deals with a friend like if

neither of them are married by the time

they're 40 they

marry each other you mean a backup yeah

exactly yeah yeah i've got that

you do

who

joey joey

yeah are you serious yeah i locked him

in years ago

wait so

if neither of you are married by the

time you're 40 you're gonna marry joey

yeah we shook on it

yeah but believe me that is not how he

wanted to seal the deal

oh seriously oh yeah i think his exact

words were

charming

yeah he's just a backup

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hey monica

have you seen rachel or a mirror

this for my boat pretty cool huh

yeah it's great oh oh what's the matter

talk to the captain

i'm just having one of those days where

you realize you're in a dead-end

relationship

chandler giving you a hard time huh it's

not like i want to get married tomorrow

it's just i'd like to believe that i'm

i'm in a relationship that's going

somewhere that i'm not just wasting my

time oh you know chandler no i don't

know chandler

not anymore it's like it's like

something's changed

maybe you changed

i didn't change

maybe that's the problem

what

chandler is a complex fellow one who is

unlikely to take a wife

what does he think does he think i'm

just gonna wait around for nothing mom i

could face it chandler is against

marriage and always will be

yeah well there's some people who do

want to marry me

there are

yeah

richard

richard said he wants to marry you

and and chandler's telling you how much

he hates marriage that's right

jayla loves marriage

you just told me that he hates marriage

that he's a a complex fellow who's

unlikely to take a wife that he's

against marriage and always will be

you got that from what i said

hey you

hey come on in oh thank you

hey you know i'm so sorry to hear about

you and elizabeth oh thanks yeah i

really thought we'd be able to make it

work but uh

i guess it just wasn't meant to be

yeah love

it's a tricky business isn't it

i guess so

so what do you say we make a pact

if you and i are both single by the time

we're 40 we get married i mean we know

each other we like each other and we've

already slept together so you know

there'll be no surprises there you know

what i mean like what that

oh you

you want me to be your backup exactly oh

yeah i already have one

what who phoebe phoebe

but she just she said joey is her backup

oh i don't think so

ross i just had a conversation with her

and she said that she and joey made a

deal that's impossible i mean we have

had a deal for years we we shook on it

although believe me she wanted to do a

lot more than that

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for
confident /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ B2	adjective - sure of oneself; having self‑assurance
guarantee /ˌɡær.ənˈtiː/ C1	noun - a written promise that something will be done or will happen verb - to promise securely that something will happen or be true
deal /diːl/ B1	noun - an agreement or arrangement, especially in business verb - to negotiate or arrange a transaction
marry /ˈmæri/ B1	verb - to join in marriage; to become the spouse of someone
backup /ˈbæk.ʌp/ B2	noun - a person or thing that can be used as a substitute; a reserve
serious /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ B1	adjective - solemn or thoughtful; not joking or playful
locked /lɒkt/ B1	verb (past participle) - secured with a lock; not able to be opened
shake /ʃeɪk/ B1	verb - to move quickly back and forth or up and down
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept that something is true, especially without proof
charming /ˈtʃɑː.mɪŋ/ B2	adjective - pleasantly attractive or delightful
dead‑end /ˈdɛd ˈɛnd/ C1	adjective - having no possibility of progress or advancement
relationship /rɪˈleɪ.ʃənˌʃɪp/ B1	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected
marriage /ˈmær.ɪdʒ/ B1	noun - the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
complex /ˈkɒm.pleks/ B2	adjective - consisting of many different and connected parts; not simple
unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪ.kəl/ B2	adjective - not expected to happen or be true; improbable
pact /pækt/ C1	noun - a formal agreement between two or more parties
impossible /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/ B2	adjective - not able to be done or achieved; not possible

Key Grammar Structures

• if neither of them are married by the time they're 40, they marry each other.

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The word "if" introduces a condition that could happen in the future; after "if" we use the present simple "are married" and the result clause can be in present simple or future.

• Richard said he wants to marry you.

  ➔ Reported speech (indirect speech)

  ➔ The verb "said" signals that the following clause is reported speech; we keep the original verb tense because the reporting verb is in the past.

• I've already slept together so you know there’ll be no surprises.

  ➔ Present perfect

  ➔ The contraction "I've" stands for "I have", forming the present perfect "have + past participle" to show an action that happened before now and has relevance now.

• I could face it.

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for ability/possibility

  ➔ The modal verb "could" expresses ability or possibility in the past or a polite suggestion in the present.

• Hey you, come on in.

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ The verb "come" at the start of the sentence is an imperative, giving a direct command or invitation.

• There’ll be no surprises.

  ➔ Future simple (will)

  ➔ The contraction "there’ll" contains "will", which marks a simple future prediction: "there will be no surprises".

• I’d like to believe that I'm in a relationship that’s going somewhere.

  ➔ "like" + infinitive construction

  ➔ The construction "like to believe" uses "like" followed by an infinitive to express a wish or preference.

• who is unlikely to take a wife

  ➔ Relative clause with who

  ➔ The word "who" introduces a relative clause that gives more information about "fellow".

• I'm just having one of those days where you realize you're in a dead‑end relationship.

  ➔ Present continuous for temporary actions

  ➔ The verb "having" is in the present continuous, used here to describe a temporary state: "I'm just having one of those days..."