From The Ground Up – English Lyrics

• By: Dan + Shay
• Album: Obsessed

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh-oh-oh

...

Grandma and grandpa

Painted a picture of 65 years in one little house

More than a memory, more than saying "I do"

Kiss you goodnights and "I love yous"

Me and you, baby, we'll walk in their footsteps

Build our own family one day at a time

Ten little toes, a painted pink room

Our beautiful baby looks just like you

And we'll build this love from the ground up

Now 'til forever, it's all of me, all of you

Just take my hand

And I'll be the man your dad hoped that I'd be

And we'll build this love from the ground up

For worse or for better, and I will be all you need

Besides you, I'll stand through the good and the bad

We'll give all that we have

And we'll build this love from the ground up

This life will go by in the blink of an eye

But I wouldn't wanna spend it without you by my side

The clouds are gonna roll, the Earth's gonna shake

But I'll be your shelter through the wind and the rain

And we'll build this love from the ground up

Now 'til forever, it's all of me, all of you

Just take my hand

And I'll be the man your dad hoped that I'd be

And we'll build this love from the ground up

For worse or for better, and I will be all you need

Besides you, I'll stand through the good and the bad

We'll give all that we have

And we'll build this love from the ground up

Oh-whoa-oh-oh

Oh-whoa-oh

Someday we'll wake up

With thousands of pictures of 65 years in this little house

I won't trade for nothing, the life that we built

I'll kiss you goodnight, and say I love you still

And we'll build this love from the ground up

For worse or for better, and I will be all you need

Besides you, I'll stand through the good and the bad

We'll give all that we have

And we'll build this love from the ground up

Oh-oh

From the ground up

Oh-oh-oh-oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
build /bɪld/ B1	verb - to make or create something, especially by putting things together
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection for someone verb - to feel affection for someone
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
family /ˈfæmɪli/ A2	noun - a group of people who are related to each other, usually by blood
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the moment or period during which something happens or continues verb - to pass or move (time)
little /ˈlɪtəl/ A2	adjective - small in size, amount, or degree
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for living in
memory /ˈmeməri/ B1	noun - an image or idea of something that has been experienced in the past
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express or state something in words
forever /ˈfɔːrəvər/ B2	adverb - for a very long time
forever /ˈfɔːrəvər/ B2	noun - the state of being forever
man /mæn/ A1	noun - a person, typically a male human
dad /dæd/ A1	noun - a father
worse /ˈwɔːs/ B1	adverb - to a greater degree or extent adjective - bad in quality or condition
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adverb - to a greater degree or extent adjective - good in quality or condition
stand /stænd/ B1	verb - to be in a position to do something
through /θruː/ B1	preposition - during the period of time when

Key Grammar Structures

• Grandma and grandpa painted a picture of 65 years in one little house

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "painted" is the past simple form, used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Our beautiful baby looks just like you

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ "looks" is the present simple form of "look", expressing a factual state in the present.

• Just take my hand

  ➔ Imperative

  ➔ "take" is used in the imperative mood to give a direct command or request.

• And I'll be the man your dad hoped that I'd be

  ➔ Future Simple (will) + that‑clause

  ➔ "I'll" (I will) shows future intention, while the "that"‑clause "that I'd be" reports a past expectation.

• The clouds are gonna roll, the Earth's gonna shake

  ➔ Future with "going to" (informal "gonna")

  ➔ "are gonna" = "are going to", a colloquial way to express a planned future action.

• But I wouldn't wanna spend it without you by my side

  ➔ Conditional with "would" + infinitive

  ➔ "wouldn't" (would not) shows a hypothetical situation, and "wanna" = "want to" uses the infinitive "to spend".

• Someday we'll wake up with thousands of pictures of 65 years in this little house

  ➔ Future Simple (will) with time expression

  ➔ "We'll" (we will) indicates a future action, and "Someday" sets the time frame for that future event.

• I won't trade for nothing, the life that we built

  ➔ Future Simple negative (won't) + relative clause

  ➔ "won't" = "will not" forms a negative future statement, and "that we built" is a relative clause describing "the life".