Gotta Go My Own Way
Lyrics:
[English]
I meant what I said
about movies and summer and just being together.
I'm sure you did at the time.
But I also meant what I said.
That I want to remember this summer.
But not like this, Troy.
♪ I gotta say what's on my mind ♪
♪ Something about us ♪
♪ Doesn't seem right these days ♪
♪ Life keeps getting in the way ♪
♪ Whenever we try ♪
♪ Somehow the plan ♪
♪ Is always rearranged ♪
♪ It's so hard to say ♪
♪ But I've got to do what's best for me ♪
♪ You'll be okay ♪
♪ I've got to move on and be who I am ♪
♪ I just don't belong here ♪
♪ I hope you understand ♪
♪ We might find a place in this world someday ♪
♪ But at least for now ♪
♪ I gotta go my own way ♪
♪ Own way ♪
♪ Don't wanna leave it all behind ♪
♪ But I get my hopes up ♪
♪ And I watch them fall every time ♪
♪ Another color turns to gray ♪
♪ And it's just to hard to watch it all ♪
♪ Slowly fade away ♪
♪ I'm leaving today ♪
♪ 'Cause I gotta do what's best for me ♪
♪ You'll be okay ♪
♪ I've got to move on and be who I am ♪
♪ I just don't belong here ♪
♪ I hope you understand ♪
♪ We might find a place in this world someday ♪
♪ But at least for now ♪
♪ I gotta go my own way ♪
♪ What about us? ♪
♪ What about everything we've been through?
♪ What about trust? ♪
♪ You know I never wanted to hurt you ♪
♪ What about me? ♪
♪ What am I supposed to do? ♪
♪ I gotta leave but ♪
♪ I'll miss you ♪
♪ Oh so, I've got to move on and be who I am ♪
♪ Why do you have to go? ♪
♪ I hope you understand ♪
♪ We might find a place in this world someday ♪
♪ But at least for now ♪
♪ I gotta go my own way ♪
♪ I've got to move on and be who I am ♪
♪ What about us? ♪
♪ I hope you understand ♪
♪ We might find a place in this world someday ♪
♪ But at least for now ♪
♪ I gotta go my own way ♪
♪ I gotta go my own way ♪
♪ I gotta go my own way ♪
Vocabulary in this song:
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mean /miːn/ B1 |
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remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A2 |
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hope /hoʊp/ A2 |
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place /pleɪs/ A1 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A1 |
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leave /liːv/ A2 |
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best /bɛst/ A2 |
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move /muːv/ A1 |
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belong /bɪˈlɔːŋ/ B1 |
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understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2 |
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say /seɪ/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A2 |
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color /ˈkʌlər/ A1 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A2 |
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way /weɪ/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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I'm sure you did at the time.
➔ Past simple tense with 'did' for emphasis
➔ 'Did' is used to emphasize the past action or certainty.
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But I also meant what I said.
➔ Past simple tense with 'meant' (irregular verb)
➔ 'Meant' is the past of 'mean,' indicating intention or significance in the past.
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I gotta say what's on my mind.
➔ Informal contraction of 'got to' + base verb
➔ 'Gotta' is an informal way to say 'have got to,' expressing necessity or obligation.
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Life keeps getting in the way.
➔ Present simple tense with 'keeps' + gerund (getting)
➔ 'Keeps' indicates a repeated or ongoing action in the present, with 'getting' showing the process.
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It's so hard to say but I've got to do what's best for me.
➔ Infinitive phrase 'to say' following 'hard' to express difficulty
➔ 'To say' is an infinitive used after 'hard' to indicate that expressing something is difficult.
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I hope you understand.
➔ Present simple tense with 'hope' + base verb ('understand')
➔ 'Hope' is used with the base form of a verb to express a desire or wish that something will happen.
Available Translations :
Album: High School Musical 2
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