Hard To Love
Lyrics:
[English]
I am insensitive, I have a tendency
To pay more attention to the things that I need
Sometimes I drink too much
Sometimes I test your trust
Sometimes I don't why you stay with me
I'm hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy
And, I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood
I'm hard to love, hard to love, and you say that you need me
I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me good
Mmm, yeah
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I am a short fuse
I am a wreckin' ball, crashin' into your heart like I do
You're like a Sunday mornin'
Full of grace and full of Jesus
I wish that I could be more like you
I'm hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy
'Nd I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood
I'm hard to love, hard to love, and you say that you need me
I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me good
Love me good
Girl, you've given me a million-second chances
And I don't ever wanna take you for granted
I'm just a man, I'm just a man
Hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy
And I couldn't do it If I stood where you stood
I'm hard to love, hard to love, and you say that you need me
I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me
(Hard to love, hard to love)
I don't make it easy
I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood
I'm hard to love, hard to love, 'nd you say that you need me
I don't deserve it, but I love that you love me good (hard to love, hard to love)
You love me good (hard to love, hard to love)
You love me good
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A2 |
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trust /trʌst/ B1 |
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fuse /fjuːz/ B2 |
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wreckin /ˈrekɪn/ B2 |
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ball /bɔːl/ A1 |
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crashin /ˈkræʃɪŋ/ B1 |
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grace /ɡreɪs/ B2 |
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deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2 |
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chances /ˈtʃænsɪz/ B1 |
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granted /ˈɡræntɪd/ B2 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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insensitive /ɪnˈsensətɪv/ C1 |
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attention /əˈtenʃn/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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I am insensitive, I have a tendency To pay more attention to the things that I need
➔ Present Simple Tense (am, have), Infinitive of Purpose (To pay)
➔ Uses the present simple tense to describe habitual actions and states of being. "To pay" is an infinitive used to express the purpose of the tendency, meaning 'in order to pay'.
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Sometimes I drink too much
➔ Adverb of Frequency (Sometimes), Adverb of Degree (too)
➔ "Sometimes" indicates how often the action occurs. "Too much" indicates the degree to which he drinks.
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Sometimes I don't why you stay with me
➔ Indirect Question (why you stay)
➔ This is an example of an indirect question embedded within a statement. The word order is subject-verb (you stay) instead of verb-subject (do you stay) as in a direct question.
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I'm hard to love, hard to love, oh, I don't make it easy
➔ Adjective as Subject Complement (hard to love), Negative Statement (don't make)
➔ "Hard to love" describes the subject 'I'. "Don't make it easy" uses the auxiliary verb 'do' to form a negative statement in the present simple tense.
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And, I couldn't do it if I stood where you stood
➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2): 'If' clause in Past Simple (stood) + Main clause with 'would/could' + base form (couldn't do)
➔ This is a Type 2 conditional, used to express an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present. The "if" clause describes the condition ('if I stood'), and the main clause describes the result ('I couldn't do it').
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You're like a Sunday mornin' Full of grace and full of Jesus
➔ Simile (like a Sunday mornin'), Adjective Phrase (Full of grace and full of Jesus)
➔ "Like a Sunday mornin'" is a simile, comparing the person to the feeling of a peaceful Sunday morning. "Full of grace and full of Jesus" is an adjective phrase describing the person.
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Girl, you've given me a million-second chances
➔ Present Perfect Tense (have given), Compound Adjective (million-second)
➔ "Have given" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance to the present. "Million-second" is a compound adjective modifying "chances".
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And I don't ever wanna take you for granted
➔ Negative Imperative (don't take), Contraction (wanna)
➔ "Don't take you for granted" is a negative imperative, expressing a strong desire not to do something. "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to".