Hello World – English Lyrics

• By: Lady Antebellum

Lyrics & Translation

"Hello World" by Lady Antebellum offers a touching narrative perfect for English language learners, exploring themes of daily life, introspection, and the beauty of simple observations. Through its accessible lyrics and emotional storytelling, you can grasp common expressions and deeply felt emotions, making it an excellent song to connect with everyday English and universal human experiences.

[English]

("Hello World" by Lady Antebellum)

♪ Traffic crawls ♪

♪ Cellphone calls ♪

♪ Talk radio screams at me ♪

♪ But through my tinted window, I see ♪

♪ A little girl ♪

♪ Rust-red minivan ♪

♪ She's got chocolate on her face ♪

♪ Got little hands and she waves at me ♪

♪ Yeah, she smiles at me ♪

♪ Well, hello world ♪

♪ How you been ♪

♪ Good to see you, my old friend ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel ♪

♪ Cold as steel ♪

♪ Broken like I'm never gonna heal ♪

♪ I see a light, a little hope ♪

♪ In a little girl ♪

♪ Well, hello world ♪

♪ Every day I drive by ♪

♪ A little white church ♪

♪ It's got these little white crosses ♪

♪ Like angels in the yard ♪

♪ Maybe I should stop on in ♪

♪ Say a prayer ♪

♪ Maybe talk to God ♪

♪ Like he is there ♪

♪ Oh, I know he's there ♪

♪ Yeah, I know he's there ♪

♪ Well, hello world ♪

♪ How you been ♪

♪ Good to see you, my old friend ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel ♪

♪ As cold as steel ♪

♪ And broken like I'm never gonna heal ♪

♪ And I see a light, a little grace ♪

♪ A little faith unfurled ♪

♪ Hello world ♪

♪ Sometimes I forget what living's for ♪

♪ And I hear my life through my front door ♪

♪ And I'll be there ♪

♪ Oh, I'm home again ♪

♪ I see my wife, my little boy, little girl ♪

♪ Hello world ♪

♪ Hello world ♪

♪ All the empty disappears ♪

♪ I remember why I'm here ♪

♪ Just surrender and believe ♪

♪ I fall down on my knees ♪

♪ Oh, hello world ♪

♪ Hello world ♪

♪ Hello world ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person attached to another by affection or esteem
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature; not warm
steel /stiːl/ B2	noun - a strong, hard metal made of iron and carbon
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer whole
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to become healthy again after an injury or illness
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - visible radiant energy that makes things visible
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen
church /tʃɜːrtʃ/ A2	noun - a building used for public Christian worship
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
prayer /prɛər/ B1	noun - a solemn request or expression of thanks addressed to a deity
grace /ɡreɪs/ C1	noun - simple elegance of movement or a favor granted by a deity
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in a religious belief
surrender /sərˈdɛn.dɚ/ C1	verb - to give up or hand over control, power, or possession
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg
minivan /ˈmɪn.ɪ.væn/ B2	noun - a small van designed for personal use, often for families
cellphone /ˈsɛl.foʊn/ B1	noun - a portable telephone that uses cellular networks

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes I feel as cold as steel

  ➔ as…as comparative structure

  ➔ The word "as" is used twice to compare two things of equal intensity: "as cold as steel".

• I see a light, a little hope

  ➔ simple present tense

  ➔ The verb "see" is in the simple present to describe a habitual or immediate perception: "I see".

• I'm never gonna heal

  ➔ informal future with "going to" (gonna)

  ➔ "gonna" is the colloquial contraction of "going to" used to talk about a future action: "I'm never gonna heal".

• Maybe I should stop on in

  ➔ modal verb "should" + infinitive

  ➔ "should" expresses advice or recommendation, followed by the base form "stop": "I should stop on in".

• Maybe talk to God

  ➔ ellipsis after "maybe" (bare infinitive)

  ➔ The subject "I" and auxiliary verb are omitted; "talk" stands alone as a bare infinitive after "maybe".

• I know he's there

  ➔ present simple with a that‑clause (omitted "that")

  ➔ The verb "know" is followed by a clause "he's there"; the conjunction "that" is understood but not spoken.

• I fall down on my knees

  ➔ phrasal verb "fall down" + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "fall down" is a phrasal verb meaning to collapse; "on my knees" tells where the action occurs.

• Just surrender and believe

  ➔ imperative mood with coordinated verbs

  ➔ "Just" adds emphasis; "surrender" and "believe" are two commands linked by "and".

• I remember why I'm here

  ➔ indirect question ("why" + clause)

  ➔ "why" introduces an embedded question; the clause "I'm here" answers the question within the statement.

• Good to see you, my old friend

  ➔ infinitive of purpose after an adjective

  ➔ "Good" (adjective) is followed by the infinitive "to see" expressing why something is good.