Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)

• By: TobyMac

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
help /hɛlp/ A2	noun - assistance given to someone else verb - to assist or support
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise
day /deɪ/ A2	noun - a period of 24 hours; daytime
stand /stænd/ B1	verb - to be upright or in an upright position
claim /kleɪm/ B2	verb - to state that something is true noun - a demand for something as a right
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to be alive or exist
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
pain /peɪn/ B2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
cry /kraɪ/ B1	verb - to shed tears, to sob
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
cold /koʊld/ B1	adjective - having a low temperature
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the early part of the day

Grammar:

• IT MAY BE MIDNIGHT OR MID-DAY

  ➔ Modal verbs (may)

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb "may" to express possibility.

• HE GON' STAND BY WHAT HE CLAIM

  ➔ Future intention (gonna)

  ➔ The phrase uses "gonna" as an informal way to express future intention.

• HELP IS ON THE WAY

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ The phrase suggests that help is currently being arranged or is imminent.

• SOMETIMES IT'S DAYS, SOMETIMES IT'S YEARS

  ➔ Use of adverbs of frequency

  ➔ The phrase uses "sometimes" to indicate varying frequency.

• HE'S IN THE DARKNESS, HE'S IN THE COLD

  ➔ Present simple for states

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to describe a state of being.

• I'VE LIVED ENOUGH LIFE TO SAY

  ➔ Present perfect for experiences

  ➔ The present perfect tense indicates life experiences that have relevance to the present.

• HE'S ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES AGAIN

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing actions

  ➔ The present continuous tense indicates an action that is currently happening.