Here I Go Again – English Lyrics

• By: Mario
• Album: Turning Point

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Mario's "Here I Go Again" offers a great opportunity for English learners. The song's clear and repetitive chorus makes it easy to follow along and pick up new vocabulary related to love, conflict, and emotions. The narrative style of the lyrics also provides a great way to understand storytelling in English.

[English]

Here I go again

You said you hated me

(But I keep coming back)

Treated me ungratefully

(But I keep coming back)

You didn't appreciate me

(But I keep coming back)

You said you never loved me

(But I keep coming back)

People told me to leave you alone

(But I keep coming back)

Crazy messages on my phone

(But I keep coming back)

O tell me where I went wrong

To make these feelings so strong

Baby here I go again

(To make me feel like this)

Was it the way you walk

(To make me feel like this)

Was it the way you talk

(To make me feel like this)

Was it the way you kiss

(To make me feel like this)

Was it the way you love

(To make me feel like this)

Was it the way you hug me

(To make me feel like this)

O tell me were I went wrong

To make these feelings so strong

Baby here I go again

Back to ya girl

Cuz you know I need your loving

(You know I do)

I can't keep running away

From all this kissin' and huggin'

(I don't know why)

I keep coming back

To all this love and hate

Am I crazy?

Have I lost myself?

Is this a sin?

Baby here I go again

I gave you all of me

(Give up you know I did)

I gave you everything

(Give up you know I did)

Even that diamond ring

(Give up you know I did)

It didn't mean a thing

(Give up you know I did)

What about them shopping sprees

(Give up you know I did)

The trips over seas

(Give up you know I did)

O tell me where I went wrong

Baby

Baby here I go again

(Here I go again)

In spite of yesterday

(Here I go again)

Back with you today

(Here I go again)

I don't understand

(Here I go again)

Why im tryin' to be your man

(Here I go again)

Baby girl tell me

(Here I go again)

O tell me where I went wrong

To make these feelings so strong

Baby here I go again

Back to ya girl

Cuz you know I need your loving

(You know I do)

I cant keep running away

From all this kissin' and huggin'

(I don't know why)

I keep coming back

To all this love and hate

Am I crazy?

Have I lost myself?

Is this a sin?

Oh don't you try to judge me

I know you've been

In these shoes before

Can somebody tell me

Tell me if im loosing

My mind for sure

Baby here I go again

Back to ya girl

Cuz you know I need your loving

(You know I do)

I cant keep running away

From all this kissin' and huggin'

(I don't know why)

I keep coming back

To all this love and hate

Am I crazy?

Have I lost myself?

Is this a sin?

Baby here I go again

Back to ya girl

Cuz you know I need your loving

(You know I do)

I cant keep running away

From all this kissin' and huggin'

(I don't know why)

I keep coming back

To all this love and hate

Am I crazy?

Have I lost myself?

Is this a sin?

Baby here I go again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel from one place to another
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense dislike or aversion for noun - intense dislike or aversion
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to continue doing something or cause something to continue
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move toward or arrive at a place
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B2	verb - to recognize the value or importance of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; mistaken
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged or very enthusiastic; irrational
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to present or hand something to someone
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or romantic attachment verb - to like or have affection for someone
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or maintain; be deprived of
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	verb - to form an opinion or conclusion about something or someone noun - a person who decides cases in court
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables thinking and feeling verb - to be concerned or bothered by something
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having great physical power or strength adjective - powerful in effect or intensity

Key Grammar Structures

• Here I go again

  ➔ Idiomatic expression; fixed phrase using the verb "go" to signal starting to do something again. The key word is "go".

  ➔ The key word to notice is "go" in this fixed expression.

• You said you hated me

  ➔ Past simple tense; used for a completed action in the past. The verb "hated" is the past simple of "hate".

  ➔ The line uses the past simple tense to relay a past event; the word to note is "hated".

• I keep coming back

  ➔ Catenative construction 'keep + -ing' expresses repetition or persistence of an action.

  ➔ Notice the verb 'keep' followed by the gerund 'coming' to show ongoing repetition.

• You didn't appreciate me

  ➔ Negation in the past simple using 'didn't' + base form of the verb.

  ➔ The auxiliary 'didn't' negates the past action; the base verb is 'appreciate' (not conjugated). The key word is "didn't".

• People told me to leave you alone

  ➔ Verb + object + to-infinitive: 'told me to leave' shows someone telling another person to do something.

  ➔ Imperative-like reporting structure: the verb 'told' governs the to-infinitive 'leave'. Key word: "told".

• O tell me where I went wrong

  ➔ Imperative 'tell' with a subordinate clause 'where I went wrong' (indirect question in thematically simple form).

  ➔ The imperative 'tell' is used to ask for information; the clause 'where I went wrong' contains a past tense verb 'went' in a question-like subclause.

• To make these feelings so strong

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose: 'to + verb' introduces the purpose of the action; the infinitive marker here is 'To'.

  ➔ The 'to' marks an infinitive of purpose; note the word 'To'.

• Was it the way you walk

  ➔ Inversion in questions: 'Was it' begins the question; 'you walk' is a clause with present simple.

  ➔ Question form with 'Was' + subject; the embedded clause uses the present simple 'walk'. Key word: "walk".

• I can't keep running away

  ➔ Cannot + keep + -ing: negated ability combined with ongoing action; expresses inability to stop repeating.

  ➔ The contraction "can't" marks inability; combined with "keep + -ing" shows ongoing repetition you cannot stop.

• Is this a sin?

  ➔ Be-verb question: inversion in present simple to form a question; 'Is' is the auxiliary verb.

  ➔ The question forms with the verb 'to be'; inversion occurs after the subject placeholder. Key word: "Is".

• Here I go again

  ➔ Duplicate item for emphasis: same idiomatic line repeated to underline recurrence.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis: the same phrase appears again to stress the ongoing pattern.