Home – English Lyrics

• By: Goo Goo Dolls
• Album: Boxes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Goo Goo Dolls' heartfelt rock anthem 'Home' to explore themes of longing, connection, and self-discovery. This powerful song, with its relatable lyrics and evocative sound, offers a unique opportunity to connect with English through its emotional depth and universal message of seeking what truly matters.

[English]

Crowded rooms full of empty faces

Our deepest conversation full of lies

Another night with all my friends

The kind you'll never see again

I wonder if they'll see through my disguise

And I want to say

That I can't hold back

And it might be wrong

But it's all I have

Come take me home tonight

Come take me home

Oh I need you now

I'm lost without you

A million miles but I will find you

So take me home

It's 3 A.M. and I can't sleep without you

I think I've found the perfect words to say

The shattered light transmits my voice

Sometimes we don't have a choice

I'd wake you up from half a world away

And I tried so hard

Tried to be so strong

But you see the cracks

My defense is gone

Come take me home tonight

Come take me home

Oh I need you now

I'm lost without you

A million miles but I will find you

Come take me home tonight

Come take me home

Oh, come take me home tonight

Come take me home

Come take me home

The shattered light transmits my voice

Sometimes we don't have a choice

Come take me home

Wake you up from half a world away

Oh I need you now

I'm lost without you

I'm holding on till I can find you

So take me home

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Key Grammar Structures

• Crowded rooms full of empty faces

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'full of' is a prepositional phrase modifying 'rooms', describing their state.

• I wonder if they'll see through my disguise

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The sentence uses 'if' to introduce an indirect question, expressing uncertainty.

• And it might be wrong

  ➔ Modal Verb (Might)

  ➔ 'Might' is used to express possibility or uncertainty about an action.

• Come take me home tonight

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The sentence is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a request.

• I'm lost without you

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense ('I'm lost') indicates an action happening now or a temporary state.

• Sometimes we don't have a choice

  ➔ Negative Sentence with 'don't'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'don't' to form a negative statement, indicating lack of choice.

• I'd wake you up from half a world away

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ The sentence uses 'I'd' (would) to express a hypothetical situation in the present or future.

• My defense is gone

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple tense ('is gone') is used to describe a permanent or habitual state.