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• By: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• Album: Up From Below

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of affection
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
park /pɑːrk/ A2	noun - a public garden or area of land used for recreation
follow /ˈfɑːloʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead)
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A2	noun - the warmest season of the year
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste like that of sugar or honey
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ B1	noun - an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics.
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - make the sounds and movements of the face and body that express lively amusement or joy.
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has known, experienced, etc.)

Grammar:

• I do love my Ma and Pa

  ➔ Emphatic 'do'

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "do" is used before the main verb "love" to emphasize the speaker's affection for their parents. It's a way of saying "I really love" them.

• Well, holy moly, me oh my

  ➔ Interjection/Exclamatory phrase

  ➔ This is an idiomatic expression used to express surprise or excitement. It doesn't follow strict grammatical rules but conveys a strong emotion.

• There ain't nothing that I need

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The use of "ain't" (a colloquial form of "is not") and "nothing" creates a double negative. While grammatically incorrect in formal English, it's used here for emphasis and reflects informal speech. In standard English, it would be "There isn't anything that I need" or "There is nothing that I need."

• Home is whenever I'm with you

  ➔ Subordinate clause with "whenever"

  ➔ "Whenever" introduces a subordinate clause indicating time or condition. Here, it defines the condition under which "home" exists: when the speaker is with the person they're addressing.

• I'll follow you into the park

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating a future action. It expresses a promise or intention to follow the person into the park.

• Laugh until we think we'll die

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with "until"

  ➔ "Until" introduces an adverbial clause indicating the duration of the action. They will laugh continuously up to the point where they think they are going to die.

• Like it's only you and me

  ➔ Simile with "like"

  ➔ "Like" is used here to create a simile, comparing the freedom and intimacy the speaker feels to a situation where only they and the other person exist. It suggests a feeling of being alone together in the world.