I Count the Minutes – English Lyrics

• By: Ricky Martin

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt emotion of Ricky Martin's "I Count the Minutes," a beautiful ballad from his groundbreaking English album. This song offers an excellent opportunity for language learners to connect with English through its clear, expressive lyrics about love and longing, making it special for its universal theme and melodic appeal. You'll grasp common phrases for expressing desire and separation in an engaging way.

[English]

Huh yeah come on yeah

This world don't turn when you're not in my arms

The sun don't shine whenever I'm without you

And there's an empty space inside my heart

When you're gone

And whenever you're gone

It's too long

And the waiting is driving me crazy

Baby, I'm not alive

Till you're here by my side, oh

I count the minutes

I count the hours

I count the seconds

Till you're here by my side again

And every minute

Goes on for hours

Until you're with me

Till I look in your eyes again

And time is standing still till you're here with me

I need your love to set me free, set me free

Each night's a lifetime when I'm not with you

And every day just seems to take forever

I'm missing when I should be kissing you

I can't wait

'Cause I live for the love that we make

I can't breathe till I feel you beside me

And I'm lost in the dark

Till you're here in my arms, oh

I count the minutes (Count the minutes)

I count the hours (Count the hours)

I count the seconds

Till you're here by my side again

And every minute (Every minute)

Goes on for hours (Goes on for hours)

Until you're with me

Till I look in your eyes again

And time is standing still till you're here with me

I need your love to set me free, set me free

I can't wait a minute more

Just to touch you

'Cause I love you baby

Don't make me stay away from you too long

'Cause the waiting is

Driving me crazy

Baby I'm not alive

Till you're here by my side

Till you're here by my side

I count the minutes

I count the hours

I count the seconds

Till you're here by my side

I count the minutes (Count the minutes)

I count the hours (Count the hours)

I count the seconds (Count the seconds till you're with me girl)

Till you're here by my side again

And every minute (Every minute)

Goes on for hours (Goes on for hours)

Until you're with me

Till I look in your eyes

I count the minutes (Count without you)

I count the hours (To be I'm)

I count the seconds

Till you're here by my side again (Oh yeah)

And every minute (And every minute)

Goes on for hours (Goes on for hours)

Until you're with me

Till I look in your eyes again

...

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Till I look in your eyes again

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
count /kaʊnt/ A2	verb - to determine the total number of (items)
minutes /ˈmɪnɪts/ A2	noun - a unit of time equal to sixty seconds
hours /ˈaʊərz/ A2	noun - a period of time equal to sixty minutes
seconds /ˈsekəndz/ A2	noun - a unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence verb - measure or ascertain how long something takes
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - the organs of sight
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living, not dead
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ B1	adjective - felt when someone or something is absent
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged
dark /dɑːrk/ B1	adjective - with little or no light
forever /fərˈevər/ B2	adverb - for all time
touch /tʌtʃ/ B2	verb - to put a hand or finger on noun - the sensation felt when something is touched
free /friː/ B2	adjective - not under the control or power of another
lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ B2	noun - the length of time that a person is alive