I Cross My Heart – English Lyrics

• By: George Strait

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of country music with George Strait's iconic ballad, "I Cross My Heart." This beautiful song offers an authentic and sincere expression of eternal love and commitment, making it a perfect piece for language learners. You can explore rich, romantic vocabulary and understand how deeply emotional language is used in song. Its clear storytelling and strong emotional delivery will help you grasp nuanced feelings and traditional American English idioms related to love and devotion, making your language learning journey both enjoyable and meaningful.

[English]

("I Cross My Heart" by George Strait)

♪ Our love is unconditional

♪ We knew it from the start

♪ I see it in your eyes

♪ You can feel it from my heart

♪ From here on after

♪ Let's stay the way we are right now

♪ And share all the love and laughter

♪ That a lifetime

♪ Will allow

♪ I cross my heart

♪ And promise to

♪ Give all I've got to give

♪ To make all your dreams come true ♪

♪ In all the world

♪ You'll never find

♪ A love as true as mine

♪ You will always be the miracle ♪

♪ That makes my life complete

♪ And as long as there's a breath in me ♪

♪ I'll make yours just as sweet ♪

♪ As we look into the future

♪ It's as far as we can see

♪ So let's make each tomorrow

♪ Be the best

♪ That it can be

♪ I cross my heart

♪ And promise to

♪ Give all I've got to give

♪ To make all your dreams come true ♪

♪ In all the world

♪ You'll never find

♪ A love as true as mine

♪ And if along the way we find a day ♪

♪ It starts to storm

♪ You've got the promise of my love ♪

♪ To keep you warm

♪ In all the world

♪ You'll never find

♪ A love as true as mine

♪ A love as true as mine

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration that one will do something verb - to assure someone that something will happen
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; a cherished aspiration verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine something desirable
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality; sincere
cross /krɒs/ A2	verb - to go from one side to another; to intersect noun - an intersection of two lines; a religious symbol
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to hand over something to someone
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of a living being; the period between birth and death
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural laws
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
future /ˈfjuːtʃə/ B1	noun - the time that is to come adjective - relating to time yet to come
tomorrow /təˈmɒroʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today adverb - on the next day
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent weather condition with strong winds and rain verb - to attack or assail with a storm-like force
warmth /wɔːrmθ/ A2	noun - the quality of being warm; a feeling of affection
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the sound or act of laughing
unconditional /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ C1	adjective - not limited by any conditions; absolute

Key Grammar Structures

• I cross my heart and promise **to give** all I've got to give

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive **"to give"** expresses the purpose of the promise.

• **As long as** there's a breath in me

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction for condition (as long as)

  ➔ The phrase **"as long as"** introduces a condition that must be met.

• **If** along the way we find a day it starts to storm

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple)

  ➔ The word **"If"** starts a real‑future condition using the present simple tense.

• We'll never find a love **as true as** mine

  ➔ Comparative correlative (as … as)

  ➔ The phrase **"as true as"** creates a comparison of equality between two qualities.

• We'll stay **the way we are** right now

  ➔ Relative clause functioning as a complement (the way we are)

  ➔ The clause **"the way we are"** describes the manner and acts as a noun phrase.

• **I'll** make yours just as sweet

  ➔ Future simple with contraction (will → 'll)

  ➔ The contraction **"I'll"** stands for **"I will"**, indicating a future intention.

• We'll make each tomorrow **be** the best that it can be

  ➔ Causative verb + bare infinitive (make + be)

  ➔ The verb **"make"** is followed by the bare infinitive **"be"** to indicate causing something to happen.

• We **knew** it from the start

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The verb **"knew"** is the past form of **"know"**, indicating a completed action in the past.