I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
awake /əˈweɪk/ A2	adjective - not sleeping
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and expel it
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at something for an amount of time
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to express happiness with a curve of the lips noun - an expression of happiness with a curve of the lips
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed noun - the state of resting with eyes closed
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images or thoughts during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, or sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
spend /spend/ A2	verb - to use time doing something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste
surrender /səˈrendər/ B2	noun - the action of yielding or giving oneself up to the power of another verb - stop resisting to an enemy or opponent; yield
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of something
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A1	noun - a very short period of time
treasure /ˈtreʒər/ B2	verb - to regard or treat as precious noun - a quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher level
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp, carry, or support with one's arms or hands

Grammar:

• I could stay awake

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' + bare infinitive

  ➔ 'Could' expresses possibility or conditional ability. Here, it shows a hypothetical ability to stay awake. The verb following 'could' must be the base form, without 'to'.

• Just to hear you breathing

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose ('to hear')

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to hear you breathing" explains the purpose of staying awake. 'To + verb' expresses the reason 'why' the subject does something.

• While you're far away and dreaming

  ➔ Present continuous tense (you're dreaming) in a subordinate clause introduced by 'while'

  ➔ 'While' indicates an action happening at the same time as another. The present continuous emphasizes the ongoing nature of dreaming. 'You're dreaming' is a shortened version of 'you are dreaming'.

• Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

  ➔ Past participle as adjective (spent), Relative clause with implied relative pronoun (that)

  ➔ "Spent with you" acts as an adjective phrase modifying "moment." The relative clause "I treasure" is short for "that I treasure".

• I don't want to close my eyes

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'don't' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Don't' followed by the base form of the verb creates a negative command or request. Here, it expresses a strong desire NOT to close the speaker's eyes.

• 'Cause even when I dream of you

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'even when', preposition 'of'

  ➔ 'Even when' introduces a condition under which something still happens. 'Dream of' is a phrasal verb requiring the preposition 'of'.

• The sweetest dream will never do

  ➔ Superlative adjective ('sweetest') modifying a noun

  ➔ The adjective 'sweetest' indicates the highest degree of sweetness among all possible dreams. It modifies the noun 'dream'.

• Right here with you, just like this

  ➔ Prepositional phrases of place ('here with you') and manner ('just like this')

  ➔ 'Right here with you' indicates the speaker's desired location. 'Just like this' describes the preferred state or condition.