I Got You – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Johnson
• Album: From Here To Now To You

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Back when all my little goals seemed so important

Every pot of gold fill and full of distortion

Heaven was a place still in space not in motion

But soon

I Got You

I got everything

I Got You

I don't need nothing more than you

I got everything

I Got You

We went walking through the hills

Tryin' to pretend that we both know

Maybe if we save up

We can build a little home

But then the hail storm came and yelled

"You need to let go, you've got no control"

No

I Got You

I got everything

I Got You

I don't need nothing more than you

I got everything

I Got You

This weight's too much alone

Some days I can't hold it at all

You take it on for me

When tomorrow's too much

I'll carry it all

I Got You

And when tomorrow's too much

I'll carry it all

I Got You

I Got You

I got everything

I Got You

I don't need nothing more than you

I got everything

I Got You

Key Grammar Structures

• Back when all my little goals seemed so important

  ➔ Time clause with "Back when" + Past Simple

  ➔ "Back when" introduces a specific period in the past, often for reminiscing. "seemed" is the simple past tense.

• I don't need nothing more than you

  ➔ Double Negative (informal usage)

  ➔ In standard English, "don't need anything" would be correct. The double negative "don't need nothing" is grammatically incorrect but common in informal speech and song lyrics, typically reinforcing a negative meaning (meaning "I don't need anything").

• We went walking through the hills

  ➔ Verb pattern: "Go" + Gerund

  ➔ The verb "went" (past of "go") followed by the gerund "walking" describes engaging in the activity of walking. This structure is used for various activities (e.g., go swimming, go shopping).

• Tryin' to pretend that we both know

  ➔ Verb pattern: "Try" + Infinitive + Noun Clause

  ➔ "Tryin'" (a contraction of "trying") is followed by the infinitive "to pretend," indicating an effort. The "that"-clause "that we both know" functions as the object of "pretend."

• Maybe if we save up We can build a little home

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the first conditional structure (`If + present simple, will/can + base verb`) to express a real possibility or a likely outcome in the future based on a present condition.

• You need to let go

  ➔ "Need" + Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "need" followed by a "to"-infinitive ("to let go") expresses necessity or obligation.

• you've got no control

  ➔ "Have got" + Negative Determiner "no"

  ➔ "You've got" is a contraction of "You have got," which means "You have." The use of "no" as a determiner before "control" emphasizes the complete lack of control, similar to "You don't have any control."

• Some days I can't hold it at all

  ➔ Modal Verb "Can't" + Emphatic "at all"

  ➔ "Can't" (cannot) is a modal verb expressing inability. "At all" is an emphatic phrase used with negatives to strengthen the denial or impossibility.

• When tomorrow's too much I'll carry it all

  ➔ Time Clause with "When" + Future Simple

  ➔ The subordinate clause "When tomorrow's too much" sets the condition or time for the main clause. "I'll carry" (I will carry) is in the future simple tense, expressing a promise or a decision for a future action.