I'll Be Over You – English Lyrics

• By: Toto
• Album: Greatest Hits - 40 Trips Around the Sun

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Toto's "I'll Be Over You" offers a great opportunity to explore the nuances of expressing complex emotions in English. The song's straightforward yet poignant lyrics about love and loss can help learners grasp vocabulary related to relationships and feelings. Its clear vocal delivery and melodic structure make it an enjoyable and effective song for language practice.

[English]

simple electric guitar music police sirens wailing

- Open the window man.

Let's do something to get outta here.

Let's go for it. - Come on man, why not?

Oh.

police sirens wailing horns honking

multiple people speaking faintly

- [Musician] Let's do it.

Come on, they'll be back in a second.

Let's go for it.

♪ Some people live their dreams ♪

♪ Some people close their eyes ♪

♪ Some people's destiny ♪

♪ Passes by ♪

♪ There are no guarantees ♪

♪ There are no alibis ♪

♪ That's how our love must be ♪

♪ Don't ask why ♪

♪ It takes some time ♪

♪ God knows how long ♪

♪ I know that I can forget you ♪

♪ As soon as my heart stops breakin' ♪

♪ Anticipating ♪

♪ As soon as forever is through ♪

♪ I'll be over you ♪

♪ Remembering times gone by ♪

♪ Promises we once made ♪

♪ What are the reasons why ♪

♪ Nothing stays the same ♪

♪ There were the nights ♪

♪ Holding you close ♪

♪ Someday I'll try to forget them ♪

♪ As soon as my heart stops breakin' ♪

♪ Anticipating ♪ ♪ Anticipating ♪

♪ As soon as forever is through ♪

♪ I'll be over you ♪

("I'll Be Over You" by Toto)

♪ As soon as my heart stops breakin' ♪

♪ Anticipating ♪ ♪ Anticipating ♪

♪ Someday I'll be over you ♪

♪ As soon as my heart stops breakin' ♪

♪ Anticipating ♪ ♪ Anticipating ♪

♪ Someday I'll be over you ♪

♪ As soon as my heart stops breakin' ♪

♪ Anticipating ♪

(thunder crashes)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; symbolizes emotions and love
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to shatter emotionally; to cause intense sorrow
anticipate /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ B2	verb - to expect or foresee something; to await anxiously
over /ˈoʊvər/ B1	adjective - no longer affected by emotions; having moved past
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - to cease remembering; to let go of memories
forever /fərˈevər/ B1	noun - an infinite or seemingly endless period of time
destiny /ˈdestəni/ B2	noun - predetermined course of events; fate
guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ B1	noun - a promise or assurance of certainty
alibi /ˈæləbaɪ/ C1	noun - an excuse or justification; evidence of absence
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - aspiration or hope; vision during sleep
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	noun - a commitment or assurance to do something
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - period of darkness; time associated with intimacy
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection; romantic attachment
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - indefinite continued progress; healing period
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A1	verb - to recall past experiences; to keep in mind
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - cause or explanation for an event

Key Grammar Structures

• Some people live their dreams

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ Uses "live" in simple present to describe universal truths/habits

• There are no guarantees

  ➔ Existential 'There' + Zero Article

  ➔ "There are" indicates existence, "no" replaces article for generalization

• That's how our love must be

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Must' + Predicate Adjective

  ➔ "Must" expresses necessity/inevitability modifying "be"

• Don't ask why

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ "Don't" + base verb forms direct prohibition/command

• I know that I can forget you

  ➔ Verb + That-Clause + Modal

  ➔ "Know that" introduces noun clause, "can" shows ability within clause

• As soon as my heart stops breakin'

  ➔ Time Clause + Present Simple for Future

  ➔ "As soon as" introduces time clause with present tense "stops" for future event

• I'll be over you

  ➔ Future Simple (Will) + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "Will be" expresses future state, "over you" shows completed emotional transition

• Remembering times gone by

  ➔ Gerund Phrase + Past Participle Modifier

  ➔ "Remembering" acts as subject, "gone by" modifies "times" as reduced relative clause

• What are the reasons why

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun + Relative Adverb

  ➔ "What" begins question, "why" introduces relative clause modifying "reasons"