I'll Be There For You – English Lyrics

• By: The Rembrandts

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year

I'll be there for you

(When the rain starts to pour)

I'll be there for you

(Like I've been there before)

I'll be there for you

('Cause you're there for me too)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
told toʊld A1	verb - to communicate information, news, or knowledge to someone
life laɪf A1	noun - the existence of an individual from birth to death
job dʒɒb A1	noun - a paid position of regular employment
joke dʒoʊk A1	noun - something said or done to provoke laughter
broke broʊk A2	adjective - having little or no money
love lʌv A1	noun - a deep affection for someone
stuck stʌk A2	verb - to be in a difficult situation and unable to move or progress
gear gɪr B1	noun - a toothed wheel that engages with another to change speed or direction noun - a level or position in a process or system
pour pɔr A1	verb - to flow in a steady stream
cause kɔz A2	noun - a reason for an action or condition
rain reɪn A1	noun - water falling in drops from the clouds
start stɑrt A1	verb - to begin or set in motion
before bɪˈfɔr A1	preposition - earlier than the time or event mentioned
month mʌnθ A1	noun - a period of time from the same date in one calendar month to the same date in the next
year jɪr A1	noun - the period of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year)

Key Grammar Structures

• So no one told you life was gonna be this way

  ➔ Past tense with 'was gonna'

  ➔ 'Was gonna' is a colloquial form of 'was going to', used to express a past intention or prediction.

• Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.

  ➔ Contractions ('job's', 'you're', 'life's')

  ➔ Contractions like 'job's', 'you're', and 'life's' are shortened forms of 'job is', 'you are', and 'life is', commonly used in informal speech.

• It's like you're always stuck in second gear

  ➔ Present simple with 'always'

  ➔ The present simple with 'always' emphasizes a habitual or continuous action, indicating something that regularly happens.

• I'll be there for you

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple with 'will' is used to express a promise or a future action without a specific plan.

• (When the rain starts to pour)

  ➔ Present simple in a subordinate clause

  ➔ The present simple in a subordinate clause indicates a general truth or a habitual action that occurs under certain conditions.