I'll Cry For You – English Lyrics

• By: Europe
• Album: 1982-1992

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an emotional journey with Europe's poignant ballad, "I'll Cry For You." This classic hard rock track, with its tender melodies and heartfelt lyrics, offers a rich landscape for language learners. Explore expressions of deep love, vulnerability, and the fear of loss, as lead singer Joey Tempest's powerful vocals guide you through universal feelings of heartbreak and longing. Discover how emotional depth is conveyed through vivid imagery and melodic phrasing, making it an engaging and memorable song to enhance your English vocabulary and understanding of poetic expression.

[English]

One, two, three

Never dreamed that I could fall

But something's come over me

Now I'm sittin' starin' at the wall

Afraid for my sanity, yeah

The sound of your voice

The touch of your skin

Is hauntin' me (hauntin' me)

I'm still tryin' to come to my senses

But I can't look back

So I'm takin' my chances

I wanna give you my heart

Give you my soul

I wanna lay in your arms

Never let go

Don't wanna live my life without you

But I know when you're gone

Like a fire needs a spark

Like a fool in the dark, yeah

Honey, I'll cry for you

Cry for you

Wonderin' why I'm runnin' scared

From what I believe in, yeah

I know that love is just another word

To say what I'm feelin'

For once in my life the future is mine

It's callin' me (callin' me)

I've been searchin' so long for an answer

But it's too late now

So I'm takin' my chances

I wanna give you my heart

Give you my soul

I wanna lay in your arms

Never let go

Don't wanna live my life without you

But I know when you're gone

Like a fire needs a spark

Like a fool in the dark, hey

Honey, I'll cry for you

I wanna give you my heart

Give you my soul

I wanna lay in your arms

Never let go

(I wanna give you my heart)

Cry for you

(I wanna lay in your arms)

I wanna give you my heart

Give you my soul

I wanna lay in your arms

Never let go

Yeah honey, I'll cry for you now

(I wanna give you my heart)

Cry for you

(I wanna lay in your arms)

Honey, I'll cry for you

Key Grammar Structures

• Never dreamed that I could fall

  ➔ Past Perfect

  ➔ The phrase uses the past perfect tense with 'had' omitted in informal speech, indicating an action completed before another past action.

• I'm sittin' starin' at the wall

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with a contraction ('m) to describe an action happening now.

• I wanna give you my heart

  ➔ Informal Future (wanna)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'wanna' as a colloquial contraction of 'want to,' expressing a desire in an informal way.

• Like a fire needs a spark

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile with 'like' to compare the relationship between a fire and a spark to the singer's emotional need.

• I know when you're gone

  ➔ Present Contraction (you're)

  ➔ The sentence uses a contraction ('you're) to combine 'you are' in a more natural and conversational way.

• But I know when you're gone

  ➔ Present Tense with Future Implication

  ➔ The present tense ('know') is used to express a certainty about a future event, emphasizing the speaker's awareness.

• Honey, I'll cry for you

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ The future simple tense ('I'll cry') is used to express a future action that is certain to happen.

• Wonderin' why I'm runnin' scared

  ➔ Present Continuous with Apostrophe

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used with an apostrophe ('wonderin') to indicate a current action in a more informal style.