I'll Never Break Your Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Backstreet Boys

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of 90s R&B with the Backstreet Boys' iconic ballad, "I'll Never Break Your Heart." This song is a great example of the fusion of pop and R&B, showcasing the group's vocal harmonies and heartfelt lyrics. Learn about love, commitment, and promises as you explore the language of this timeless classic.

[English]

(gentle music)

- Baby, I know you're hurting.

Right now you feel like you can never love again.

Now all I ask is for a chance

to prove that I love you.

♪ From the first day ♪

♪ That I saw your smiling face ♪

♪ Honey, I knew that we would be ♪

♪ Together, forever, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Ooh, when I asked you out ♪

♪ You said, "No", but I found out ♪

♪ Darling, that you'd been hurt ♪

♪ You thought that you'd never love again ♪

♪ I deserve a try honey just once ♪

♪ Give me a chance and I'll prove this all wrong ♪

♪ You walked in, you were so quick to judge ♪

♪ But honey, he's nothing like me ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪

♪ I'd rather die than live without you ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me ♪ ♪ Give you all of me ♪

♪ Honey, that's no lie ♪ ♪ That's no lie ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart, baby ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪ ♪ I never wanna see you cry ♪

♪ I'd rather die than live without you ♪

♪ Live without you ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me, honey, that's no lie ♪

♪ As time goes by you will get ♪

♪ To know me a little more better ♪

♪ Girl, that's the way love goes baby, baby ♪

♪ And I, I know you're afraid ♪ ♪ Know you're afraid ♪

♪ To let your feelings show ♪ ♪ Feelings show ♪

♪ And I understand ♪

♪ Girl, it's time to let go, ooh ♪

♪ Girl, it's time to let go because ♪

♪ I deserve a try honey, just once ♪

♪ Give me a chance ♪

♪ And I'll prove this all wrong ♪

♪ Wrong you walked ♪ ♪ You walked in ♪

♪ You were so quick to judge ♪

♪ Quick to judge ♪

♪ But honey he's nothing like me ♪

♪ Darling, why can't you see ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪ ♪ Make you cry ♪

♪ I'd rather die ♪ ♪ I'd rather die ♪

♪ Than live without you ♪

♪ Than live without you, girl ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me ♪

♪ Give you all of me, baby ♪

♪ Honey, that's no lie ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪ ♪ I'll never make you cry ♪

♪ I'd rather die than live without you ♪

♪ Die, can't live without you ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me, honey, that's no lie ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ No way, no how ♪

♪ Girl, I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ No way, make you cry ♪

♪ I swear, oh believe me ♪

♪ I swear, I swear, honey, I swear ♪

♪ No way, no how ♪

♪ I'll do your right ♪

♪ Girl, I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ 'Cause I know how ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I would never do that to you, baby ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪ ♪ Oh, just give me a chance ♪

♪ To show you show much I love you ♪

♪ I'd rather die ♪ ♪ I would die, rather die ♪

♪ Than live without you ♪ ♪ Than live without you ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me ♪ ♪ I would give you the world ♪

♪ Honey, that's no lie ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never, I'll never, I'll never, I'll never ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪

♪ I'll never, no, I won't ♪

♪ I'd rather die than live without you ♪

♪ Baby, honey, I'd never ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me ♪

♪ Honey, that's no lie ♪

♪ I want you, I need you ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪

♪ I'd rather die than live without ♪

♪ I'll give you all of me honey ♪

♪ That's no lie ♪

♪ I'll never break your heart ♪

♪ I'll never make you cry ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have strong feelings of affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act of shedding tears
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity to do something
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front of the head
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain noun - emotional pain
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true noun - an action that is not correct
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B1	verb - to form an opinion or conclusion about someone or something
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or a speaker
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear; frightened
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; for always

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, I know you're hurting.

  ➔ Present continuous (you're hurting)

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an action happening now or around now. Here, it describes the feeling the person is experiencing.

• Right now you feel like you can never love again.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' (can never love)

  ➔ 'Can' indicates ability or possibility. Here, it implies the feeling of not being able to love again.

• Now all I ask is for a chance to prove that I love you.

  ➔ Inversion of subject and verb in conditional clause ('all I ask is')

  ➔ The subject 'all I ask' comes before the verb 'is' for emphasis.

• Give me a chance and I'll prove this all wrong.

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'and' ('Give me a chance and')

  ➔ This structure uses 'and' to create a conditional statement, meaning 'if you give me a chance, I'll prove this wrong.'

• You walked in, you were so quick to judge.

  ➔ Past Simple and Adverbial of degree ('so quick')

  ➔ Uses the simple past tense to describe a past action. 'So' is an adverb of degree emphasizing how quick the judgment was.

• But honey, he's nothing like me.

  ➔ Comparison with 'like' ('nothing like me')

  ➔ This uses 'like' to compare 'him' to 'me', implying a difference in their character.

• I'd rather die than live without you.

  ➔ Modal verb 'would rather' + base form (die) and comparative 'than'.

  ➔ This structure expresses preference, indicating the speaker would choose death over living without the other person.

• As time goes by you will get to know me a little more better.

  ➔ Present simple (goes by) and Future simple (will get)

  ➔ Uses present simple for a habitual action and future simple to express what will happen in the future.