I'm Gonna Be Strong – English Lyrics

• By: Cyndi Lauper

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I can see

You're slipping away from me

And you're so afraid

That I'll plead with you to stay

But I'm gonna be strong

I'll let you go your way

...

Love is gone

There's no sense in holding on

And your pity now

Would be more than I could bare

So I'm gonna be strong

I'll pretend I don't care

...

I'm gonna be strong

And stand as tall as I can

I'm gonna be strong

And let you go along

And take it like a man

When you say it's the end

I'll hand you a line

I'll smile and say

Don't you worry it's fine

And you'll never know darling

After you kiss me goodbye

How I'll break down and cry.

...

Cry

Cry

Cry

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I can see you're slipping away from me

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I can see" is followed by the present continuous tense "you're slipping" to describe an action happening now or around now.

• But I'm gonna be strong

  ➔ Future intention with 'gonna'

  ➔ The contraction "I'm gonna" is used to express a future intention or plan, equivalent to "I am going to".

• Love is gone

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense "is gone" is used to state a fact or a permanent situation.

• I'll let you go your way

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple tense with "will" is used to express a future action or decision.

• I'll pretend I don't care

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple tense with "will" is used here to express a future action or intention.

• I'm gonna be strong and stand as tall as I can

  ➔ Conjunction of future intentions

  ➔ The conjunction "and" is used to connect two future intentions or actions.

• After you kiss me goodbye

  ➔ Future time clause with 'after'

  ➔ The preposition "after" introduces a future time clause, indicating the sequence of events.

• How I'll break down and cry

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' in a subordinate clause

  ➔ The future simple tense with "will" is used in a subordinate clause to express a future action dependent on the main clause.