I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us – English Lyrics

• By: Meat Loaf

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I can't stand to see it no more

The way you're living with a goddess, but you treat her like a slave

And you can't hold her back anymore

She's like a dreamer in a dungeon or an angel in a cave

And I've been closer to you now than any other boy

And you know that what I'm saying is true

You're gonna break her up and tear her down and fade her away

And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do

I'll make you pay for everything that you do

I'll make you pay for everything that you do

But if you give me your girl, and then you give me your trust

And if you give me 'til the end of the night

I'm gonna love her for both of us

I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give

I'm gonna love her for both of us

I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live

I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

You gotta give me your girl and your trust

I'm gonna love her for both of us

...

You can't hide away anymore

You had a chance but you blew it and you'll never get it back

And your holiness was never so pure

She needs a fire in the heart and not a stabbing in the back

And I've been closer to you now than any other boy

And you know that what I'm saying is true

You're gonna break her up and tear her down and fade her away

And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do

I'll make you pay for everything that you do

I'll make you pay for everything that you do

But if you give me your girl, and then you give me your trust

And if you give me 'til the end of the night

I'm gonna love her for both of us

I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give

I'm gonna love her for both of us

I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live

I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

You gotta give me your girl and your trust

I'm gonna love her for both of us

...

When the screws are tightenin' and the tears are falling

I can hear her crying out to be saved

And like a bolt of lightning I go answer the call

But she's singing like a siren to me over the waves

I never wanted to take away your lover

Until I heard her crying out to be saved

I always thought of you as one of my brothers

But she's singing like a siren to me over the waves

Singing like a siren to me over the waves

There ain't no holding me down

...

I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

You gotta give me your girl and your trust

I'm gonna love her for both of us

...

I'm gonna love her for both of us

I'm gonna love her for both of us

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna lover her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna lover her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna lover her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna lover her for both of us

(I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live)

I'm gonna love her for both of us

(I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give)

I'm gonna lover her for both of us

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
jewel /ˈdʒuːəl/ B1	noun - a precious stone
crown /kraʊn/ B1	noun - a ceremonial headpiece worn by royalty
holy /ˈhoʊli/ A2	adjective - associated with a deity or religion
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - on fire or intensely hot
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
siren /ˈsaɪrən/ B2	noun - a mythological creature whose singing lures sailors to their doom
dungeon /ˈdʌnʒən/ B1	noun - a dark, underground prison cell
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant of God
slave /sleɪv/ A2	noun - a person who is the property of another
holy /ˈhoʊli/ A2	adjective - associated with a deity or religion
bolt /boʊlt/ B1	noun - a flash of lightning
wave /weɪv/ A1	noun - a movement of water in the ocean

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't stand to see it no more

  ➔ Negative contraction

  ➔ The phrase uses the contraction "can't" (cannot) and "no more" to express a strong negative sentiment.

• She's like a dreamer in a dungeon or an angel in a cave

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses "like" to compare the woman to a dreamer in a dungeon and an angel in a cave, highlighting her trapped yet divine nature.

• You're gonna break her up and tear her down and fade her away

  ➔ Future tense with 'gonna'

  ➔ The phrase uses the informal future tense marker "gonna" (going to) to predict the actions of breaking, tearing, and fading.

• I'm gonna love her for both of us

  ➔ Future tense with 'gonna'

  ➔ The phrase reiterates the use of "gonna" to express a strong intention to love on behalf of both individuals.

• I'll make you pay for everything that you do

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses "will" to express a determined future action of making someone pay for their deeds.

• I'll let her shine like a jewel in the crown of the holy sun

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile to compare the woman's radiance to a jewel in a holy sun's crown, emphasizing her brilliance.

• You turned her into a ghost, but she'll be burning when the night is done

  ➔ Contrast with 'but'

  ➔ The phrase uses "but" to contrast the woman's current ghostly state with her future burning passion.

• Singing like a siren to me over the waves

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile to compare the woman's singing to that of a siren over the waves, emphasizing its captivating nature.