I Me Mine – English Lyrics

• By: The Beatles
• Album: Let It Be

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All through the day

I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

All through the night

I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

Now they're frightened of leaving it

Everyone's reading it

Comin' on strong all the time

All through the day

I me mine

I me me mine, I me me mine

I me me mine, I me me mine

...

All I can hear

I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

Even those tears

I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

No one's frightened of playing it

Everyone's saying it

Flowing more freely than wine

All through the day

I me mine

I me me mine, I me me mine

I me me mine, I me me mine

...

All I can hear

I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

Even those tears

I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

No one's frightened of playing it

Everyone's saying it

Flowing more freely than wine

All through your life

I me mine

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
frightened /ˈfraɪtənd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; afraid
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to go away from a place or person
reading /ˈriːdɪŋ/ A1	verb - to look at and understand written words
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having great power, force, or intensity
hear /hɪə(r)/ A1	verb - to perceive sound with the ear
tears /tɪəz/ A2	noun - drops of salty liquid from the eyes
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment; to perform music
saying /ˈseɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to utter words so as to convey information
flowing /ˈfləʊɪŋ/ B2	verb - to move steadily and continuously in a current
freely /ˈfriːli/ B1	adverb - in a manner that is not under control or restriction
wine /waɪn/ A2	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal

Key Grammar Structures

• Now they're frightened of leaving it

  ➔ Adjective + Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The structure "frightened of" is used here to describe the state of being afraid of "leaving it".

• Everyone's reading it

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The contraction "Everyone's" stands for "Everyone is", indicating an action happening currently.

• Comin' on strong all the time

  ➔ Participial phrase / Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "Comin'" (Coming) acts as a participle modifying the subject, and "coming on strong" is an idiom meaning to act aggressively or forcefully.

• Flowing more freely than wine

  ➔ Comparative degree

  ➔ The structure "more freely than" is used to compare the way something "flows" against the reference of "wine".

• No one's frightened of playing it

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun + Negative state

  ➔ "No one" is an indefinite pronoun, here combined with "is frightened" to negate the feeling of fear.

• All through your life

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of time

  ➔ "All through" is a phrase indicating the entire duration of "your life".