I Never Want To Let You Down – English Lyrics

• By: Lenny Kravitz
• Album: Strut

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I pleasure your wishes baby

...

Im trying to be the face

That keeps us moving up

Dont ever wanna mislead you

I got to have your trust

Cause it aint about me baby

It is about us

Im gonna love you

Ill be your solid ground

That keeps you home

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

Why wont you give me a chance today?

Sometimes I get thinkin

That Im not enough

My past comes back to hunt me

I know you know its tough

But Im trying to be a better man

Ive got to hang on

Cause it aint about me baby

It is about us

Im gonna love you

Ill be your solid ground

That keeps you home

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

Why wont you give me a chance today?

...

Im gonna love you

Ill be your solid ground

That keeps you home

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

I never want to let you down

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pleasure /ˈpleʒər/ B2	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment. verb - to cause someone to feel pleased.
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. verb - to have confidence in.
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - to feel deep affection for.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth. noun - a reason for a feeling or belief.
chance /tʃɑːns/ B1	noun - an opportunity.
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular belief or idea.
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ B1	adjective - as much or as many as required.
past /pɑːst/ B1	noun - time or events that have gone by. adjective - gone by.
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - difficult.
better /ˈbetər/ A2	adjective - of a higher standard.
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - search for someone or something.
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place. verb - to continue to exist.
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head.
moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - changing position or location.
mislead /mɪsˈliːd/ B2	verb - to cause someone to believe something that is not true.

Key Grammar Structures

• I pleasure your wishes baby

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'pleasure' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action.

• I’m trying to be the face

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I’m trying' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now or in progress.

• Don’t ever wanna mislead you

  ➔ Modal Verb (Don't want to)

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to,' expressing desire or intention in a casual way.

• Cause it ain’t about me baby

  ➔ Contraction (Ain't)

  ➔ 'Ain’t' is a contraction of 'am not,' 'is not,' 'are not,' 'has not,' or 'have not,' used informally.

• I’ve got to hang on

  ➔ Present Perfect (Have got to)

  ➔ 'I’ve got to' is a present perfect construction, emphasizing necessity or obligation.

• Why won’t you give me a chance today?

  ➔ Modal Verb (Won't)

  ➔ 'Won’t' is a contraction of 'will not,' used to express refusal or unwillingness.

• I never want to let you down

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency (Never)

  ➔ 'Never' is an adverb of frequency, indicating that the action has not happened and will not happen.

• That keeps you home

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (That)

  ➔ 'That' is a relative pronoun, introducing a clause that describes the noun 'ground.'