I've Been Looking For You – English Lyrics

• By: Bryan Adams
• Album: So Happy It Hurts

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a heartfelt journey with Bryan Adams's 'I've Been Looking For You.' This lively, rockabilly-infused track, born from Broadway and refined for a rock album, offers an accessible and engaging way to explore English expressions of longing and discovery. Its clear narrative and direct language make it perfect for understanding emotional vocabulary and conversational phrases about finding what you've always desired.

[English]

I know it might sound crazy

Ever since I was a baby

I've been lookin' for you

Sometimes I got to wonder

What rock have I been under

I've been lookin' for you

One day, you wake up and it's too late

You know if I had my way

I'd never wanna let you go

You make it seem so easy

You made my day, believe me

I've been lookin' for you

I might be a little older

C'mon lean on my shoulder

I've been lookin' for you

One day, you wake up and it's all changed

You know if I had my way

I'd never wanna let you go

It's true I hardly know ya

I gotta a few moves I could show ya

I've been lookin' for you

I know it might sound crazy

But ever since I was a baby

I've been lookin' for you

Sometimes I got to wonder

What rock have I been under

I've been lookin'

I've been lookin'

I've been lookin' for you

You!

You!

I've been lookin' for you!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to search or seek something or someone
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to think or speculate about something
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or wild
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
older /ˈoʊldər/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for many years
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A1	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the arm
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time
easy /ˈizi/ A1	adjective - not difficult
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
true /truː/ A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
hardly /ˈhɑːrdli/ B1	adverb - almost not
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position noun - a change in position
rock /rɒk/ A1	noun - a solid mineral material
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - to become different

Key Grammar Structures

• I know it might sound crazy

  ➔ Present modal verb for speculation

  ➔ The phrase 'might sound' uses the modal verb 'might' to express possibility or uncertainty.

• Ever since I was a baby

  ➔ Present perfect continuous for ongoing action since a past time

  ➔ 'Ever since' indicates a starting point in the past, with the action continuing to the present.

• Sometimes I got to wonder

  ➔ Past tense of 'get' for informal necessity

  ➔ 'Got to' is an informal way to express necessity or obligation in the past.

• You make it seem so easy

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The present simple 'make' is used to describe a habitual action or a general truth.

• C'mon lean on my shoulder

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands or invitations

  ➔ The imperative 'lean' is used to give a direct command or invitation.

• I'd never wanna let you go

  ➔ Conditional structure with 'would' for hypothetical situations

  ➔ 'I'd never wanna' uses 'would' to express a hypothetical or imaginary situation.

• It's true I hardly know ya

  ➔ Emphatic structure with 'It's true'

  ➔ 'It's true' is used to emphasize the following statement.

• I've been lookin' for you

  ➔ Present perfect continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The present perfect continuous 'have been looking' emphasizes the duration of the action.