I Wanna Grow Old With You – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender language of commitment with Westlife's 'I Wanna Grow Old With You.' This classic pop ballad uses simple yet profound English phrases to articulate a universal desire for lifelong partnership, making it a wonderful, emotionally warm song to absorb and learn from.

[English]

Another day without your smile

Another day just passes by

And now I know

How much it means

For you to stay right here with me

The time we spent apart

Will make our love grow stronger

But it hurts so bad

I can't take it any longer

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna die lying in your arms

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna be looking in your eyes

I wanna be there for you

Sharing in everything you do

I wanna grow old with you

...

A thousand miles between us now

It causes me to wonder how

Our love tonight (our love tonight)

Remains so strong (remains so strong)

It makes our risk (it make our risk)

Right all along

The time we spent apart

Will make our love grow stronger

But it hurt so bad I can't take it any longer

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna die lying in your arms

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna be looking in your eyes

I wanna be there for you

Sharing in everything you do

I wanna grow old with you

...

Things can come and go

I know but

Baby I believe

Something's burning strong between us

Makes it clear to me

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna die lying in your arms

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna be looking in your eyes

I wanna be there for you

Sharing in everything you do

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna die lying your arms

I wanna grow old with you

I wanna be looking in your eyes

I wanna be there for you

Sharing in everything you do

I wanna grow old with you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
grow /ɡrəʊ/ A2	verb - to become larger or more mature verb - to become older
old /əʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to be in a horizontal position
arm /ɑːm/ A1	noun - one of the two parts of the body from the shoulder to the hand
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - one of the two organs in the face used for seeing
share /ʃɛər/ A2	verb - to have something with others
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measurement of moments passing
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - the expression on the face when happy
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to have knowledge of something
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having great physical power or intensity
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true

Key Grammar Structures

• Another day without your smile

  ➔ Prepositional phrases

  ➔ This line features a prepositional phrase "without", indicating absence or lack, to describe the day's condition.

• And now I know

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb "know" is in "present simple", expressing a current state of understanding.

• Will make our love grow stronger

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will'

  ➔ "Will make" uses the "future simple" to predict a future effect from separation.

• But it hurts so bad

  ➔ Present simple tense for states

  ➔ "Hurts" is "present simple" describing an ongoing emotional state of pain.

• I wanna grow old with you

  ➔ Contracted forms of 'want to'

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to", used informally to express desire.

• I wanna die lying in your arms

  ➔ Infinitive after 'want to'

  ➔ "Die lying" uses the infinitive form after "wanna" to express a future wish.

• A thousand miles between us now

  ➔ Prepositional phrases with location

  ➔ "Between us" uses the preposition "between" to indicate distance separating two people.

• It causes me to wonder how

  ➔ Object + infinitive construction

  ➔ "Causes me to wonder" is an example of a verb followed by an object and infinitive, indicating the reason for wondering.

• Something's burning strong between us

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ "'s burning" (is burning) uses "present continuous" to describe an ongoing, intense feeling.

• Makes it clear to me

  ➔ Idiomatic expressions with 'make'

  ➔ "Makes it clear" is an idiomatic expression meaning "causes to understand" or "clarifies" using the verb "make".