I Wanna Grow Old With You – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife
• Album: World of Our Own

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the language of eternal love with Westlife's 'I Wanna Grow Old With You,' a signature pop ballad that beautifully expresses the sincerity and commitment of a lifelong relationship. Learning English through this song offers a masterclass in expressing profound, heartfelt promises using simple, direct, and emotive vocabulary, making it perfect for understanding the language of romance and devotion.

[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
grow /ɡroʊ/ B2	verb - to increase in size or amount verb - to develop or mature over time
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel love towards someone
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - the final point of something verb - to bring or come to a conclusion
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a facial expression of happiness or amusement verb - to make a facial expression of happiness
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body metaphor - the center of emotions and feelings
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to experience visions or thoughts during sleep
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period when something happens
cause /kɔːz/ B1	noun - a reason for something happening verb - to bring about or make happen
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people or things

Key Grammar Structures

• And now I know how much it means for you to stay right here with me

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to stay" expresses the purpose of staying with the speaker.

• The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger

  ➔ Future simple with "will" (prediction)

  ➔ "will make" is used to talk about a future result that we expect.

• But it hurts so bad I can't take it any longer

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" for inability

  ➔ "can't" shows that the speaker is unable to endure any more.

• I wanna grow old with you

  ➔ "want to" + infinitive (colloquial "wanna")

  ➔ "wanna" is the informal contraction of "want to" followed by the infinitive "grow".

• A thousand miles between us now

  ➔ Preposition "between" for two entities

  ➔ "between" indicates the spatial relationship separating the speaker and the other person.

• It causes me to wonder how our love tonight remains so strong

  ➔ Causative verb + infinitive ("cause" + "to" + verb)

  ➔ "causes me to wonder" uses the causative pattern "cause" + "to" + infinitive "wonder".

• Things can come and go, I know

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability/possibility

  ➔ "can" expresses that it is possible for things to happen.

• I wanna die lying in your arms

  ➔ Gerund‑participle clause after a verb ("die" + "lying")

  ➔ "lying" describes the manner in which the speaker wants to die.

• Sharing in everything you do

  ➔ Gerund as subject/complement ("Sharing")

  ➔ "Sharing" functions as a noun‑like verb, indicating an ongoing activity.