I Wanna Grow Old With You – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Westlife's classic ballad, "I Wanna Grow Old With You," to experience the beauty of expressing timeless commitment through simple, sincere English. This song is special for its universal theme of wanting to share every moment of life with a loved one, offering a gentle and heartwarming look into the language of enduring romance.

[English]

ANOTHER DAY

WITHOUT YOUR SMILE

ANOTHER DAY JUST PASSES BY

BUT NOW I KNOW

HOW MUCH IT MEANS

FOR YOU TO STAY

RIGHT HERE WITH ME

THE TIME WE SPEND 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 REMAINS SO STRONG

IT MAKES OUR RISK RIGHT ALL ALONG

THE TIME WE SPEND 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

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 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

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - to increase in size, age, or maturity
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
share /ʃɛər/ A1	verb - to use or have something together with others
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone verb - to care deeply about someone
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having power or strength
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to think about something with curiosity
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ A2	adjective - separated by distance
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - on fire or intensely hot
clear /klɪər/ A2	adjective - easy to understand or see
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true

Key Grammar Structures

• ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT YOUR SMILE

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ This line uses a "prepositional phrases" like "without your smile" to indicate a state or condition.

• BUT NOW I KNOW HOW MUCH IT MEANS

  ➔ Adverb of degree

  ➔ The word "how much" is an "adverb of degree" that intensifies the verb "means," showing extent.

• THE TIME WE SPEND APART WILL MAKE OUR LOVE GROW STRONGER

  ➔ Future tense with modal

  ➔ "Will make" uses the "future tense with modal" to predict or state a certain outcome.

• BUT IT HURTS SO BAD I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY LONGER

  ➔ Negative modal verb

  ➔ "Can't" is a "negative modal verb" expressing inability or prohibition.

• A THOUSAND MILES BETWEEN US NOW IT CAUSES ME TO WONDER HOW

  ➔ Causative structure

  ➔ "It causes me to wonder" is a "causative structure" where the subject makes someone do something.

• THINGS CAN COME AND GO I KNOW BUT

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for possibility

  ➔ "Can" is a "modal verb" indicating possibility or ability here with "come and go."

• SOMETHING'S BURNING STRONG BETWEEN US

  ➔ Contraction with possessive

  ➔ "Something's" is a "contraction" of "something is," using the possessive/productive form for emphasis.

• MAKES IT CLEAR TO ME

  ➔ Object pronoun

  ➔ "It" is an "object pronoun" replacing the object in "makes it clear."

• SHARING IN EVERYTHING YOU DO

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ "Sharing" is a "gerund" used after the preposition "in" to form a phrase.

• OUR LOVE TONIGHT REMAINS SO STRONG

  ➔ Present simple for permanence

  ➔ "Remains" uses "present simple" to indicate a permanent state despite changes.