I Was Born To Love You – English Lyrics

• By: Queen

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Queen's "I Was Born To Love You" to experience a quintessential rock love song that resonates with pure joy and devotion. Its clear, emotive lyrics and powerful delivery make it an excellent song for English learners to grasp expressions of deep affection and commitment. The song's energetic and uplifting feel, combined with Freddie Mercury's iconic vocals, makes it a special and memorable piece perfect for language immersion.

[English]

I was born to love you

With every single beat of my heart

Yes, I was born to take care of you

Every single day

...

Alright, hey, hey

I was born to love you

With every single beat of my heart

Yes, I was born to take care of you

Every single day of my life

You are the one for me

I am the man for you

You were made for me

You're my ecstasy

If I was given every opportunity

I'd kill for your love (hey)

So, take a chance with me

Let me romance with you

I'm caught in a dream and my dreams come true

It's so hard to believe, this is happening to me

An amazing feeling coming through

I was born to love you

With every single beat of my heart

Yes, I was born to take care of you, honey

Every single day of my life

I wanna love you

I love every little thing about you

I wanna love you, love you, love you

Born to love you

Born to love you

Yes, I was born to love you

Born to love you

Born to love you

Every single day of my life

...

An amazing feeling coming through

I was born to love you

With every single beat of my heart

Yes, I was born to take care of you

Every single day of my life

Yes, I was born to love you

Every single day of my life

...

Woo! I love you, babe

Yeah, born to love you

Yes I was born to love you, hey

I wanna love you, love you, love you

I wanna love you, hey, yeah

It's magic

...

I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, loney yeah!

I wanna love you, love you, love you

Yeah give it to me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
birth /bɜːrθ/ B1	noun - the process of being born
single /ˈsɪŋɡl/ A2	adjective - only one, not multiple
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood
take /teɪk/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry
care /kɛər/ A2	verb - to look after or be responsible for
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a 24-hour period
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - existence or being alive
opportunity /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/ B2	noun - a chance to do something
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to imagine something happening

Key Grammar Structures

• I was born to love you

  ➔ Past Simple Passive with 'was' + past participle

  ➔ 'Was' plus the past participle indicates a passive voice in past tense.

• Every single beat of my heart

  ➔ Quantitative phrase emphasizing frequency or intensity

  ➔ 'Every single' emphasizes totality or intensity.

• Let me romance with you

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'let' + object pronoun + base verb

  ➔ 'Let' is used to make a polite suggestion or command, followed by an object and the base form of the verb.

• I'm caught in a dream

  ➔ Present simple passive with 'am' + past participle

  ➔ 'Am' + past participle forms the present passive voice, indicating a state of being.

• I wanna love you

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'want to' used in colloquial speech

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a casual, contracted form of 'want to,' often used in spoken English.

• Woo! I love you, babe

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion

  ➔ Exclamatory sentences use punctuation and intonation to convey strong feelings.

• I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, loney yeah!

  ➔ Use of adverb 'so' + adjective to intensify expression

  ➔ 'So' amplifies the adjective, conveying a stronger feeling of loneliness.