If I Knew – English Lyrics

• By: Bruno Mars

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Bruno Mars with 'If I Knew.' This song is a perfect resource for learning expressive English used to convey regret and reflection, wrapped in a catchy R&B melody that makes language acquisition feel effortless.

[English]

oh oh oh

I I was a city

boy right into dangers where I'd always

run a ball who head is fun but I

wouldn't have

done all the things that I have done if

I knew one day you

come not baby I baby baby baby oh oh

oh know it breaks your

heart to pict the only one you want to

love is someone else's AR but I wouldn't

have

done all the things that I have done if

I knew one day

come baby baby baby

baby oh baby

please let's leave the past behind us

behind us so that

we can go where Love Will Find us it

will find us I know most girls will need

me but I know that you believe me baby

I I wish we were

17 so I could give you all the

inocence that you give to me no I

wouldn't have

done all the things that I've done if I

knew one day you'd

come if I knew

one day you'd come

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - A large human settlement
danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ A2	noun - The possibility of suffering harm or injury
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The organ that pumps blood, often associated with emotions
innocence /ˈɪnəsns/ B2	noun - The state of being free from sin or moral wrong
past /pæst/ A2	noun - The time or a period of time before the present
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - To cause to separate into pieces; to damage
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - To feel or express a strong desire or hope
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - To go away from a place
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - To accept something as true
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - To move at a speed faster than a walk

Key Grammar Structures

• I wouldn't have done all the things that I have done

  ➔ Third Conditional (Result Clause)

  ➔ Uses "wouldn't have done" to express a hypothetical regret about a past action that cannot be changed.

• If I knew one day you'd come

  ➔ Second Conditional (If Clause)

  ➔ Uses "knew" (past tense) in the "if" clause to set a hypothetical situation in the past or present.

• please let's leave the past behind us

  ➔ Imperative structure with "let's"

  ➔ Used to make a suggestion or a polite command to "leave" the past behind.

• so that we can go where Love Will Find us

  ➔ Purpose Clause with "so that"

  ➔ Connects the action of leaving the past with the goal/purpose of finding love.

• I wish we were 17

  ➔ Wish + Past Subjunctive

  ➔ Expresses a desire for a situation that is contrary to the current reality (we are not 17).

• so I could give you all the innocence

  ➔ Modal verb "could" for hypothetical ability

  ➔ Used to describe what would be possible if the hypothetical condition (being 17) were true.

• the only one you want to love

  ➔ Relative Clause (reduced)

  ➔ An implied "that" or "whom" connects "the only one" to the action "you want to love".

• I know most girls will need me

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction)

  ➔ Uses "will" to express a prediction or a generalized statement about the future.