(If There Was) Any Other Way – English Lyrics

• By: Céline Dion

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional nuances of Céline Dion's '(If There Was) Any Other Way,' a song about forbidden love and its consequences. This track offers a glimpse into early 90s soft-rock trends and showcases Dion's powerful vocals as she sings about regret and resignation, making it a compelling choice for understanding emotional expression in music.

[English]

♪ Sorry, I know I'm late ♪

♪ Guess I lost all track of time ♪

♪ Started walking and couldn't stop ♪

♪ Turning it over in my mind ♪

♪ Trying to make some sense of it ♪

♪ Trying to make the pieces fit ♪

♪ I thought I covered my tracks so well ♪

♪ But now he says he knew about it from the start ♪

♪ Yeah, he knew about us all along ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ Don't you think I've tried to find it ♪

♪ Don't you think I want to stay ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ There's no way out of this ♪

♪ There just ain't any other way ♪

♪ Maybe I'd better be leaving now ♪

♪ But there's something I want you to understand before I go ♪

♪ Sometimes we don't have a choice when we play and break the rules ♪

♪ I just had to see you darlin', one more time ♪

♪ If only just to say good-bye ♪

♪ 'Cause he knew about us all the time ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ Don't you think I've tried to find it ♪

♪ Don't you think I want to stay ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ There's no way out of this ♪

♪ There just ain't any other way ♪

♪ I never wanted it to be like this ♪

♪ I never meant to get serious ♪

♪ But now the thought of losing you ♪

♪ Takes some getting used to ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ Don't you think I've tried to find it ♪

♪ Don't you think I want to stay ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ There's no way out of this ♪

♪ There just ain't any other way ♪

♪ If there was any other way love ♪

♪ Don't you think I've tried to find it ♪

♪ Don't you think I want to stay ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues; a point in time as measured from a specific date
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, manner, or means of doing something
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - remain in a particular place
out /aʊt/ A1	adverb - away from a particular place or position, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1	verb - be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
track /træk/ B1	noun - a mark or line of marks left by something passing along
sense /sens/ B1	noun - a feeling of understanding
start /stɑːrt/ A1	noun - the beginning of something verb - begin or cause to begin
choice /tʃɔɪs/ B1	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
good-bye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	interjection - used to express farewell. noun - an expression of farewell.
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ B1	adjective - demanding or characterized by careful thought or application
pieces /piːsɪz/ A2	noun - an item or part of a set or of a whole.