I'll Be There For You

• By: The Rembrandts

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - a paid position of regular employment
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone)
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours, especially from midnight to midnight
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a woman in relation to her child or children
breakfast /ˈbrekfəst/ A1	noun - the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - have information or an understanding of something
see /siː/ A1	verb - perceive with the eyes; discern visually
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in drops
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
laugh /lɑːf/ A2	verb - make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision
worst /wɜːrst/ A2	adjective - of the lowest quality or standards; most unsatisfactory
joke /dʒəʊk/ B1	noun - a thing said or done to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline
broke /brəʊk/ B1	adjective - (informal) having no money
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move from a particular position or place
gear /ɡɪər/ B1	noun - a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as an engine) and the speed of the driven parts (such as the wheels of a vehicle)
pour /pɔːr/ B1	verb - cause (a liquid) to flow from a container in a steady stream
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - destroy or damage with fire
warn /wɔːrn/ B1	verb - inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation
face /feɪs/ B1	verb - confront and deal with or accept noun - the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the front part of an animal's head

Grammar:

• So no one told you life was gonna be this way

  ➔ Informal Future (Be going to in the past)

  ➔ "was gonna be" is an informal way of saying "was going to be," which expresses a future event from a past perspective or a past intention.

• When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year

  ➔ Present Perfect Negative

  ➔ The "Present Perfect Negative" ("hasn't" + past participle) describes a situation or experience that has not occurred from a point in the past up to the present moment.

• I'll be there for you

  ➔ Future Simple (Will for promise/prediction)

  ➔ The "Future Simple" with "will" is used here to express a promise, a commitment, or a spontaneous decision to do something in the future.

• It's like you're always stuck in second gear

  ➔ Passive Voice (present simple) + Simile + Adverb of Frequency

  ➔ "Stuck" (past participle) is part of a passive construction indicating a state. "Like" introduces a simile, comparing one thing to another. "Always" is an adverb of frequency.

• Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

  ➔ Future in the Past (would be)

  ➔ "There'd be" is a contraction of "there would be." This structure is used to talk about future events from a past perspective (what your mother predicted or told you in the past about what would happen).

• But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees

  ➔ Past Simple Negative + Present Perfect

  ➔ "Didn't tell" uses the "Past Simple Negative" for a specific action that did not happen in the past. "Has brought" uses the "Present Perfect" to describe an action that started in the past and has a direct result or relevance in the present.

• No one could ever know me

  ➔ Modal Verb "could" (possibility) + Adverb "ever" for emphasis

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb expressing possibility or ability. "Ever" emphasizes the impossibility or the never-happening nature of the action.

• Seems you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me

  ➔ Impersonal "Seems" + Relative Clause + Fixed Expression "what it's like to be"

  ➔ "Seems" is used impersonally to express an opinion or appearance. "Who knows" is a relative clause providing more information about "the only one." "What it's like to be" is a common idiomatic phrase asking about or describing an experience.

• Someone to face the day with

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose / Adjectival Infinitive Phrase

  ➔ The infinitive "to face" functions adjectivally to describe the kind of "someone" being sought, indicating the purpose or characteristic of that person. The preposition "with" is placed at the end of the phrase.

• Even at my worst, I'm best with you, yeah

  ➔ Superlative Adjectives (worst, best) + Emphasis (Even)

  ➔ "Worst" and "best" are irregular superlative forms of "bad" and "good," used to express the extreme degree of a quality. "Even" is an adverb used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.