I'm Already There (Message From Home) – English Lyrics

• By: Lonestar
• Album: I'm Already There

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English with Lonestar's "I'm Already There" offers a unique opportunity to connect with the storytelling tradition of country music. The song's clear, narrative lyrics and use of common emotional vocabulary make it accessible for learners. It provides a touching context to understand and express feelings of love, longing, and reassurance, which are universal human experiences.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space within a building enclosed by walls
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	verb - making the sounds of amusement
tear /tɪər/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye verb - to pull or rip something apart
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth
daddy /ˈdædi/ A1	noun - father
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - the light and warmth of the sun
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1	noun - a soft or muted utterance verb - speak very softly using one's breath
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - feel sorrow at the absence of.
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A2	noun - a beloved person.
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A2	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable.
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ A2	noun - the light of the moon.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance.

Key Grammar Structures

• Just to hear her say I love you one more time

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase "to hear" expresses the *purpose* of his call - he called "just to hear" her voice.

• But when he heard the sound of the kids laughing in the background

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective (laughing)

  ➔ The word "laughing" is a present participle acting as an adjective modifying "kids". It describes what the kids were doing.

• Said, daddy when you coming home

  ➔ Indirect Question (embedded question)

  ➔ This is a simplified version of "When are you coming home?" used as a direct quote of a child's speech. In formal speech, it would be "He asked when I was coming home."

• I'm the sunshine in your hair

  ➔ Metaphor

  ➔ The speaker isn't literally sunshine, but uses this image to convey warmth and happiness associated with his presence.

• Wish I was in your arms

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (wish + past subjunctive)

  ➔ Expresses a wish or desire about a situation that is contrary to fact. "Was" is used instead of "were" here (informal)

• Lying right there beside you

  ➔ Present Participle as part of a Continuous Verb

  ➔ "Lying" is part of the continuous verb form, showing an ongoing action.

• Don't worry about the kids they'll be alright

  ➔ Future Simple (will + be)

  ➔ "They'll be alright" is a contraction of "They will be alright", indicating a future state of being.

• We may be a thousand miles apart

  ➔ Modal Verb (may)

  ➔ "May" expresses possibility or uncertainty; in this context, it suggests that while they are physically separated, it doesn't negate the strong connection.