I'm Going to Go Back There Someday – English Lyrics

• By: Gonzo
• Album: The Muppet Movie

Lyrics & Translation

'I'm Going to Go Back There Someday' offers a beautiful opportunity to explore the English language through its poetic and emotionally rich lyrics. The song's themes of hope, belonging, and the search for meaning are universal, making it relatable to learners from all backgrounds. Its deliberately ambiguous and metaphorical language provides a wonderful context for discussing interpretation and the power of words to evoke deep feelings.

[English]

This looks familiar

Vaguely familiar

Almost unreal, yet

It's too soon to feel yet

Close to my soul

And yet so far away

I'm going to go back there someday

Sun rises, night falls

Sometimes the sky calls

Is that a song there

And do I belong there

I've never been there

But I know the way

I'm going to go back there someday

Come and go with me

It's more fun to share

We'll both be completely

At home in midair

We're flying, not walking

On featherless wings

We can hold onto love like invisible strings

There's not a word yet

For old friends who've just met

Part heaven, part space

Or have I found my place?

You can just visit

But I plan to stay

I'm going to go back there someday

I'm going to go back there someday

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ B1	adjective - well-known; easily recognized
unreal /ʌnˈriːəl/ B2	adjective - not real; imaginary
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal
rises /ˈraɪzɪz/ A2	verb - to move upwards
falls /fɔːlz/ A2	verb - to drop down
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space visible from the earth
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - to have a portion of (something) with another or others
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
midair /ˌmɪdˈeər/ B2	noun - a point in the air that is some distance from the ground
flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move through the air
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - a modified limb that enables an animal to fly
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - a place of supreme bliss and happiness
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
plan /plæn/ A2	verb - decide on and arrange in advance

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm going to go back there someday

  ➔ Will be going to + base verb

  ➔ Expressing a planned future intention or decision.

• Come and go with me

  ➔ Imperative mood + and + verb

  ➔ Using imperatives to make an invitation or suggestion.

• It's more fun to share

  ➔ Comparative form + to + base verb

  ➔ Using comparative adjectives to emphasize preference or benefit.

• We're flying, not walking

  ➔ Present continuous tense + not + present participle

  ➔ Using present continuous to describe ongoing actions contrasted with another.

• There's not a word yet

  ➔ Existential there + is/are + not + noun

  ➔ Using existential structures with 'there is/are' to state the absence of something.

• Part heaven, part space

  ➔ Part + noun, part + noun

  ➔ Using 'part' + noun to describe a composition or mixture.