I'm Here and I'm Gone

• By: Kirk Fletcher
• Album: I'm Here and I'm Gone

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow. noun - an act of crying.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury to. adjective - physically injured.
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - mental suffering or distress.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for. noun - an intense feeling of affection.
rocky /ˈrɒki/ B2	adjective - full of or consisting of rocks. adjective - liable to collapse or break down.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement.
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ A2	noun - a precious shiny gray-white metal. adjective - of or denoting silver.
spoon /spuːn/ A1	noun - an implement consisting of a small shallow bowl on a handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food.
dues /djuːz/ B2	noun - a sum of money that a person is required to pay regularly, typically to be a member of an organization. noun - what is owed; what rightfully belongs to someone.

Grammar:

• Sometimes I feel so lonely

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency + Simple Present with "feel" as a linking verb.

  ➔ "Sometimes" indicates how often the feeling occurs. "Feel so lonely" uses "feel" to connect the subject to the adjective "lonely".

• I know you want some lovin'

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object + Ellipsis (Dropping 'g' in "loving")

  ➔ "You want some lovin'" is a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb "know". The missing 'g' in "lovin'" is a common feature in informal speech and song lyrics.

• Time I get rid of my heartache

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression + Inversion (implied "It's")

  ➔ The full sentence is likely "It's time I get rid of my heartache." The subject "It's" is often omitted, and "time" functions as the subject complement after the linking verb. It highlights a decision or a need.

• But baby Im hurtin' deep down inside

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (shortened "I'm") + Adverbial Phrase of Place

  ➔ "I'm hurtin'" is the present continuous form of "hurt", indicating an ongoing state of pain. "Deep down inside" is an adverbial phrase specifying where the pain is located metaphorically.

• I wasn't born with a silver spoon

  ➔ Past Simple Passive

  ➔ Expresses that the speaker did not have advantages at birth.

• everything that I've got

  ➔ Relative Clause + Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "that I've got" is a relative clause modifying "everything". "I've got" is the present perfect tense of "get", indicating something acquired and possessed up to the present time.

• I got from payin' my dues

  ➔ Preposition + Gerund + Ellipsis

  ➔ "from payin' my dues" shows how something was obtained, with "payin'" being a gerund (verb acting as a noun) after the preposition "from". The missing 'g' in payin' is also ellipsis.