It Only Takes A Minute – English Lyrics

• By: Take That

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It only takes a minute girl

It only takes a minute girl

To fall in love, to fall in love

It only takes a minute girl

To fall in love, to fall in love

What's an hour of the day

We'd throw at least one away

And walk the streets for half the year

To try to find a new career

Now if you get a flu attack

For thirty days you're on your back

Doing not a single dance

Baby give me half a chance

It only takes a minute girl (only take a minute girl)

To fall in love, to fall in love (to fall in love)

It only takes a minute girl (it only take a minute girl)

To fall in love, fall in love

Now in the unemployment lines

You can spend your life reading signs

Waiting for your interview

They can shoot the whole day for you

Now winter's gonna turn to spring

And you haven't accomplished a thing

So baby can't you make me just a little time

Cause you never know what's on my mind

It only takes a minute girl (only take a minute girl)

To fall in love, to fall in love (to fall in love)

It only takes a minute girl (only take a minute girl)

To fall in love, to fall in love (how)

It only takes a minute girl (that's one minute for ya)

To fall in love, (to fall in love) to fall in love (to fall in love)

It only takes a minute girl (just one minute for ya)

To fall in love, fall in love (to fall in love)

Alright let's go

Dance, come on now dance

Dance, come on now

Dance, come on now dance

Dance, come on now

It only takes a minute girl (please)

To fall in love (just one minute) to fall in love (just one minute)

It only takes a minute girl (it only take a minute girl)

To fall in love (to fall in love), to fall in love (to fall in love)

It only takes a minute girl (that's one minute for ya)

To fall in love, (ow how) to fall in love (just one minute)

It only takes a minute girl (it only takes a minute girl)

To fall in love (to fall in love), fall in love (to fall in love)

It only takes a minute girl (please)

To fall in love, (just one minute) to fall in love (ow how)

(Fades)

It only takes a minute girl (it only take a minute girl)

To fall in love, fall in love (to fall in love)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
hour /ˈaʊər/ A1	noun - a period of time equal to 60 minutes
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - a period of 365 or 366 days
career /kəˈrɪər/ B1	noun - a job or profession
flu /fluː/ B1	noun - influenza, a common infectious illness
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	noun - a sudden onset of illness verb - to cause physical harm to someone
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of rhythmic steps and movements verb - to move rhythmically to music
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity to do something
lines /laɪnz/ B1	noun - a row of people or things
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
signs /saɪnz/ A2	noun - an indication of something
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A1	noun - the coldest season of the year
spring /sprɪŋ/ A1	noun - the season after winter
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel

Key Grammar Structures

• It only takes a minute girl

  ➔ Present simple with 'only'

  ➔ The phrase 'It only takes a minute' uses the present simple to express a general truth or fact, emphasizing the brevity of time needed.

• What's an hour of the day

  ➔ Contraction with 'What is'

  ➔ The contraction 'What's' is a shortened form of 'What is,' commonly used in informal or conversational English.

• We'd throw at least one away

  ➔ Conditional contraction ('We would')

  ➔ The contraction 'We'd' stands for 'We would,' used here to express a hypothetical or conditional action.

• If you get a flu attack

  ➔ Zero conditional ('If' clause)

  ➔ The 'If' clause here is used for a zero conditional, describing a situation where the result is always the same when the condition is met.

• Baby give me half a chance

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase 'give me half a chance' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or request.

• Now winter's gonna turn to spring

  ➔ Going to future

  ➔ The phrase 'winter's gonna turn to spring' uses 'going to' to express a future action that is certain or planned.

• Cause you never know what's on my mind

  ➔ Present simple with 'never'

  ➔ The phrase 'you never know' uses the present simple with 'never' to express a general truth or habitual action.

• Alright let's go

  ➔ Let's contraction ('Let us')

  ➔ The contraction 'Let's' stands for 'Let us,' used to make a suggestion or invitation.