I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

• By: The Tenors
• Album: Christmas with The Tenors

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - frozen water that falls from the sky as white flakes verb - to fall as snow
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - air moving naturally or as a result of differences in pressure verb - to move by turning or twisting
weather /ˈweðər/ A2	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. verb - to withstand or come safely through (a storm, crisis, etc.)
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow verb - to attack or capture (a place) by force
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone)
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having a moderately high temperature verb - make or become warm
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past)
worse /wɜːrs/ A2	adjective - of poorer quality or lower standard
December /dɪˈsembər/ A1	noun - the twelfth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of winter
watch /wɑːtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at (someone or something) for a period of time
icicles /ˈaɪsɪkəl/ B1	noun - a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
form /fɔːrm/ A2	noun - the visible shape of something verb - to come into existence; develop
overcoat /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/ B1	noun - a long, warm coat worn in cold weather.
glove /ɡlʌv/ A1	noun - a covering for the hand worn for protection against cold or dirt and typically having separate sheaths for each finger and the thumb.
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - producing or feeling great heat; intensely hot verb - to be on fire; be destroyed by fire
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
flame /fleɪm/ A2	noun - a hot, bright stream of burning gas from a fire
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - increase in size or amount
higher /ˈhaɪər/ A1	adjective - at a great or specified height; tall.

Grammar:

• The snow is snowing

  ➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)

  ➔ Describes an action happening at the moment of speaking. The structure is "is/are + verb-ing".

• And the wind is blowing

  ➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, this emphasizes the ongoing action of the wind blowing.

• But I can weather the storm

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' (ability/possibility)

  ➔ "can" expresses the speaker's ability to endure or overcome the storm. "Weather" is used as a verb here, meaning to survive.

• What do I care how much it may storm

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with 'may'

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question indicating indifference. "May" expresses possibility or uncertainty. The speaker doesn't care how bad the storm is.

• I've got my love to keep me warm

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple ('have got' for possession)

  ➔ 'I've got' is a more informal way of saying 'I have'. It expresses possession in the present. The phrase emphasizes the reason for feeling warm despite the cold weather.

• I can't remember A worse December

  ➔ Negative statement with superlative adjective (worse)

  ➔ The speaker is emphasizing that this December is particularly bad compared to others. 'Worse' is the comparative form of 'bad'.

• Just watch those icicles form

  ➔ Imperative + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ "Watch" is an imperative, instructing the listener to observe the icicles as they form. "Form" is the bare infinitive following the object "those icicles".

• My heart's on fire

  ➔ Figurative Language (Metaphor)

  ➔ This is a metaphor. The speaker's heart is not literally on fire, but it expresses intense passion or love.