Lyrics & Translation
Delve into the poignant narrative of "Jones vs. Jones" by Kool & The Gang, a track that beautifully encapsulates the complexities of love and separation. This song offers a chance to explore emotional expression and storytelling through music, enhancing your understanding of English vocabulary and lyrical interpretation.
[English]
(gentle music)♪ We don't feel like talking ♪
♪ There's nothing to be said ♪
♪ I guess it's just confusion ♪
♪ Rolling 'round our heads ♪
♪ Still, we know there's love here ♪
♪ We just can't work it out ♪
♪ The hardest part of all, babe ♪
♪ Is breaking up and out ♪
♪ So here is where we let go ♪
♪ So here is where we step out ♪
♪ The hardest part of all, babe ♪
♪ Is breaking up and out ♪
(gentle music)
♪ We had a love so strong ♪
♪ Tell me, where did we go wrong ♪
♪ 'Cause I received a notice ♪
♪ They called me on the phone ♪
♪ To come and sign the papers ♪
♪ Of Jones vs Jones ♪
♪ Gone are the days of me and you ♪
♪ I just can't believe it baby ♪
♪ All this love is now so crazy ♪
♪ Jones vs Jones ♪
♪ Me and you ♪
♪ You believed in me once ♪
♪ Girl, I believed in you ♪
♪ Man and woman ♪
♪ Love's so beautiful ♪
♪ Still we know there's love here ♪
♪ We just can't work it out ♪
♪ When the hardest part of all, babe ♪
♪ Is breaking up and out ♪
♪ So here is where we let go ♪
♪ So here is where we step out ♪
♪ September never seemed so cold ♪
♪ Where in the world did love go ♪
♪ Always did believe it, baby ♪
♪ All this love is now so crazy ♪
♪ Jones vs Jones ♪
♪ I received a notice ♪
♪ They called me on the phone ♪
♪ To come and sign the papers ♪
♪ Jones vs Jones ♪
♪ Gone are the days of me and you ♪
♪ I just can't believe it baby ♪
♪ All this love is now so crazy ♪
♪ Jones vs Jones ♪
♪ Mr and Mrs Jones ♪
♪ So here is where we let go ♪
♪ So here is where we step out ♪
♪ The hardest part of all, babe ♪
♪ Is breaking up, breaking up and out ♪
♪ I just can't believe it baby ♪
♪ Who's to blame for a name that's changing ♪
♪ I just can't believe it baby ♪
♪ Goodbye baby ♪
♪ Jones vs Jones ♪
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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♪ We don't feel like talking ♪
➔ Present simple with 'don't' for negation
➔ The phrase 'We don't feel' uses the present simple tense with 'don't' to express a habitual or general lack of desire to talk.
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♪ There's nothing to be said ♪
➔ Present simple with 'there is/are'
➔ 'There's nothing' is a contraction of 'there is nothing,' using the present simple to state a current fact or situation.
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♪ I guess it's just confusion ♪
➔ Present simple with 'guess'
➔ The phrase 'I guess' is used to express uncertainty or a personal opinion in the present simple tense.
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♪ Still, we know there's love here ♪
➔ Present simple with 'know'
➔ 'We know' uses the present simple to express a fact or certainty about the existence of love.
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♪ The hardest part of all, babe ♪
➔ Superlative adjective with 'the hardest'
➔ 'The hardest' is a superlative form of the adjective 'hard,' indicating the highest degree of difficulty.
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♪ Gone are the days of me and you ♪
➔ Present perfect with 'are gone'
➔ 'Gone are the days' uses the present perfect to indicate that a past situation no longer exists in the present.
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♪ All this love is now so crazy ♪
➔ Present simple with 'is' and adverb placement
➔ The phrase 'is now so crazy' uses the present simple with 'is' and places the adverb 'so' before the adjective 'crazy' to emphasize intensity.
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♪ You believed in me once ♪
➔ Past simple with 'believed'
➔ 'You believed' uses the past simple to describe a completed action in the past.
