Just A Dream – English Lyrics

• By: Nelly

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with culture, and Nelly's "Just a Dream" is a great place to start. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about love and loss offer a chance to learn conversational phrases and expressions of feeling. Its blend of pop and R&B makes it catchy and easy to follow, allowing you to pick up on the nuances of storytelling in English.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Uh, uh, uh ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ I was thinking 'bout her, thinking 'bout me ♪

♪ Thinking 'bout us ♪

♪ What we gon' be ♪

♪ Opened my eyes, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ So I traveled back down that road ♪

♪ Will she come back, no one knows ♪

♪ I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ I was at the top and now it's like I'm in the basement ♪

♪ Number one spot and now she found her a replacement ♪

♪ I swear now I can't take it ♪

♪ Knowing somebody's got my baby ♪

♪ And now you ain't around baby I can't think ♪

♪ I should've put it down, should've got the ring ♪

♪ 'Cause I can still feel it in the air ♪

♪ See her pretty face,run my fingers through her hair ♪

♪ My love of my life, my shawty, my wife ♪

♪ She left me, I'm tight ♪

♪ 'Cause I knew that it just ain't right ♪

♪ I was thinking 'bout her, thinking 'bout me ♪

♪ Thinking 'bout us, what we gon' be ♪

♪ Opened my eyes, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ So I traveled back down that road ♪

♪ Will she come back, no one knows ♪

♪ I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ When I be ridin', man ♪

♪ I swear I see her face at every turn ♪

♪ Tryna get my Usher on but I can't let it burn ♪

♪ And I just hope she know that she the only one I yearn for ♪

♪ More and more I miss her, when will I learn ♪

♪ Didn't give her all my love, I guess now I got my payback ♪

♪ Now I'm in the club thinking all about my baby ♪

♪ Hey, she was so easy to love ♪

♪ But wait, I guess that love wasn't enough ♪

♪ I'm going through it every time that I'm alone ♪

♪ And now I'm missing, wishing she'd pick up the phone ♪

♪ But she made the decision that she wanted to move on ♪

♪ 'Cause I was wrong ♪

♪ I was thinking 'bout her, thinking 'bout me ♪

♪ Thinking 'bout us, what we gon' be ♪

♪ Opened my eyes, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ So I traveled back down that road ♪

♪ Will she come back, no one knows ♪

♪ I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ If you ever loved somebody put your hands up ♪

♪ If you ever loved somebody put your hands up ♪

♪ And now they're gone and you're wishing ♪

♪ You could give them everything ♪

♪ Said if you ever loved somebody put your hands up ♪

♪ If you ever loved somebody put your hands up ♪

♪ Now they're gone and you're wishing ♪

♪ You could give them everything ♪

♪ I was thinking 'bout her, thinking 'bout me ♪

♪ Thinking 'bout us, what we gon' be ♪

♪ Opened my eyes, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ So I traveled back down that road ♪

♪ Will she come back, no one knows ♪

♪ I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ I was thinking 'bout her, thinking 'bout me ♪

♪ Thinking 'bout us, what we gon' be ♪

♪ Opened my eyes, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪ So I traveled back down that road ♪

♪ Will she come back, no one knows ♪

♪ I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of imagined events or stories while sleeping verb - to have a series of imagined experiences while sleeping
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood through the body
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - front part of a person's head
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - female child or young woman
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - period in which something happens
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A2	noun - art form of combining sounds or melodies
road /roʊd/ A2	noun - a path for vehicles or pedestrians
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal