Just The Way You Are

• By: Bruno Mars
• Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial bodies that emit light
hair /heər/ A1	noun - filaments growing from the skin
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information
complement /ˈkɒmplɪment/ B2	verb - to express praise or admiration
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept as true
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to express happiness with upturned corners of the mouth noun - a facial expression indicating pleasure
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people and things on it
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love noun - an act of kissing
laugh /lɑːf/ A1	verb - to make sounds showing amusement noun - the act of laughing
sexy /ˈseksi/ B1	adjective - sexually attractive or exciting
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - completely without flaws

Grammar:

• Make the stars look like they're not shinin'

  ➔ Modal verb "make" + object + infinitive without "to"

  ➔ "Make" in this sentence is a causative verb. It causes the stars to look a certain way. The infinitive "look" is used without "to" after "make". The phrase "they're not shinin'" is a shortened form of "they are not shining", using the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing state.

• Falls perfectly without her trying

  ➔ Adverb "perfectly" modifying the verb "falls"; Preposition "without" + gerund "trying"

  ➔ "Perfectly" describes *how* her hair falls. "Without her trying" means without her making any effort; "trying" is a gerund (verb acting as a noun) functioning as the object of the preposition "without".

• When I compliment her she won't believe me

  ➔ Conditional clause with "when" + future tense with "won't"

  ➔ This sentence describes a common situation and her reaction to it. "When" introduces a time clause, which functions similarly to a conditional clause. "Won't" is the contracted form of "will not", indicating a future event or state.

• Sad to think that she don't see what I see

  ➔ Subject complement with adjective "sad" + "to" infinitive; Incorrect verb conjugation "don't see" (should be "doesn't see")

  ➔ It's "sad" to think something, meaning the feeling is being described. "She don't see" is grammatically incorrect. In standard English, it should be "she doesn't see" because the subject is singular (she). The use of "don't" instead of "doesn't" could be intentional for stylistic effect or colloquial language.

• There's not a thing that I would change

  ➔ Existential "there is/are" + Relative clause with relative pronoun "that" + Conditional sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ "There's" (there is) indicates the existence of something. The relative clause "that I would change" modifies "a thing", specifying which thing is being talked about. "Would change" indicates a hypothetical situation (type 2 conditional) - something that is unlikely or contrary to fact.

• If perfect's what you're searching for, then just stay the same

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 0 or 1, depending on interpretation) + Imperative verb "stay"

  ➔ This sentence contains a condition ("if perfect's what you're searching for") and a result or instruction ("then just stay the same"). It can be interpreted as either a general truth (Type 0: If you're looking for perfect, then staying the same is the answer) or a specific recommendation (Type 1: If you're looking for perfect *now*, then stay the same). "Stay" is used in the imperative mood, giving a direct command or instruction.