Kingston Town

• By: UB40
• Album: Labour of Love II

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
moonlight /ˈmuːn.laɪt/ B1	noun - the light from the moon
magic /ˈmædʒ.ɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces adjective - used in or produced by magic
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
palace /ˈpæl.əs/ B1	noun - the official residence of a sovereign, e.g. a king or queen
waiting /ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/ A1	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event

Grammar:

• The night seems to fade

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (describing a general truth/observation)

  ➔ The verb "seems" uses the simple present tense to indicate that this is a common occurrence. "The night" subject and "seems" is verb and "to fade" infinitive clause.

• But the moonlight lingers on

  ➔ Simple Present Tense with a phrasal verb (lingers on: continues to exist)

  ➔ "Lingers on" is a phrasal verb meaning to remain or persist. The simple present "lingers" depicts this persistence as a general state. "But" is conjunction to contradict with previous line

• The place I long to be

  ➔ Relative Clause with omitted relative pronoun (where/that)

  ➔ This is a relative clause modifying "The place". The relative pronoun "where" or "that" is omitted. It would be "The place where/that I long to be".

• If I had the whole world

  ➔ Second Conditional (hypothetical situation in the present/future)

  ➔ This is the 'if' clause of a second conditional. "Had" is the past simple form, and it's used to talk about an unreal or unlikely situation in the present or future.

• I would give it away

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Second Conditional - main clause)

  ➔ This is the main clause of the second conditional sentence, which uses "would" + base form of the verb to express the consequence of the hypothetical situation presented in the 'if' clause.

• Surely I would need a queen

  ➔ Modal verb "would" for polite request or conditional

  ➔ Here, "would" suggests what is expected or a logical consequence in a hypothetical situation ('When I am king'). It is showing a future action from a point in the past. "Surely" modifies the "would need" for emphasis the condition

• And my queen will come at dawn

  ➔ Simple Future Tense (prediction)

  ➔ "Will come" is the simple future tense, used to express a prediction about what will happen. It indicates the speaker's belief or expectation that his queen will arrive at dawn.