Life Changes – English Lyrics

• By: Thomas Rhett

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartwarming narrative of Thomas Rhett's "Life Changes," a song that beautifully captures life's unexpected turns through relatable storytelling. Learning English with this song offers a glimpse into contemporary American country music vocabulary and everyday expressions, making it an engaging way to grasp language nuances while appreciating a truly personal and inspiring musical journey.

[English]

♪ Wakin' up in my college dorm ♪

♪ Yeah, my life, it was pretty normal ♪

♪ Lookin' for a date to the spring formal ♪

♪ Wasn't worried 'bout nothin' else, nah ♪

♪ Majorin' in undecided ♪

♪ Notebook full of bad songs I was writin' ♪

♪ Never dreamed anybody else would like 'em ♪

♪ Now they're sittin' on a Walmart shelf ♪

♪ Ain't it funny how life changes ♪

♪ You wake up, ain't nothin' the same ♪

♪ And life changes ♪

♪ You can't stop it, just hop on the train ♪

♪ and You never know what's gonna happen ♪

♪ You make your plans and you hear God laughin' ♪

♪ Life changes ♪

♪ And I wouldn't change it for the world ♪

♪ the world, oh no ♪

♪ And I wouldn't change it for the world ♪

♪ the world, oh no ♪

♪ I bought a ring and she said I do ♪

♪ But everybody else said, man, you're 22 ♪

♪ What you tryin' to prove, hey, why don't you wait ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been waitin' ♪

♪ on her since the 2nd grade, yeah ♪

♪ And now she got her own set of fans ♪

♪ Got a blue checkmark by her Instagram ♪

♪ And I wrote a little song about holdin' her hand ♪

♪ And now everybody wanna die a happy man ♪

♪ Ain't it funny how life changes ♪

♪ You wake up, ain't nothin' the same ♪

♪ And life changes ♪

♪ You can't stop it, just hop on the train and ♪

♪ You never know what's gonna happen ♪

♪ You make your plans and you hear God laughin' ♪

♪ Life changes ♪

♪ And I wouldn't change it for the world ♪

♪ the world, oh no ♪

♪ And I wouldn't change it for the world ♪

♪ the world, oh no ♪

♪ I remember the day I told my daddy and mama ♪

♪ You're gonna have a grandkid from Uganda ♪

♪ That's right, we're adoptin' ♪

♪ And she is the cutest little girl that you ever seen ♪

♪ While I was wrappin' my head around bein' a dad ♪

♪ A big wrench got thrown ♪

♪ in the plans we thought we had ♪

♪ Now there's Willa and Sweet Ada James ♪

♪ Yeah, that's two under two, hey, what can I say ♪

♪ Ain't it funny how life changes ♪

♪ You wake up, ain't nothin' the same ♪

♪ And life changes ♪

♪ You can't stop it, just hop on the train ♪

♪ and You never know what's gonna happen ♪

♪ You make your plans and you hear God laughin' ♪

♪ Life changes ♪

♪ And I wouldn't change it for the world ♪

♪ the world, oh no ♪

♪ And I wouldn't change it for the world ♪

♪ the world, oh no ♪

♪ the world, the world, the world, ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• Wakin' up in my college dorm

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The contraction 'Wakin'' from 'waking' indicates ongoing action at the moment of speaking.

• Wasn't worried 'bout nothin' else, nah

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The use of 'wasn't' and 'nothin'' together is a double negative, which is common in informal English.

• Majorin' in undecided

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ 'Majorin'' is a gerund, functioning as a noun to describe the action of studying a major.

• Now they're sittin' on a Walmart shelf

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'they're' and 'sittin'' indicate ongoing action in the present.

• Ain't it funny how life changes

  ➔ Contraction and rhetorical question

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a contraction of 'is not,' and the sentence is a rhetorical question for emphasis.

• You make your plans and you hear God laughin'

  ➔ Present simple tense with contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'you're' is used, and 'laughin'' indicates a habitual action.

• And I wouldn't change it for the world

  ➔ Conditional sentence

  ➔ The use of 'wouldn't' indicates a hypothetical situation in the present.

• While I was wrappin' my head around bein' a dad

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ 'Was wrappin'' indicates an ongoing action in the past.