Lonely Fool

• By: John Lyons Band
• Album: Natural

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ A2	adjective - unhappy because you are not with other people
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - appendages on either side of the body of a bird, insect, or bat
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings
decision /dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ B1	noun - a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
matter /ˈmæt.ər/ A2	verb - to be important
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
blues /bluːz/ B2	noun - a type of slow, sad music noun - feelings of sadness
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to perform tasks to earn money noun - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - something such as coins or notes used to pay for things
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - objects that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
problems /ˈprɑː.bləmz/ A2	noun - difficulties or matters needing to be dealt with.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along
sorry /ˈsɒr.i/ A2	adjective - feeling sadness or regret

Grammar:

• She's ready to spread her wings and fly

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to spread her wings and fly" explains the purpose of her being ready. She's ready **in order to** spread her wings and fly.

• She got to choose one or the other guy

  ➔ Got to (informal) / Have got to / Have to (formal) - Obligation/Necessity

  ➔ "Got to" is an informal way of saying "has to" or "have to," indicating that she has an obligation or it's necessary for her to choose between the two guys.

• Don't matter who that girl gonna choose

  ➔ Double negative and Future Simple (gonna = going to)

  ➔ The phrase "Don't matter" can be considered colloquial/incorrect but it implies "It doesn't matter". "Gonna" is a shortened form of "going to", expressing a future action. The original statement might be 'It doesn't matter who that girl is going to choose'.

• Some lonely boy is gonna have the blues

  ➔ Future Simple (gonna = going to) expressing a prediction.

  ➔ "Gonna" is the informal contraction of "going to," indicating a future action that is predicted to happen. The speaker is predicting that some lonely boy will experience sadness ('the blues').

• Work hard, make your money

  ➔ Imperative sentences.

  ➔ These are imperative sentences giving direct commands or instructions. The subject (you) is implied.

• You try do the right things, but it's so hard

  ➔ Incorrect Usage: Subject + Verb + Verb. It should be : You try **to do** the right things

  ➔ The sentence is grammatically incorrect. The verb "try" needs to be followed by "to + infinitive". The correct version would be: "You try **to do** the right things."

• Time gonna catch up to you

  ➔ Future Simple (gonna = going to) with informal syntax. The phrase 'catch up to' means to reach the same level or standard as someone or something.

  ➔ "Gonna catch up to you" expresses a future event. Time will eventually affect you or reach you, possibly bringing consequences.