Lonely – English Lyrics

• By: Akon

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
nobody /ˈnoʊbɒdi/ A2	noun - no person; not anyone
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
right /raɪt/ B1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to someone
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged; insane
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or form something

Key Grammar Structures

• I have nobody for my own

  ➔ Present simple tense to express possession or existence

  ➔ The phrase "I have" indicates possession or something that belongs to the speaker.

• I'm so lonely

  ➔ Use of the contraction "I'm" (I am) with an adjective to describe emotional state

  ➔ The contraction "I'm" combines "I" and "am" to form the present tense of "to be," describing one's feelings.

• I have nobody for my own

  ➔ Use of the indefinite pronoun "nobody" to denote no person; combined with "have" to indicate lack of possession

  ➔ The word "nobody" is a pronoun indicating no person, and when used with "have," it expresses the lack of someone to possess or refer to.

• Baby you a good girl and I had no right

  ➔ Use of the past perfect tense "had no right" to express regret or past obligation

  ➔ The phrase "had no right" is in the past perfect tense, used to indicate that the speaker regrets past actions or feelings of unjustified behavior.

• STOP PLAYING GIRL AND COME ON HOME

  ➔ Imperative mood to give commands or requests

  ➔ The phrases "Stop playing" and "Come on home" are in the imperative form, used to directly instruct or request someone to do something.