Look My Way – English Lyrics

• By: Kevin Ross

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of longing and infatuation through Kevin Ross's "Look My Way." This smooth R&B track, inspired by The Jackson 5, is a lesson in classic romance with a modern twist. Learn how Ross's silky vocals and heartfelt lyrics express the universal desire to capture someone's attention and affection .

[English]

(Look my way)

(Look my, look my)

(Look my way)

Girl, I love to walk by you each day

But you don't even know my name

I'm feeling like a stranger (ooh-ooh, feeling like a stranger)

All this wondering's driving me crazy

Baby, somehow, some way

I'll make you remember me (make you remember)

What do I lose if I don't take my shot?

And it is seconds that's left on the clock

So I gotta make you look my way (look my way)

'Cause baby, it's a lot of love in this heart to give

I give it all to you

Gotta make you look my way (look my way)

Then you'll see, everything you want's right here with me

Everything you want's right here with me

If I happened to walk up on you

And tell you that you look so good

Would it make you smile, baby? (Ooh, ooh, would it make you smile, baby?)

I'll be the only one that's making you laugh

And if I miss your call, I'll hit you right back

Only if you're mine, baby (only for my lady)

What do I lose if I don't take my shot

And it is seconds that's left on the clock?

So I gotta make you look my way (look my way)

'Cause baby, it's a lot of love in this heart to give

I give it all to you

Gotta make you look my way (look my way)

Then you'll see, everything you want's right here with me

Everything you want's right here with me

So won't you turn around

And see that I'm the one you need to know?

Baby, don't you lose

What's in front of you

But I gotta make you look my way (whoo! Look my way)

'Cause baby, it's a lot of love in this heart to give (it's a lot of love)

I give it all to you

Gotta make you look my way (make you look my way)

Then you'll see, everything you want's right here with me

Everything you want's right here with me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection or liking for
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ B1	noun - a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar
driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; demented; insane
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past)
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	noun - an attempt to do or achieve something
clock /klɒk/ A1	noun - a device for measuring and showing time
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression denoting pleasure, amusement, or friendliness. verb - to form one's features into a smile.
laugh /lɑːf/ A1	verb - make the sounds and movements of laughter
mine /maɪn/ A1	pronoun - belonging to or associated with me.

Key Grammar Structures

• Girl, I love to walk by you each day

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose/desire with "to"

  ➔ The phrase "I love to walk by you" uses the infinitive "to walk" to express the singer's fondness or desire to walk by the girl. It indicates *why* he likes to do it.

• I'm feeling like a stranger

  ➔ Present Continuous with "feel like"

  ➔ "I'm feeling like a stranger" uses the present continuous tense ("I'm feeling") with the phrase "feel like" to describe a current, temporary state or sensation. It expresses that at this moment, the speaker has the feeling *as if* he were a stranger.

• All this wondering's driving me crazy

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ "Wondering" is a gerund (verb ending in -ing acting as a noun) that functions as the subject of the sentence. The entire phrase "All this wondering" acts as the subject causing the action, "driving me crazy."

• What do I lose if I don't take my shot?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence (real/possible condition). "If I don't take my shot" (condition - present simple) implies a likely or possible situation, and "What do I lose?" (result - will/present simple) expresses the probable outcome.

• And it is seconds that's left on the clock

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (emphasizing "seconds")

  ➔ This is a cleft sentence, a type of sentence construction used to emphasize a specific part of the sentence. Here, the structure "It is...that..." emphasizes the urgency of the situation, pointing out that it's specifically *seconds* that are running out.

• Would it make you smile, baby?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2) - Inverted question form.

  ➔ This sentence is a variation of a Type 2 conditional, posing a hypothetical situation as a question. The standard form would be "If it would make you smile, baby...", but it's inverted to "Would it make you smile, baby?". This implies a less likely or unreal condition in the present, and expresses a hypothetical result.

• Baby, don't you lose what's in front of you

  ➔ Relative Clause with "what"

  ➔ The phrase "what's in front of you" is a relative clause using "what". "What" combines the function of a relative pronoun and the antecedent (the noun it refers to). In this case, it means "the thing that is in front of you".