Love Generation – English Lyrics

• By: Bob Sinclar

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious positivity of Bob Sinclar's 'Love Generation,' a global feel-good anthem. This song's clear, repetitive English lyrics and universal message of peace and unity make it an excellent choice for language learners to pick up common phrases and expressions of hope and togetherness in an engaging, rhythmic way. Its uplifting vibe and simple yet profound message offer a special entry point into understanding English through music.

[English]

From Jamaica to the world

It's just love

It's just love

Yeah

Why must our children play in the streets?

Broken hearts and faded dreams

Peace and love to everyone that you meet

Don't you worry, it could be so sweet

Just look to the rainbow, you will see

Sun will shine till eternity

I've got so much love in my heart

No one can tear it apart

Yeah

Be the love generation

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Feel the love generation,

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon yeah

Be the love generation

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Be the love generation,

Oh yeah, yeah

Don't worry about a thing

It's gonna be alright

Don't worry about a thing

It's gonna be alright

Don't worry about a thing

It's gonna be alright

Gonna be, gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna be alright

It is abot love, you know? It's about love

From I and I to everyone

Got the love, we got the love, yeah

There's no need to cry, yeah

Got the love, we got the love,yeah

Gotta live that love

Do you know what I'm talking about? Come on

Be the love generation,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Be the love generation,

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, yeah

Be the love generation

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Be the love generation,

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, yeah

Be the love generation

Oh yeah

It is about love, you know

Be the love generation

Got the love, got the love, we got the love yeah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ A2	noun - all the people born and living at about the same time
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
worry /ˈwʌri/ A2	verb - to feel anxious or troubled about something
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the taste; pleasant or delightful
rainbow /ˈreɪnboʊ/ A1	noun - a multicolored arc in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays
shine /ʃaɪn/ A1	verb - to emit light
eternity /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/ B1	noun - infinite time; forever
tear /tɛər/ A2	verb - to pull apart or break into pieces
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A1	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, often as an expression of distress
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; be alive
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come into the presence of someone
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in the chest that pumps blood around the body
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged

Key Grammar Structures

• Why must our children play in the streets?

  ➔ Modal verb "must" in rhetorical question

  ➔ "must" expresses obligation or necessity, emphasizing injustice through a rhetorical question

• Don't you worry, it could be so sweet

  ➔ Negative imperative + Modal "could" for possibility

  ➔ Imperative form "Don't worry" gives reassurance; "could" expresses hypothetical sweetness

• Sun will shine till eternity

  ➔ Future simple "will" + temporal preposition "till"

  ➔ "will" expresses certainty of future hope; "till eternity" extends time beyond normal limits

• No one can tear it apart

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun "no one" + Modal "can"

  ➔ "no one" emphasizes universal impossibility; "can" denotes present ability

• Be the love generation

  ➔ Bare infinitive imperative

  ➔ Omitting "you" creates direct call to action; verb "be" functions as imperative

• It's gonna be alright

  ➔ Informal future "gonna" (going to)

  ➔ Colloquial contraction "gonna" expresses confident assurance about the future

• Got the love, we got the love

  ➔ Ellipsis (subject omission in parallel clauses)

  ➔ Omission of "we have" in "Got the love" creates rhythmic cohesion and conversational style

• Gotta live that love

  ➔ Informal obligation "gotta" (got to) + transitive verb usage

  ➔ "gotta" conveys urgent necessity; verb "live" takes direct object "that love"