Love Is On The Line – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Savoretti
• Album: Europiana

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Jack Savoretti's "Love Is On The Line" while learning English. The song's clear and heartfelt lyrics about a struggling relationship offer a great opportunity to explore vocabulary related to love, conflict, and memory. Its compelling narrative and passionate delivery make it a special and engaging way to enhance your language skills.

[English]

Love is on the line

When the same mistakes are made

Over and over and over again

Love is on the line

And jealousy fades

We no longer look back when walking away

I know we still believe in love

I can't believe we're giving up

Oh, I wish that we were strong enough

To remember how we were before we tried

Oh, the night is never long enough

To forget about the lonely nights we cried

When our love was on the line

All we ever did was fight

It no longer matters who's wrong or who's right

And after all this time

Nobody wins

There's only the memory of what we have been

I know we still believe in love

I can't believe we're giving up

Oh, I wish that we were strong enough

To remember how we were before we tried

Oh, the night is never long enough

To forget about the lonely nights we cried

I can't believe it baby

I can't believe it's true

I can't believe it baby

I can't believe it's happening to me and you

I can't believe it baby

I can't believe we're through

Oh, I wish that we were strong enough

To remember how we were before we tried

Oh, the night is never long enough

To forget about the lonely nights we cried

Oh, I wish that we were strong enough

To remember how we were before we tried

Oh, the night is never long enough

To forget about the lonely nights we cried

I can't believe it baby

I can't believe it's true

I can't believe it baby

I can't believe it's happening to me and you

I can't believe it baby

I can't believe we're through

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection
line /laɪn/ A1	noun - a straight mark or boundary
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - an error or wrong action verb - to misunderstand something
jealousy /ˈdʒɛləsi/ B1	noun - resentment of another's advantages
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually disappear
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept as true
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - to think of something past
strong /strɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - having great power
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of darkness
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - feeling sad from lack of company
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears noun - a shout or call
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to argue or struggle noun - a physical struggle
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or moral noun - what is correct
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A1	noun - the power to remember
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the period of measurement
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to provide or hand over
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to want something

Key Grammar Structures

• Love is on the line

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ "is on" indicates an ongoing state or situation happening now.

• We no longer look back when walking away

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (no longer)

  ➔ "no longer" shows that an action or state that previously happened is now stopped.

• And jealousy fades

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ "fades" indicates a habitual or general truth about jealousy decreasing over time.

• I know we still believe in love

  ➔ Present tense with modal auxiliary verb (know)

  ➔ "know" expresses awareness or certainty about something happening now or in the present.

• Oh, I wish that we were strong enough

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (wish)

  ➔ Using "wish" expresses a desire for a situation that is not currently true.

• To forget about the lonely nights we cried

  ➔ Infinitive phrase (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase "to forget" is an infinitive, showing purpose or intent.

• I can't believe we're through

  ➔ Contraction with modal verb (can't)

  ➔ "can't" is a contraction of "cannot" signaling inability or disbelief.