Love

• By: Keyshia Cole

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate something
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love noun - an act of kissing
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use carelessly or extravagantly noun - material that is not wanted
figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ B1	verb - to calculate or discover noun - a number or amount
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury
difference /ˈdɪfərəns/ B1	noun - a point or way in which people or things are dissimilar
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
rainy /ˈreɪni/ A2	adjective - having much rain
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually disappear
empty /ˈempti/ B1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied

Grammar:

• WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LET ME DRIVE?

  ➔ Past Simple with 'let' (causative)

  ➔ The structure 'let + object + base form of verb' indicates allowing or permitting someone to do something. Here, it expresses regret that the speaker didn't allow someone else to drive: "Why didn't you just "let" me "drive"?"

• I USED TO THINK THAT I WASN'T FINE ENOUGH

  ➔ Used to + infinitive (past habit or state)

  ➔ "Used to" expresses a past habit or state that is no longer true. Here, it means the speaker previously believed she wasn't good enough, but she no longer believes that: "I "used to think" that I wasn't fine enough"

• BUT I WON'T WASTE MY TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

  ➔ Future Simple with 'won't' (negative prediction) + 'waste time' + gerund

  ➔ The sentence uses the future simple negative form "won't" to express a decision not to do something. It also uses the structure "waste time + gerund" to describe how time will be spent. "But I "won't waste" my time "trying" to figure out"

• WHAT YOU SEE IN HER YOU AIN'T SEEN IN ME

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun + double negative (ain't seen = haven't seen)

  ➔ This sentence uses a relative clause where the relative pronoun (that/which) is omitted. "What "you see in her"" is the relative clause acting as the subject. "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction for "am not," "is not," or "are not," and in this case, it's a contraction for "haven't". The double negative creates a more emphatic statement.

• NEVER KNEW WHAT I WAS MISSIN'

  ➔ Past Simple + Noun Clause with Omitted 'that'

  ➔ The sentence structure includes a past simple tense ("Never knew") followed by a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "knew". The conjunction "that" introducing the noun clause is often omitted, especially in informal speech: "Never knew "(that)" what I was missin'"

• MY RAINY DAYS FADE AWAY WHEN YOU COME AROUND

  ➔ Simple Present + 'when' clause (Time Clause)

  ➔ This sentence uses the simple present tense to describe a habitual action. The 'when' clause indicates the condition or time when this action occurs. "My rainy days "fade away" when you "come around""