My Love – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife
• Album: Coast to Coast

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of romantic English through Westlife's 'My Love.' This song is perfect for learners looking to master expressive, emotional vocabulary and understand the rhythm of classic pop ballads, making it a beautiful way to connect with the language through melody.

[English]

(tranquil music)

(rhythmic guitar music)

♪ An empty street, an empty house ♪

♪ A hole inside my heart ♪

♪ I'm all alone, the rooms are getting smaller ♪

♪ I wonder how, I wonder why ♪

♪ I wonder where they are ♪

♪ The days we had, the songs we sang together ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ And oh, my love ♪

♪ I'm holding on forever ♪

♪ Reaching for the love that seems so far ♪

♪ So, I say a little prayer ♪

♪ And hope my dreams will take me there ♪

♪ Where the skies are blue ♪

♪ To see you once again, my love ♪

♪ Overseas, from coast to coast ♪

♪ To find a place I love the most ♪

♪ Where the fields are green ♪

♪ To see you once again ♪

♪ My love ♪ (tranquil rhythmic music)

♪ I try to read, I go to work ♪

♪ I'm laughing with my friends ♪

♪ But I can't stop ♪

♪ To keep myself from thinking, oh, no ♪

♪ I wonder how, I wonder why ♪

♪ I wonder where they are ♪

♪ The days we had ♪

♪ The songs we sang together, oh, yeah ♪

♪ And oh, my love ♪

♪ I'm holding on forever ♪

♪ Reaching for the love that seems so far ♪

♪ So, I say a little prayer ♪

♪ And hope my dreams will take me there ♪

♪ Where the skies are blue ♪

♪ To see you once again, my love ♪

♪ Overseas, from coast to coast ♪

♪ To find a place I love the most ♪

♪ Where the fields are green ♪

♪ To see you once again ♪

♪ To hold you in my arms ♪

♪ To promise you my love ♪

♪ To tell you from the heart ♪

♪ You're all I'm thinking of ♪

(tranquil heartfelt music)

♪ I'm reaching for the love that seems so far ♪

♪ So, I say a little prayer ♪

♪ And hope my dreams will take me there ♪

♪ Where the skies are blue ♪

♪ To see you once again, my love ♪

♪ Overseas, from coast to coast ♪

♪ To find the place I love the most ♪

♪ Where the fields are green ♪

♪ To see you once again ♪

♪ My love ♪

♪ Say a little prayer, my sweet love ♪

♪ Dreams will take me there ♪

♪ Where the skies are blue, whoa, yeah ♪

♪ To see you once again ♪

♪ Overseas, from coast to coast ♪

♪ To find the place I love the most ♪

♪ Where the fields are green ♪

♪ To see you once again ♪

♪ My love ♪

(crowd cheering) (crowd clapping)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - to desire to know something
forever /fərˈɛvər/ A2	adjective/adverb - for all time
reaching /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to stretch out one's arm
prayer /prɛər/ B1	noun - a solemn request to God
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - series of thoughts during sleep
overseas /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/ B2	adjective/adverb - in or to foreign countries
coast /koʊst/ A2	noun - the land near the sea
fields /fiːldz/ A2	noun - open land areas
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A1	verb - making sounds of amusement
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	verb - to commit to do something
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - the process of using one's mind
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having a pleasant disposition
smaller /ˈsmɔːlər/ A1	adjective - less in size

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm all alone, the rooms are getting smaller

  ➔ Present Continuous for changing situations

  ➔ The phrase "getting smaller" uses the continuous form to describe a progressive change over time.

• I wonder how, I wonder why

  ➔ Indirect questions (Embedded questions)

  ➔ The structure "wonder" + "how/why" acts as an embedded question, functioning as the object of the verb.

• The days we had, the songs we sang together

  ➔ Relative clauses with omitted relative pronouns

  ➔ The relative pronouns (that/which) are omitted after "days" and "songs" because they function as the object of the relative clause.

• I'm holding on forever

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ The phrasal verb "holding on" means to endure or continue waiting/believing despite difficulty.

• To see you once again, my love

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The "to"-infinitive "to see" explains the reason for saying the prayer or dreaming.

• Where the skies are blue

  ➔ Relative clause of place

  ➔ The clause beginning with "where" acts as an adverbial modifier describing the location.

• You're all I'm thinking of

  ➔ Relative clause with a preposition at the end

  ➔ The preposition "of" is placed at the end because the relative pronoun (that) is omitted.

• To hold you in my arms

  ➔ Infinitive phrase used as a goal/purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to hold you..." expresses the speaker's desire and ultimate goal.