My Story – English Lyrics

• By: JoJo Siwa

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey you guys

Good morning to every single Siwanator who's out there

In this entire little baby world

How's it going today guys? Good? I am...

Here we go!

When I was 2 I started dancing live

And then I started wearing bows up high

I was a studio kid with my eyes open wide

I always knew that I had it inside

Then I grew up and I came alive

This is my story

This is my life, this is how I live

So many things, I got a lot to give

All day, all night, going just like this

This is my story

I hit record and then you press play

I'm just JoJo every day

Come on everybody let me hear you say, hey hey

This is my story

Throwing it to you future JoJo

So now I'm here and I'm not done

You call it a "job" but I call it fun

Pourin' out juice just like it's shampoo

Always wearing bows and high top shoes

If anyone asks I say this is what I do (yes it is)

And this is my story

This is my life, this is how I live

So many things, I got a lot to give

All day, all night, going just like this, hey hey

This is my story

I hit record and then you press play

I'm just JoJo every day

Come on everybody let me hear you say, hey hey

This is my story

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh

This is my story

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh

This is my story

You know today was just such an amazing epical day

Like it was just so fun, I got to spend time with my friends and family

I was just thinking though like I love them so much

Like what would I do without them?

They just make me so happy and I just have the best friends and family ever

This is my life, this is how I live

So many things, I got a lot to give

All day, all night, going just like this

This is my story

I hit record and then you press play

I'm just JoJo every day

I won't change no matter what you say, hey hey

This is my story

This is my life, this is how I live

So many things, I got a lot to give

All day, all night, going just like this

This is my story

I hit record and then you press play

I'm just JoJo every day

Thank you for joining me along on this journey

But until then, I'll see you guys next time, peace out, bye

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - an account of past events in someone's life or in the development of something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; be alive adjective - currently in existence or operation
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, usually calculated from one midnight to the next.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - a material object without specifying its name
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of time between the sunset and the sunrise.
record /rɪˈkɔːrd/ A2	verb - to set down in writing or other permanent form for later reference. noun - a thing that is written down or kept as evidence of a past event
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose. noun - activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation.
JoJo /ˈdʒoʊdʒoʊ/ A1	noun - Proper name
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. adjective - playful or lighthearted.
juice /dʒuːs/ A1	noun - the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables.
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - a covering for the foot, typically made of leather, having a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle.
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group of people consisting of parents and their children living together in a household.
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - utter words to convey information, an opinion, a feeling, or a request.
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - present voluntarily with no expectation of return.

Key Grammar Structures

• When I was 2 I started dancing live

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Describes completed actions in the past. 'Was' and 'started' show actions that happened at a specific time.

• I always knew that I had it inside

  ➔ Past Perfect in Reported Thought

  ➔ 'Had' expresses a state that existed before the past action 'knew'. Shows completed action prior to another past action.

• Pourin' out juice just like it's shampoo

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ Direct comparison using 'like' to show similarity between pouring juice and pouring shampoo.

• I hit record and then you press play

  ➔ Sequential Actions with 'and then'

  ➔ 'And then' connects two sequential actions in present simple tense, showing the order of events.

• I won't change no matter what you say

  ➔ Future Simple + Concessive Clause

  ➔ 'Won't' expresses future decision. 'No matter what' introduces a concessive clause meaning 'regardless of'.

• I was just thinking though like I love them so much

  ➔ Discourse Markers ('though', 'like')

  ➔ 'Though' adds contrastive nuance, 'like' is informal filler for approximation. Both structure informal speech.

• Thank you for joining me along on this journey

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ After preposition 'for', the verb 'join' becomes gerund 'joining' to function as noun phrase.

• If anyone asks I say this is what I do

  ➔ Zero Conditional

  ➔ Expresses general truths. Present simple 'asks' in condition clause + present simple 'say'/'is' in result clause.

• I got to spend time with my friends and family

  ➔ 'Got to' for Opportunity

  ➔ Informal equivalent of 'had the opportunity to'. 'Got to' + base verb expresses past chance/privilege.