Never As Good As The First Time

• By: Sade

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality or a high standard.
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - to want something to happen or be the case. noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting. verb - touch or caress with the lips.
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to move creating an air current.
fate /feɪt/ B1	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
tender /ˈtendər/ B1	adjective - gentle and caring
remember /rɪˈmembər/ B1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past).
thrill /θrɪl/ B2	noun - a feeling of excitement and pleasure verb - cause (someone) to feel a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.
forget /fərˈɡet/ B1	verb - fail to remember.
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness, disappointment, or repentance about something that one has done or failed to do. verb - feel sad, disappointed, or repentant about (something that one has done or failed to do).
natural /ˈnætʃrəl/ B2	adjective - existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - experience dreams during sleep.

Grammar:

• Good times, they come and they go

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "they come and they go" indicates a habitual or repeated action in the present.

• It is a possibility

  ➔ Use of "it is" + noun to express a general idea or possibility

  ➔ The phrase "it is a possibility" indicates referring to a potential or uncertain event.

• The second time is not quite what it seemed

  ➔ Use of the simple past tense "seemed" for past perceptions

  ➔ The verb "seemed" is in the simple past tense, indicating a perception or impression in the past.

• Never as good as the first time

  ➔ Use of comparative structure "as...as" for comparing quality

  ➔ The phrase "as good as" is a comparative structure used to compare qualities between two things.

• The rose we remember

  ➔ Use of relative clause "we remember" to specify which rose

  ➔ The relative clause "we remember" provides additional information about the noun "rose," indicating the roses that are remembered.