On A Day Like Today – English Lyrics

• By: Bryan Adams

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Free is all you gotta be

Dream dreams no one else can see

Sometimes you wanna run away

But you never know what might be comin' round your way

Yeah, yeah, yeah

'Cause on a day like today, the whole world could change

The sun's gonna shine, shine through the rain

On a day like today

You never wanna see the sun go down

You never wanna see the sun go down

Somewhere there's a place for you

I know that you believe it too

Sometimes if you wanna get away

All you gotta know is what we got is here to stay

All the way

On a day like today, the whole world could change

The sun's gonna shine, shine through the rain

On a day like today, no one complains

Free to be pure, free to be sane

On a day like today

You never wanna see the sun go down

You never wanna see the sun go down

Yeah, free is all we gotta be

Dream dreams no one else can see

But you never know what might be comin' for you and me

Yeah, it's gonna be

On a day like today, the whole world could change

Yeah, the sun's gonna shine, shine through the rain

On a day like today, no one complains

Oh free to be pure, free to be sane

On a day like today

You never wanna see the sun go down

You never wanna see the sun go down

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or power of another verb - to release from confinement or servitude
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to have a dream
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	noun - the act or process of becoming different verb - to make or become different
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and warmth to Earth
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to give off light
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept that something is true
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
pure /pjʊər/ B2	adjective - not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material
sane /seɪn/ B2	adjective - of sound mind; not insane
comin' /ˈkʌmɪn/ A2	verb - coming (informal)
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or direction
got /ɡɒt/ A2	verb - have or possess

Key Grammar Structures

• Free is all you gotta be

  ➔ Modal verb (gotta) for informal obligation

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'got to' and is used to express necessity or obligation in an informal way.

• Sometimes you wanna run away

  ➔ Modal verb (wanna) for desire

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to' and is used to express desire or intention.

• But you never know what might be comin' round your way

  ➔ Modal verb (might) for possibility

  ➔ 'Might' is used to express a possible but uncertain future event.

• On a day like today, the whole world could change

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for possibility in a hypothetical situation

  ➔ 'Could' is used here to express a possible outcome in a hypothetical or imagined situation.

• The sun's gonna shine, shine through the rain

  ➔ Going to (gonna) for future intention

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of 'going to' and is used to express a future intention or prediction.

• You never wanna see the sun go down

  ➔ Double negative for emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'never' and 'wanna' together creates a double negative, which is common in informal English for emphasis.

• Free to be pure, free to be sane

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose with 'to be'

  ➔ The infinitive form 'to be' is used here to express purpose or result after 'free'.