On My Way – English Lyrics

• By: Boyce Avenue
• Album: All We Have Left

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive storytelling of Boyce Avenue's "On My Way," a song that beautifully captures the feeling of a destined love. For language learners, this track offers a chance to engage with heartfelt and clear English lyrics that convey a universal message of love and commitment. Its narrative structure and sincere vocal delivery make it a special and accessible song for appreciating the power of music in language.

[English]

I Wasn't there the moment

you first learned to breathe

But I'm on my way

On my way

I wasn't there the moment

you got off your knees

But I'm on my way

On my way

Lay down

And come alive in all you've found

All you're meant to be

And for now

We'll wait until the morning light

And close our eyes to see

Just close your eyes to see

A tear must have formed in my eye

When you had your first kiss

But I'm on my way

On my way

So leave a space deep inside for everything I'll miss

Cause I'm on my way

On my way

Lay down

And come alive in all you've found

All you're meant to be

And for now

We'll wait until the morning light

And close our eyes to see

Just close your eyes to see

And when you feel no saving grace

Well I'm on my way

On my way

And when you're bound to second place

Well I'm on my way

On my way

So don't believe it's all in vain

Cause I'm on my way

On my way

The light at the end is worth the pain

Cause I'm on my way

On my way

I'll be there the moment

you come out in white

Cause I'm on my way

On my way

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a very brief period of time
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs and let it out again
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - having life, not dead
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
tear /tɪr/ B2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid produced by glands in your eyes
space /speɪs/ B1	noun - a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to fail to notice or attend to
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - simple elegance or refinement of movement
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort

Key Grammar Structures

• I Wasn't there the moment you first learned to breathe

  ➔ Past simple negative form with 'wasn't' and time expression

  ➔ The phrase "wasn't there" uses the past simple negative to indicate the speaker was not present at a specific moment in the past.

• I wasn't there the moment you got off your knees

  ➔ Past simple with time clause introduced by 'the moment'

  ➔ The clause "the moment you got off your knees" marks a specific point in time within the past, using past simple tense.

• Lay down and come alive in all you've found

  ➔ Imperative form and present perfect contraction

  ➔ "Lay down" and "come alive" are imperative verbs giving commands or requests. "You've found" is a contraction of "you have found," in present perfect tense indicating completed action.

• So leave a space deep inside for everything I'll miss

  ➔ Modal verb 'will' in the contracted form indicating future intention

  ➔ "I'll miss" is the contraction of "I will miss," using the modal verb 'will' to express a future action or intention.

• Just close your eyes to see

  ➔ Imperative mood with infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "Just close your eyes" is an imperative command, followed by the infinitive "to see", which indicates the purpose of closing your eyes.

• And when you feel no saving grace

  ➔ Present simple tense in a temporal conditional clause

  ➔ "When you feel" introduces a temporal conditional clause in the present simple tense, referring to conditions or situations that can happen at any time.

• I'll be there the moment you come out in white

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' and temporal clause

  ➔ "I'll be there" uses the future simple tense with 'will' to express a promise or intention, followed by a temporal clause "the moment you come out in white" indicating when.