Pretty Boy
Lyrics:
[English]
I lie awake at night
See things in black and white
I've only got you inside my mind
You know you have made me blind
I lie awake and pray
That you will look my way
I have all this longing in my heart
I knew it right from the start
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I love you
Like I never ever loved no one before you
Pretty, pretty boy of mine
Just tell me you love me too
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I need you
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I do
Let me inside
Make me stay right beside you
I used to write your name
And put it in a frame
And sometimes I think I hear you call
Right from my bedroom wall
You stay a little while
And touch me with your smile (touch me with your smile)
And what can I say to make you mine
To reach out for you in time
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I love you
Like I never ever loved no one before you
Pretty, pretty boy of mine
Just tell me you love me too (tell me you love me too)
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I need you
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I do
Let me inside (let me inside)
Make me stay right beside you
Oh pretty boy (pretty boy, pretty boy)
Say you love me too
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I love you
Like I never ever loved no one before you
Pretty, pretty boy of mine
Just tell me you love me too (tell me you love me too)
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I need you
Oh my pretty, pretty boy I do
Let me inside
Make me stay right beside you
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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lie /laɪ/ A2 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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pray /preɪ/ B1 |
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look /lʊk/ A1 |
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longing /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ B2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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stay /steɪ/ A1 |
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write /raɪt/ A1 |
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name /neɪm/ A1 |
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frame /freɪm/ A2 |
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hear /hɪər/ A1 |
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call /kɔːl/ A1 |
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bedroom /ˈbedruːm/ A1 |
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wall /wɔːl/ A1 |
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touch /tʌtʃ/ A2 |
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smile /smaɪl/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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I lie awake at night
➔ Present Simple Tense
➔ Use of the present simple tense to describe a habitual action. "lie awake" indicates a recurring activity. The use of "at night" further specifies the time frame.
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I've only got you inside my mind
➔ Present Perfect Simple
➔ "I've got" is a contracted form of "I have got", indicating possession or a state that started in the past and continues to the present. While 'have got' can sometimes replace 'have' (possession) in the present simple, the perfect tense aspect indicates that this state of having someone in the mind started at some point and persists.
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You know you have made me blind
➔ Present Perfect Tense
➔ Using "have made" indicates an action completed in the past that has a present result/effect. You "are" now blind because of something someone "has done" to you.
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Like I never ever loved no one before you
➔ Double Negative (Non-standard)
➔ The phrase "never...no one" constitutes a double negative. In standard English, this should be "Like I never loved anyone before you" or "Like I have never ever loved anyone before you". The double negative is used for emphasis in a colloquial way, although grammatically incorrect in formal contexts.
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Just tell me you love me too
➔ Imperative Sentence + Adverb 'too'
➔ "Tell me" is an imperative verb, directing the listener to perform an action. "too" means 'also', indicating a reciprocal feeling is desired. The sentence is a simple, direct request.
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Let me inside
➔ Imperative sentence with 'let'
➔ 'Let' used to make a request or give permission. "Let me inside" is a polite request for entry or acceptance.
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Make me stay right beside you
➔ Imperative Sentence (with Causative 'Make')
➔ "Make" used as a causative verb in an imperative sentence. It expresses the desire for someone else to cause a certain action. "Make me stay" = Cause me to stay. "right beside you" is added for emphasis and placement.
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And sometimes I think I hear you call
➔ Complex Sentence with Subordinate Clause ('I hear you call')
➔ The sentence is complex because it contains a main clause ("And sometimes I think") and a subordinate clause ("I hear you call"). The subordinate clause acts as the object of the verb "think". "hear you call" utilizes a bare infinitive after the verb 'hear' when describing the act of hearing someone performing an action.