Red Red Wine

• By: UB40
• Album: Labour Of Love

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wine /waɪn/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes or other fruits
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck verb - to move in a specified direction
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is necessary or desirable
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
thoughts /θɔːts/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - discover or perceive
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time verb - move so as to cover an opening; shut.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
tearing /ˈteərɪŋ/ B2	verb - pulling or ripping something apart
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance; not together
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color intermediate between green and violet
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation

Grammar:

• Red red wine goes to my head

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (General Truth/Habit)

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense 'goes' to describe the general effect of the wine. It doesn't mean it's happening right now but is a statement of fact about what typically happens.

• Makes me forget that I still need her so

  ➔ Causative 'make' + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ 'Makes' is used as a causative verb here, meaning the wine causes the speaker to forget. The structure is "make someone do something". Note the bare infinitive 'forget'.

• All I can do I've done

  ➔ Relative Clause + Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ 'All I can do' is a relative clause where 'that' is omitted (All that I can do). 'I've done' is the present perfect tense, expressing that the action of doing everything possible is completed in the past and has relevance now.

• Memories won't go

  ➔ Future with 'will' (prediction/statement of certainty)

  ➔ 'Won't go' uses 'will not' to express the speaker's certainty that the memories will persist. It's a prediction about the future behavior of the memories.

• I'd have sworn that with time thoughts of you leave my head

  ➔ Past Unreal Conditional (Mixed Time)

  ➔ 'I'd have sworn' represents the unreal past condition. It is a shortened form of 'I would have sworn'. The speaker falsely believed in the past that thoughts would leave (but they haven't).

• I was wrong now I find

  ➔ Past Simple vs. Present Simple (Contrast)

  ➔ The sentence uses the contrast between 'I was wrong' (past simple, indicating a past state) and 'I find' (present simple, indicating a current state/realization). This highlights the speaker's change in understanding.

• Just one thing makes me forget

  ➔ Causative 'make' + Object + Bare Infinitive (Similar to earlier example)

  ➔ Again, we see the causative 'makes' causing the action of forgetting. Structure is 'make someone do something' with the bare infinitive 'forget'.

• Don't let me be alone

  ➔ Negative Imperative with 'let'

  ➔ This is a negative imperative using 'let'. 'Let' in this context means 'allow'. It is a command not to allow the speaker to be alone. The structure is: Don't let + object + be + adjective/noun.