Rest Of Our Days

• By: Ella Henderson

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the time it takes the earth to travel around the sun
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey on a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc. verb - to sit on and control the movement of (an animal, especially a horse)
struggling /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - having difficulty; making a strenuous effort
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - an instance of something happening; an occasion
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A1	noun - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
old /əʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time; no longer young
gray /ɡreɪ/ A2	adjective - of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead
rest /rest/ A2	noun - a period of inactivity or relaxation
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important or significant
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer

Grammar:

• I know that this year's been a hell of a ride

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (with 'been')

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present, emphasizing the duration and experience. "This year's been" is a contraction of "This year has been".

• But this Christmas Eve's only good times ahead

  ➔ Genitive Case (possessive 's')

  ➔ "Christmas Eve's" indicates possession. It means "Christmas Eve has" or, in this case, "Christmas Eve's" good times.

• Years are gon' go by and things are gonna change

  ➔ Informal future tense (gon' = going to) and Ellipsis

  ➔ "gon'" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used for expressing future intentions or predictions. The phrase "Years are gon' go by" implies the passage of time. Ellipsis (omission of words) occurs because the auxiliary verb "are" applies to both clauses.

• When we're together, this love stays the same

  ➔ Present Simple (stating a general truth)

  ➔ The present simple "stays" is used to express a general truth or unchanging fact. It emphasizes the constant and reliable nature of the love when they are together.

• Won't remember much when we're old and gray

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative Contraction: won't = will not)

  ➔ "Won't remember" is a negative form of the future simple tense, indicating a prediction about a future lack of memory. "won't" is the contraction of "will not."

• We'll remember this night for the rest of our days

  ➔ Future Simple (Contraction: We'll = We will) + prepositional phrase 'for the rest of our days'

  ➔ "We'll remember" is the future simple tense, indicating a prediction or intention. "We'll" is a contraction of "We will". "For the rest of our days" is a prepositional phrase indicating the duration of the remembering.

• Tonight it don't matter at all who we kiss

  ➔ Non-standard English (don't used with 'it') / Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ In standard English, it should be "doesn't matter". Using "don't" with "it" is grammatically incorrect. However, it's common in informal speech and songs. The phrase also has a hint of subjunctive, implying 'it doesn't matter who we might kiss'.

• We'll drink and we'll dance 'til the bar sends us home

  ➔ Future Simple (We'll = We will) + Time Clause ('til = until')

  ➔ "We'll drink and we'll dance" uses the future simple to describe future actions. "'Til" is a shortened form of "until," introducing a time clause that indicates when the drinking and dancing will stop.