Sad Sad Sunday

• By: EG Kight
• Album: Southern Comfort

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
Sunday /ˈsʌndeɪ/ A1	noun - the day of the week before Monday and following Saturday, observed by Christians as a day of worship
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
leaves /liːvz/ A2	verb - to go away from
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
lovin' /ˈlʌvɪn/ A1	verb - feeling or showing affection and care
weekends /ˈwiːkɛndz/ A1	noun - Saturday and Sunday
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp, carry, or support (something) with one's hands
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
longer /ˈlɒŋɡər/ A1	adjective - having great length
passing /ˈpæsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to go past or move along
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to remain in a place or state of readiness or expectation
tomorrow /təˈmɒrəʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a colour midway between green and violet
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
miles /maɪlz/ A1	noun - a unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in the same place
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B2	verb - speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for secrecy.

Grammar:

• That's when my baby *has to go*

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to' (obligation/necessity)

  ➔ Uses 'has to' to express the baby's obligation or necessity to leave. The singer doesn't want him to leave, but he is obligated to do so. Replaces the need for 'must'.

• When he *leaves me here alone*

  ➔ Verb + Object + Object Complement (adjective)

  ➔ 'leaves me here alone' - 'alone' describes the state of 'me', the object of the verb 'leaves'.

• That's when *we hold each other so close*

  ➔ Adverb of degree ('so')

  ➔ 'so close' emphasises how closely they hold each other. The adverb 'so' intensifies the adjective 'close'.

• The nights *keep getting longer*

  ➔ 'Keep' + Gerund (progressive action)

  ➔ 'Keep getting longer' indicates a continuous and ongoing process of the nights becoming longer.

• My empty arms *will have to wait*

  ➔ Future Perfect Modal ('will have to')

  ➔ 'will have to wait' expresses a future obligation but also implies that the waiting will continue until a specific point in the future.

• coz' Friday, *we'll be together*

  ➔ Future Simple (prediction/promise)

  ➔ 'we'll be together' is a simple future tense indicating a prediction or a promise of being together on Friday. It's something the singer looks forward to and knows will happen.

• There'll be no more miles *between us*

  ➔ Future Simple with 'there will be' (existence)

  ➔ 'There'll be no more miles' uses the future simple construction 'there will be' to state that in the future, the distance will no longer exist.

• From this Sunday on, *I'm here to stay*

  ➔ Future intention with 'to be' + infinitive ('to stay')

  ➔ 'I'm here to stay' indicates a firm intention to remain in a certain place or situation from the stated time onward (this Sunday on). It expresses a strong commitment to the new state of affairs.