Sails – English Lyrics

• By: Carter Faith
• Album: Cherry Valley

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Life is hard, but it can be funny

Stars still shine

if they ain't lucky

A bee's still a bee

if it ain't making honey

The sun's still the sun,

even when it ain't sunny

There's way more weeds

than flowers in your garden

You placed your bet,

but it ain't in the cards

Well, don't you forget

No, it ain't over yet

Your heart's gonna break,

that town's gonna talk

Your mind's gonna change,

and your sky's gonna fall

Ain't always hallelujah

when you try to pray

It don't make you a loser

if you ain't winning today

If you can't move the mountain

grab your shovel and your pail

You can't control the wind, but

you can adjust your sails

So, lace up your shoes

and roll up your sleeves

Love can be good to you,

but it sure can be mean

When it's hard to keep going,

'cause the going's at its toughest

Keep some rope in your bucket

'Cause your heart's gonna break,

That town's gonna talk

Your mind's gonna change,

and your sky's gonna fall

Ain't always hallelujah

when you try to pray

It don't make you a loser

if you ain't winning today

If you can't move the mountain

grab your shovel and your pail

You can't control the wind, but

you can adjust your sails

Even if you get turned around

You'll get where you're going someday somehow

'Cause your heart's gonna break,

That town's gonna talk

Your mind's gonna change,

and your sky's gonna fall

It ain't always hallelujah

when you try to pray

It don't make you a loser

if you ain't winning today

If you can't move the mountain

grab your shovel and your pail

If the bridge is broken,

get your hammer and your nails

You can't control the wind, but

you can adjust your sails

No you can't control the wind, but

you can adjust your sails

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine ʃaɪn A1	verb - to emit light
lucky ˈlʌki A1	adjective - having good fortune
honey ˈhʌni A1	noun - a sweet, sticky substance made by bees
sunny ˈsʌni A1	adjective - characterized by bright sunlight
weeds wiːdz A1	noun - unwanted plants
flowers ˈflaʊərz A1	noun - the reproductive part of a plant
bet bɛt A1	noun - a gamble verb - to gamble
cards kɑːrdz A1	noun - playing cards
break breɪk A1	verb - to separate into pieces
talk tɔːk A1	verb - to speak
change tʃeɪndʒ A1	verb - to make different
fall fɔːl A1	verb - to drop down
pray preɪ A1	verb - to communicate with a deity
loser ˈluːzər A1	noun - a person who fails
mountain ˈmaʊntən A1	noun - a large natural elevation
shovel ˈʃʌvəl A1	noun - a tool for digging
pail peɪl A1	noun - a bucket
wind wɪnd A1	noun - moving air
adjust əˈdʒʌst A2	verb - to alter or modify
sails seɪlz A1	noun - a piece of fabric for catching wind

Key Grammar Structures

• Life is hard, but it can be funny

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be' for general truths and states

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'be' to express a general truth about life.

• If you can't move the mountain, grab your shovel and your pail

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1) with 'if'

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, which describes a possible situation and its result. It uses 'if' to introduce the condition.

• You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'but' to show opposition

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' is used to contrast two ideas: the inability to control the wind and the ability to adjust the sails.

• Your heart's gonna break, that town's gonna talk

  ➔ Future with 'be going to' for predictions

  ➔ The phrase uses 'be going to' to predict future events, such as the heart breaking and the town talking.

• It don't make you a loser if you ain't winning today

  ➔ Negative contraction 'don't' and 'ain't' in informal language

  ➔ The line uses informal contractions 'don't' and 'ain't' to convey a casual tone.

• Even if you get turned around, you'll get where you're going someday somehow

  ➔ Mixed conditionals with 'even if' and future with 'will'

  ➔ This sentence combines a conditional phrase 'even if' with a future prediction using 'will' to express hope and possibility.