She Moves In Her Own Way – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
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♪ So at my show on Monday I was hoping someday ♪
♪ You'd be on your way to better things ♪
♪ It's not about your make-up ♪
♪ Or how you try to shape up to these tiresome paper dreams ♪
♪ Paper dreams, honey ♪
♪ So now you pour your heart out ♪
♪ You're telling me you're far out ♪
♪ But not about to lie down for your cause ♪
♪ But you don't pull my strings ♪
♪ Cos I'm a better man moving on to better things ♪
♪ But uh oh I love her because ♪
♪ She moves in her own way ♪
♪ But uh oh she came to my show ♪
♪ Just to hear about my day ♪
♪ And at the show on Tuesday she was in her mind, see ♪
♪ Tempered furs and spangled boots ♪
♪ Looks are deceiving make me believe it ♪
♪ And these tiresome paper dreams ♪
♪ Paper dreams, honey, yeah ♪
♪ So won't you go far ♪
♪ Tell them you're a keeper ♪
♪ Not about to lie down for your cause ♪
♪ But you don't pull my strings because I'm a better man ♪
♪ Moving on to better things ♪
♪ But uh oh I love her because ♪
♪ She moves in her own way ♪
♪ But uh oh she came to my show ♪
♪ Just to hear about my day ♪
♪ Yes, I wish that we never made it there ♪
♪ Through all the summers ♪
♪ And kept them up ♪
♪ Instead of kicking us back down to the suburbs ♪
♪ Yes, I wish that we never made it there ♪
♪ Through all the summers ♪
♪ And kept them up ♪
♪ Instead of kicking us back down to the suburbs ♪
♪ But uh oh I love her because ♪
♪ She moves in her own way ♪
♪ But uh oh she came to my show ♪
♪ Just to hear about my day ♪
♪ But uh oh I love her because ♪
♪ She moves in her own way ♪
♪ But uh oh she came to my show ♪
♪ Just to hear about my day ♪
Key Vocabulary
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hope /həʊp/ B1 |
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shape /ʃeɪp/ B2 |
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dreams /driːmz/ B2 |
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makeup /ˈmeɪkˌʌp/ B2 |
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try /traɪ/ A2 |
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hearts /hɑːts/ B2 |
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move /muːv/ B1 |
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own /oʊn/ A2 |
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way /weɪ/ A2 |
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came /keɪm/ A2 |
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hear /hɪər/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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It's not about your make-up
➔ Negative form with 'not' + be
➔ The structure 'It is not' is used to make a negative statement about something.
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you're hoping someday
➔ Present continuous tense with 'be' + verb ending in -ing for future hope
➔ The phrase 'are hoping' indicates an ongoing desire or expectation about a future event.
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you're on your way
➔ Prepositional phrase 'on your way' indicating progress or direction
➔ The phrase 'on your way' means that someone is progressing toward a goal or destination.
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moving on to better things
➔ Gerund phrase 'moving on' indicating continuation or progression
➔ 'Moving on' suggests leaving an old situation behind and progressing to new opportunities.
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you're a better man
➔ Comparative adjective phrase 'a better man'
➔ The phrase 'a better man' is used to compare someone favorably to another, implying improvement or higher moral standards.
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because she moves in her own way
➔ Dependent clause introduced by 'because' explaining reason
➔ The word 'because' introduces a clause that provides the reason why the subject behaves in a certain way.
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she came to my show
➔ Simple past tense used with the verb 'came'
➔ The verb 'came' is in the past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.
