Some People Do

• By: Old Dominion
• Album: Old Dominion

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - responsibility for a mistake or error
words /wɜːrdz/ A2	noun - units of language used to express meaning
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
quit /kwɪt/ B1	verb - to stop doing something
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - to increase in size or develop
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B2	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense or mistake
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - of a more excellent or effective type
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; insane

Grammar:

• I know you're hurt, I know it's my fault.

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I know" indicates a current state of awareness.

• But I've kept 'I'm sorry' locked in a vault.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've kept" shows an action that has relevance to the present.

• Most people don't change, but some people do.

  ➔ Negative Form

  ➔ The phrase "don't change" uses the negative form to express that most people do not undergo change.

• But I'm here tonight, hoping some people do.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm here" indicates an ongoing state of being.

• Some people quit drinking too much.

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ The phrase "drinking too much" uses a gerund as the object of the verb "quit."

• Just know that I'm better than I was before.

  ➔ Comparative Form

  ➔ The phrase "better than I was" uses the comparative form to compare states of being.