SOS – English Lyrics

• By: ABBA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[INSTRUMENTAL]

♪ WHERE ARE THOSE HAPPY DAYS ♪

♪ THEY SEEM SO HARD TO FIND ♪

♪ I TRY TO REACH FOR YOU ♪

♪ BUT YOU HAVE CLOSED YOUR MIND ♪

♪ WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE ♪

♪ I WISH I UNDERSTOOD ♪

♪ IT USED TO BE SO NICE ♪

♪ IT USED TO BE SO GOOD ♪

♪ SO WHEN YOU'RE NEAR ME, DARLING, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME ♪

♪ S.O.S. ♪

♪ THE LOVE YOU GAVE ME, NOTHING ELSE CAN SAVE ME ♪

♪ S.O.S. ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ HOW CAN I EVEN TRY TO GO ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ THOUGH I TRY, HOW CAN I CARRY ON ♪

♪ YOU SEEMED SO FAR AWAY ♪

♪ THOUGH YOU WERE STANDING NEAR ♪

♪ YOU MADE ME FEEL ALIVE BUT SOMETHING DIED, I FEAR ♪

♪ I REALLY TRIED TO MAKE IT OUT ♪

♪ I WISH I UNDERSTOOD ♪

♪ WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE, IT USED TO BE SO GOOD ♪

♪ SO WHEN YOU'RE NEAR ME, DARLING, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME ♪

♪ S.O.S. ♪

♪ THE LOVE YOU GAVE ME, NOTHING ELSE CAN SAVE ME ♪

♪ S.O.S. ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ HOW CAN I EVEN TRY TO GO ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ THOUGH I TRY, HOW CAN I CARRY ON ♪

[INSTRUMENTAL]

♪ SO WHEN YOU'RE NEAR ME, DARLING, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME ♪

♪ S.O.S. ♪

♪ AND THE LOVE YOU GAVE ME, NOTHING ELSE CAN SAVE ME ♪

♪ S.O.S. ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ HOW CAN I EVEN TRY TO GO ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ THOUGH I TRY, HOW CAN I CARRY ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ HOW CAN I EVEN TRY TO GO ON ♪

♪ WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ THOUGH I TRY, HOW CAN I CARRY ON ♪

[INSTRUMENTAL]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
near /nɪər/ A2	adjective - close in distance or time
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive sound with the ears
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue or preserve from danger or loss
gone /ɡɒn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed
carry /ˈkæri/ B1	verb - to hold something and move it from one place to another
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the faculty of thinking, feeling, and willing
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living; not dead
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of
died /daɪd/ B2	verb (past) - ceased to live; passed away
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
days /deɪz/ A1	noun (plural) - periods of 24 hours
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - requiring great effort or endurance
reach /riːtʃ/ B1	verb - to arrive at or get to a place; to stretch out and touch
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle) - to be in an upright position; to remain upright
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A2	noun - an unspecified object, event, or matter