Stray

• By: Steve Conte

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
stray /streɪ/ B1	verb - to wander or roam without a fixed course
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a gentle wind
memories /ˈmɛm.ər.iz/ A2	noun - the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the boundary or part adjacent to the surface of something
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	verb - to feel sad or disappointed over something that has happened or been done
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
belong /bɪˈlɔŋ/ B1	verb - to be in the right place or situation
hard /hɑrd/ A2	adjective - solid, firm, and resistant to pressure
waiting /ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/ A2	verb - to stay in a place until an expected event happens

Grammar:

• No regret 'cause I've got nothing to lose

  ➔ using 'cause' as a contraction for 'because' to give a causal explanation

  ➔ 'cause' is a colloquial contraction of 'because', used to introduce a reason or cause.

• I'll live and hide the pride that my people gave me

  ➔ future simple tense 'I'll' (I will) indicating a decision or intention

  ➔ 'I'll' is the contraction of 'I will', used to express a future action or plan.

• Is there a place waiting for me?

  ➔ using inversion in questions with 'is there' to ask about existence or location

  ➔ 'Is there' is used at the beginning of a question to inquire about the existence or presence of something.

• Been forever, since I've cried the pain of sorrow

  ➔ using the present perfect tense 'I've cried' to describe an unspecified time before now

  ➔ 'I've cried' is the present perfect tense indicating an action that may have occurred at an unspecified time before now.

• Or will I always live this way?

  ➔ using 'will' for future simple tense to ask about possibility or uncertainty

  ➔ 'Will' is used in questions to express future intentions, predictions, or uncertainties.

• Or opened up to anyone including myself

  ➔ using 'including' as a preposition to specify inclusion or exclusion

  ➔ 'Including' is a preposition that means to comprise or contain as part of a whole.