Teacher Teacher – English Lyrics

• By: Bryan Adams
• Album: Teacher Teacher (Classic Version)

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the timeless questions of education and growing up with Bryan Adams' "Teacher Teacher." This song offers a relatable reflection on the search for guidance and the challenges of navigating the complexities of life, making it a perfect piece to understand the journey of learning.

[English]

Just when I thought I finally learned my lesson well

There was more to this than meets the eye

And for all the things you taught me

Only time will tell

If I'll be able to survive

Teacher, teacher can you teach me?

Can you tell me all I need to know?

Teacher, teacher can you reach me?

Or will I fall when you let me go? Oh, no

Am I ready for the real world?

Will I pass the test?

You know it's a jungle out there

...

Ain't nothin' gonna stop me, I won't be second best

But the joke's on those who believe the system's fair, oh yeah

Teacher, teacher can you teach me?

Can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?

Teacher, teacher can you reach me?

I wanna know what's goin' on, oh

So the years go on and on

Nothing's lost or won

What you learn is soon forgotten

They take the best years of your life

Try to tell you wrong from right

But you walk away with nothing, oh oh

Teacher, teacher can you teach me?

Can you tell me all I need to know?

Teacher, teacher can you reach me?

Or will I fall when you let me go?

Teacher, teacher can you teach me?

Can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?

Teacher, teacher can you reach me?

I wanna know what's goin' on, oh

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?

Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?

Teacher, teacher, oh yeah

Teacher, teacher (teacher, teacher)

Teacher, teacher (teacher, teacher)

Can you reach me? (Teacher, teacher)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
teach /tiːtʃ/ A2	verb - to give someone knowledge or a skill
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the continuous sequence of existence
survive /səˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - to continue to live
world /wɜːld/ A2	noun - the earth and all life on it
test /test/ A2	noun - an examination
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ B1	noun - a forest with dense vegetation noun - a fiercely competitive place
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease movement or action
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
system /ˈsɪstəm/ B2	noun - a set of connected things
right /raɪt/ A2	adjective - morally good noun - a moral or legal entitlement
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - a period of 365 days
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
forgotten /fəˈɡɒtn/ B1	adjective - no longer remembered
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of
reach /riːtʃ/ B1	verb - to be able to arrive at or touch