Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Bon Jovi's "Thank You For Loving Me" is an excellent choice for English learners. The song's clear, slow-paced lyrics and universal theme of love and gratitude make it easy to follow and understand. By listening to this song, you can learn heartfelt expressions and vocabulary related to emotions and relationships, all while enjoying a classic rock ballad from a legendary band.
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY THE THINGS I WANT TO SAY SOMETIMES
➔ It + be + adjective + infinitive structure
➔ The structure "It's hard for me to say" uses "It" as a dummy subject to introduce the difficulty of an action. The pattern is: "It + be + adjective + for + object + infinitive".
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FOR BEING MY EYES WHEN I COULDN'T SEE
➔ Gerund phrase after preposition
➔ The phrase "For being my eyes" uses a gerund ("being") after the preposition "for". This structure explains the reason for gratitude. The pattern is: "preposition + gerund".
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FOR PARTING MY LIPS WHEN I COULDN'T BREATHE
➔ Past continuous tense
➔ The phrase "When I couldn't breathe" uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the past. The pattern is: "subject + couldn't (could not) + base verb".
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I NEVER KNEW I HAD A DREAM UNTIL THAT DREAM WAS YOU
➔ Past simple + until clause
➔ The sentence uses past simple ("knew", "had", "was") with "until" to show a point of change in awareness. The pattern is: "subject + past simple + until + time clause".
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IF I WAS DROWNING YOU WOULD PART THE SEA
➔ Second conditional
➔ The sentence uses the second conditional structure to express a hypothetical situation: "If + subject + past simple, subject + would + base verb". It describes an imaginary scenario and its probable result.
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YOU PICK ME UP WHEN I FALL DOWN
➔ Present simple + when clause
➔ The sentence uses present simple tense ("pick", "fall") with "when" to show habitual actions and reactions. The pattern is: "subject + present simple + when + subject + present simple".
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YOU RING THE BELL BEFORE THEY COUNT ME OUT
➔ Present simple + before clause
➔ The sentence uses present simple tense ("ring", "count") with "before" to show the sequence of habitual actions. The pattern is: "subject + present simple + before + subject + present simple".
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ALL I'VE GOT TO GIVE TO YOU ARE THESE FIVE WORDS
➔ Complex subject-verb agreement
➔ The sentence shows complex subject-verb agreement where the subject "All I've got to give to you" is treated as plural with the verb "are" instead of the expected "is". This happens when the complement ("these five words") is plural.
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