The Best Day (Taylor's Version)

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny noun - the act or sound of laughing
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
hug /hʌɡ/ A2	verb - to put your arms around someone tightly noun - an act of holding someone tightly in your arms
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop or come down suddenly noun - the season after summer
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - afraid
best /best/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality, most suitable, or most desirable
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - expressing distress through tears
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city
names /neɪmz/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known, addressed, or referred to
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
strength /streŋθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being physically strong
smiles /smaɪlz/ A2	verb - to form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed noun - a pleased, kind, or amused expression
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
smart /smɑːrt/ A2	adjective - intelligent
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A1	noun - a woman
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to give out a bright light

Grammar:

• I'm five years old, it's getting cold, I've got my big coat on

  ➔ Present Continuous for temporary situations

  ➔ The phrase "it's "getting" cold" uses the present continuous to describe a changing state or a temporary situation. It implies that the temperature is gradually decreasing.

• I don't know why all the trees change in the fall

  ➔ Indirect question/Embedded question

  ➔ The clause "why all the trees change in the fall" functions as the object of the verb "know". The word order is that of a statement, not a question (subject-verb).

• I come home crying, and you hold me tight and grab the keys

  ➔ Present Simple for habits/repeated actions, Present participle as adverbial of manner

  ➔ "I "come" home" is a habit. "Crying" describes how she comes home, acting as an adverb of manner.

• Don't know how long it's going to take to feel okay

  ➔ Future with 'going to', Indirect Question

  ➔ "How long it's "going" to take to feel okay" expresses a future action or event. It also forms an indirect question. The word order is that of a statement.

• I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger

  ➔ Present Continuous to emphasize a current trend/impact

  ➔ "is "making" me stronger" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing process of becoming stronger because of her father's strength. It highlights the current and continuous effect.

• And I love you for giving me your eyes

  ➔ Gerund as object of preposition

  ➔ "Giving" is a gerund (verb acting as a noun) that functions as the object of the preposition "for".

• For staying back and watching me shine

  ➔ Gerund as object of preposition, Parallel structure

  ➔ "Staying" and "watching" are gerunds functioning as objects of the preposition "for". They are also in parallel structure, both describing actions she is grateful for.

• And I didn't know if you knew, so I'm taking this chance to say

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause, Result clause with 'so'

  ➔ The "if" clause "if you knew" introduces a condition. The clause following "so" is the result of that condition.