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[RADIO STATIC] 00:00
♪ THIS MAY BE THE LAST THING THAT I WRITE FOR LONG ♪ 00:07
♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME SMILING WHEN I SING THIS SONG ♪ 00:13
♪ FOR YOU ♪ 00:17
♪ AND ONLY YOU ♪ 00:21
♪ AS I LEAVE, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO SAY GOODBYE? ♪ 00:28
♪ AS I LEAVE, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO WIPE YOUR EYE? ♪ 00:33
♪ MY FOOT IS OUT THE DOOR ♪ 00:39
♪ AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW ♪ 00:41
♪ YOU WANTED THE BEST, IT WASN'T ME ♪ 00:50
♪ WILL YOU GIVE IT BACK? AND I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪ 00:53
♪ WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪ 00:56
♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL PRETEND YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪ 01:01
♪ IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? IS THIS WHAT YOU NEED? ♪ 01:04
♪ HOW DO YOU END UP? LET ME KNOW ♪ 01:07
♪ AS I GO ♪ 01:11
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪ 01:14
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪ 01:19
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 01:26
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪ 01:30
♪ SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE THIS WAY ♪ 01:33
♪ SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT IT WOULD SLOWLY FADE ♪ 01:38
♪ NOW I AM GONE ♪ 01:43
♪ JUST TRY AND STOP ME NOW ♪ 01:45
♪ YOU WANTED THE BEST, BUT IT WASN'T ME ♪ 01:54
♪ WILL YOU GIVE IT BACK? NOW I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪ 01:57
♪ WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪ 02:00
♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL PRETEND YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪ 02:05
♪ IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? IS THIS WHAT YOU NEED? ♪ 02:08
♪ HOW DO YOU END UP? LET ME KNOW ♪ 02:11
♪ AS I GO ♪ 02:15
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪ 02:18
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪ 02:25
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 02:29
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪ 02:34
♪♪♪ 02:37
♪ WILL YOU NEED ME NOW? ♪ 02:55
♪ YOU'LL FIND A WAY SOMEHOW ♪ 03:00
♪ YOU WANT IT TOO ♪ 03:07
♪ I WANT IT TOO ♪ 03:12
♪♪♪ 03:23
♪ AS I GO ♪ 03:30
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪ 03:33
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪ 03:39
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 03:44
♪ THE LAST SONG ♪ 03:48
♪ AS I GO ♪ 03:52
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪ 03:54
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪ 04:01
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 04:05
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪ 04:10

The Last Song – English Lyrics

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♪ THIS MAY BE THE LAST THING THAT I WRITE FOR LONG ♪
♪ CAN YOU HEAR ME SMILING WHEN I SING THIS SONG ♪
♪ FOR YOU ♪
♪ AND ONLY YOU ♪
♪ AS I LEAVE, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO SAY GOODBYE? ♪
♪ AS I LEAVE, WILL YOU BE SOMEONE TO WIPE YOUR EYE? ♪
♪ MY FOOT IS OUT THE DOOR ♪
♪ AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW ♪
♪ YOU WANTED THE BEST, IT WASN'T ME ♪
♪ WILL YOU GIVE IT BACK? AND I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪
♪ WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪
♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL PRETEND YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪
♪ IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? IS THIS WHAT YOU NEED? ♪
♪ HOW DO YOU END UP? LET ME KNOW ♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪
♪ SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE THIS WAY ♪
♪ SOMEHOW I KNEW THAT IT WOULD SLOWLY FADE ♪
♪ NOW I AM GONE ♪
♪ JUST TRY AND STOP ME NOW ♪
♪ YOU WANTED THE BEST, BUT IT WASN'T ME ♪
♪ WILL YOU GIVE IT BACK? NOW I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ♪
♪ WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM TO MAKE IT GROW ♪
♪ I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL PRETEND YOU'RE NAÏVE ♪
♪ IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? IS THIS WHAT YOU NEED? ♪
♪ HOW DO YOU END UP? LET ME KNOW ♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪
♪♪♪
♪ WILL YOU NEED ME NOW? ♪
♪ YOU'LL FIND A WAY SOMEHOW ♪
♪ YOU WANT IT TOO ♪
♪ I WANT IT TOO ♪
♪♪♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THE LAST SONG ♪
♪ AS I GO ♪
♪ REMEMBER ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS YOU KNOW ♪
♪ MY MIND IS JUST A CRUTCH AND I STILL HOPE ♪
♪ THAT YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪
♪ THIS IS THE LAST SONG ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Will you be someone to say goodbye?

    ➔ Future simple with modal verb *will* + infinitive phrase as complement

    ➔ The modal verb "will" forms a future‑time question, and the infinitive phrase "to say goodbye" functions as a complement of the noun "someone".

  • Will you be someone to wipe your eye?

    ➔ Future simple with modal *will* + infinitive phrase as complement (same pattern as previous line)

    ➔ Here "will" creates a future‑time question, and "to wipe your eye" is the infinitive phrase that complements "someone".

  • I will take the lead.

    ➔ Simple future with modal *will* + base verb

    "will" marks the future, and the base verb "take" shows the action that will happen.

  • When there's no more room to make it grow.

    ➔ Temporal clause with *when* + present simple referring to a future condition

    "When" introduces a temporal clause; the present simple "there's" is used because the clause refers to a future situation.

  • I still hope that you will miss me when I'm gone.

    ➔ Verb *hope* + that‑clause; future in the past (*will* in subordinate clause)

    ➔ The main verb "hope" is followed by a *that*‑clause; inside the clause, "will" expresses a future event relative to the time of hoping.

  • Somehow I knew that it would be this way.

    ➔ Past simple *knew* + that‑clause with *would* (future in the past)

    "knew" is in the simple past; the *that*‑clause contains "would be", which is a past‑tense form used to refer to a future situation imagined at that past time.

  • You wanted the best, but it wasn't me.

    ➔ Past simple contrast with coordinating conjunction *but* + negative past simple *wasn't*

    "wanted" and "wasn't" are both in the simple past; the conjunction "but" links two contrasting ideas.

  • Remember all the simple things you know.

    ➔ Imperative verb *remember* + object + relative clause *you know*

    "Remember" is an imperative giving a command; "you know" is a relative clause that modifies "things".

  • Will you need me now?

    ➔ Future simple question with modal *will* + verb *need*

    "Will" forms the future, and the verb "need" follows it to ask about a future requirement.

  • My mind is just a crutch.

    ➔ Simple present copular sentence with *is* + predicate nominative

    "is" links the subject "my mind" to the noun phrase "just a crutch", which describes the subject.