Underdog – English Lyrics

• By: Alicia Keys

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
resilient /rɪˈzɪl.jənt/ B2	adjective - able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
hustler /ˈhʌs.lər/ B2	noun - a person who is aggressively enterprising or hardworking
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
conversation /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ B1	noun - a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people
risk /rɪsk/ B1	verb - to expose to danger or harm noun - the possibility of loss or injury
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
safe /seɪf/ A2	adjective - protected from or not exposed to danger or risk
notice /ˈnoʊ.tɪs/ B1	verb - to become aware of something
single /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ A2	adjective - only one; not one of several
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a short time
front line /frʌnt laɪn/ B2	noun - the most advanced, forward position in a conflict or situation
odds /ɑdz/ B2	noun - the ratio between the amounts of money bet on different outcomes

Key Grammar Structures

• One conversation, a simple moment

  ➔ Use of indefinite article 'a' before a noun to refer to a non-specific item.

  ➔ The phrase 'a simple moment' uses **'a'** to refer to a non-specific, singular moment.

• She was walking in the street, looked up and noticed

  ➔ Use of past continuous tense 'was walking' to describe an ongoing action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase 'She was walking in the street' indicates an action that was happening at a specific moment in the past.

• Keep on keeping at what you love

  ➔ Use of phrasal verb 'keep on' to indicate persistence in an ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase 'Keep on keeping at what you love' encourages persistence and ongoing effort in pursuing your passions.

• They said I would never make it

  ➔ Use of modal 'would' to express a future-in-the-puture intention or prediction about oneself.

  ➔ The phrase 'They said I would never make it' uses 'would' to indicate a prediction or belief about the future failure of the speaker.

• People on the front line knowing they don't get to run

  ➔ Use of 'knowing' as a present participle to indicate an ongoing action or condition.

  ➔ The phrase 'knowing they don't get to run' implies that these people are aware of their limitations or circumstances.

• And you'll find that someday soon enough

  ➔ Use of 'soon enough' as an adverbial phrase to indicate that something will happen in the near future.

  ➔ The phrase 'someday soon enough' expresses optimism that an event or achievement will occur in the near future.