When I Was Your Man

• By: Bruno Mars
• Album: Unorthodox Jukebox

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
feels /fiːlz/ A1	verb - to experience (an emotion or sensation)
sound /saʊnd/ A1	verb - to produce a noise noun - something that you can hear
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words aloud
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
flowers /ˈflaʊ.ərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
party /ˈpɑːr.ti/ A1	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction
ego /ˈiː.ɡoʊ/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
selfish /ˈsel.fɪʃ/ B1	adjective - lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
haunts /hɔːnts/ B2	verb - (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
hurts /hɜːrts/ A1	verb - cause physical pain or injury to

Grammar:

• Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now

  ➔ Comparative adjectives with "a little bit"

  ➔ The phrase "a little bit bigger" indicates a small degree of difference in size. "A little bit" modifies the comparative adjective "bigger", showing a slight increase.

• All it does is just tear me down

  ➔ Cleft sentence with "All"

  ➔ This sentence emphasizes the singular effect of the friends' talk, that is "tear me down". The structure "All it does is + verb" highlights that specific action as the only consequence.

• Too young, too dumb to realize

  ➔ Adjective + "too" + adjective + "to" + infinitive

  ➔ This structure indicates that the subject was overly young and dumb, making it impossible or difficult for them to realize something. It describes a past state of being.

• That I should've bought you flowers

  ➔ Modal verb "should have" + past participle (should've done)

  ➔ "Should have bought" expresses regret about something that was not done in the past. It implies that buying flowers was the right or expected thing to do.

• Caused a good strong woman like you To walk out my life

  ➔ Causative verb 'caused' + object + infinitive with 'to'

  ➔ The verb 'caused' indicates that the speaker's actions led to the woman leaving. The structure 'caused someone to do something' is a common causative construction.

• Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made

  ➔ Present simple with adverb of frequency 'never' used for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'never' intensifies the feeling of loss and impossibility. It emphasizes that the speaker will absolutely not have the opportunity to fix his mistake.

• Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'although' introducing a concession clause

  ➔ 'Although' introduces a statement that contrasts with the main clause. It acknowledges the pain but emphasizes the speaker's willingness to admit fault.