When We Were Young – English Lyrics

• By: Adele
• Album: 25

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Adele's "When We Were Young." This soulful ballad invites listeners to explore themes of nostalgia, memory, and the passage of time, offering a profound reflection on life's changes and enduring connections.

[English]

(indistinct chatter)

(unrhythmic drums sticks sound)

(tambourine sound)

(girl laughs)

(indistinct chatter continues)

(drums sticks sound continues)

(people laughing)

(piano notes)

(indistinct chatter continues)

(people laughing)

- I'm going home, girls.

(chuckles)

Let's do When We Where Young.

(piano intro)

♪ Everybody loves the things you do ♪

♪ From the way you talk ♪

♪ To the way you move ♪

♪ Everybody here is watching you ♪

♪ 'Cause you feel like home ♪

♪ You're like a dream come true ♪

♪ But if by chance you're here alone ♪

♪ Can I have a moment ♪

♪ Before I go ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been by myself all night long ♪

♪ Hoping you're someone I used to know ♪

♪ You look like a movie ♪

♪ You sound like a song ♪

♪ My God this reminds me, of when we were young ♪

♪ Let me photograph you in this light ♪

♪ In case it is the last time ♪

♪ That we might be exactly like we were ♪

♪ Before we realized ♪

♪ We were sad of getting old ♪

♪ It made us restless ♪

♪ It was just like a movie ♪

♪ It was just like a song ♪

♪ I was so scared to face my fears ♪

♪ ' Cause nobody told me that you'd be here ♪

♪ And I'd swear you moved overseas ♪

♪ That's what you said, when you left me ♪

♪ You still look like a movie ♪

♪ You still sound like a song ♪

♪ My God, this reminds me, of when we were young ♪

♪ Let me photograph you in this light ♪

♪ In case it is the last time ♪

♪ That we might be exactly like we were ♪

♪ Before we realized ♪

♪ We were sad of getting old ♪

♪ It made us restless ♪

♪ It was just like a movie ♪

♪ It was just like a song ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ It's hard to win me back ♪

♪ Everything just takes me back ♪

♪ To when you were there ♪

♪ To when you were there ♪

♪ And a part of me keeps holding on ♪

♪ Just in case it hasn't gone ♪

♪ I guess I still care ♪

♪ Do you still care ♪

♪ It was just like a movie ♪

♪ It was just like a song ♪

♪ My God, this reminds me ♪

♪ Of when we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

♪ Let me photograph you in this light ♪

♪ In case it is the last time ♪

♪ That we might be exactly like we were ♪

♪ Before we realized ♪

♪ We were sad of getting old ♪

♪ It made us restless ♪

♪ Oh I'm so mad I'm getting old ♪

♪ It makes me reckless ♪

♪ It was just like a movie ♪

♪ It was just like a song ♪

♪ When we were young ♪

- Alright. I've never done that in my life.

(laughs)

It's a whole new me!

(laughs)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a short time; not old
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
photograph /ˈfoʊtəˌgræf/ B2	noun - a picture made using a camera verb - to take a picture of someone or something
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time; not young
face /feɪs/ B1	verb - to confront or deal with something
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ B1	verb - to cause someone to remember something
restless /ˈrɛstləs/ B2	adjective - unable to rest or relax; anxious
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
hold /hoʊld/ B1	verb - to have or keep in one's grasp
mad /mæd/ B2	adjective - angry or upset
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to or toward the rear; in the opposite direction

Key Grammar Structures

• Everybody loves the things you do

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple present tense to express a general truth or habitual action.

• Can I have a moment

  ➔ Modal Verbs

  ➔ The use of 'can' indicates ability or permission.

• You look like a movie

  ➔ Similes

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile to compare someone's appearance to a movie.

• It was just like a movie

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe an action that has already happened.

• I was so scared to face my fears

  ➔ Infinitive Phrases

  ➔ The phrase uses an infinitive to express purpose or intention.

• It made us restless

  ➔ Causative Form

  ➔ The causative form indicates that one thing causes another to happen.

• Do you still care

  ➔ Present Simple Questions

  ➔ The structure is used to form questions in the simple present tense.