When You Love a Woman – English Lyrics

• By: Journey

Lyrics & Translation

Journey's "When You Love a Woman" offers a beautiful opportunity to explore the English language through the universal theme of love. The song's clear and emotive lyrics provide a great way to learn vocabulary related to relationships and deep feelings. Its classic ballad structure and Steve Perry's distinct vocal delivery make it a memorable and engaging song for any language learner.

[English]

(emotional music)

♪ In my life I see where I've been ♪

♪ I said that I'd never fall again ♪

♪ Within myself I was wrong ♪

♪ My searching ain't over and over ♪

♪ I know that ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You see your world inside her eyes ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You know she's standing by your side ♪

♪ A joy that lasts forever ♪

♪ There's a band of gold that shines ♪

♪ Waiting somewhere, oh, yeah ♪

♪ If I can't believe that someone is true ♪

♪ To fall in love is so hard to do ♪

♪ I hope and pray tonight ♪

♪ Somewhere you're thinking of me girl ♪

♪ Yes I know, I know that ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You see your world inside her eyes ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You know she's standing by your side ♪

♪ A joy that lasts forever ♪

♪ There's a band of gold that shines waiting somewhere ♪

♪ Oh, it's enough to make you cry ♪

♪ When you see her walking by ♪

♪ And you look into her eyes ♪

♪ Oh ♪

(emotional music)

♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You see your world inside her eyes ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You know she's standing by your side ♪

♪ A joy that lasts forever ♪

♪ There's a band of gold that shines, oh ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ When you love, love, love, love ♪

♪ When you love a woman ♪

♪ You see your world inside her eyes ♪

(emotional music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have deep affection for someone noun - deep affection or emotional attachment
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, or the people and life on it
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be in an upright position
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of someone or something
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great happiness
last /læst/ A1	verb - to continue to exist or remain
forever /fəˈreɪvər/ A2	adverb - for all time
band /bænd/ A2	noun - a ring, especially one worn as jewelry
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a precious yellow metallic element
shines /ʃaɪnz/ A2	verb - to emit light
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to stay in place until a future event
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move on foot
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
true /truː/ A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to have thoughts or ideas in the mind

Key Grammar Structures

• In my life I see where I've been.

  ➔ Present Simple and Present Perfect.

  ➔ "I see" indicates a current action, while "I've been" shows a past experience relevant to the present.

• You know she's standing by your side.

  ➔ Present Continuous tense.

  ➔ "She's standing" indicates an action that is currently happening.

• A joy that lasts forever.

  ➔ Present Simple for general truths.

  ➔ "Lasts" signifies a timeless reality or truth.

• It's enough to make you cry.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase after an adjective.

  ➔ "Enough to make you cry" indicates the capacity or ability of something to evoke an emotion.

• When you love a woman.

  ➔ Dependent clause introducing a condition.

  ➔ "When you love" establishes a condition that affects the main clause.