Wish You Were Here – English Lyrics

• By: Rednex

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Swedish group Rednex with their hit ballad "Wish You Were Here." This song offers a great opportunity for language learners to explore vocabulary related to emotions and longing. Its clear and heartfelt lyrics, combined with a moving melody, make it a memorable and engaging way to practice English comprehension while experiencing a different side of a band known for their high-energy tracks.

[English]

Wish you were here, me, oh my countryman

Wish you were here

Wish you were here, don't you know the storm is getting colder?

And I miss you like hell

And I'm feeling blue

Wish you were here, me, oh my countryman

Wish you were here

Wish you were here, don't you know the storm is getting colder?

And I miss you like hell

And I'm feeling blue

I still have feelings for you, dear

Oh, they're here, all the same

From the first time I laid my eyes on you

I felt joy of living

I saw heaven in your eyes, in your eyes

Wish you were here, me, oh my countryman

Wish you were here (I wish you were here)

Wish you were here, don't you know the storm is getting colder?

And I miss you like hell

And I'm feeling blue

I miss your laugh, I miss your smile

I miss everything about you

Every second's like a minute, every minute's like a day

When you're far away

I have feelings for you, dear

From the time I saw heaven in your eyes

Wish you were here, me, oh my countryman

Wish you were here (I wish you were here)

Wish you were here, don't you know the storm is getting colder?

And I miss you like hell

And I'm feeling blue

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sadness because someone is absent
storm /stɔːrm/ B1	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - a place of eternal happiness
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make sounds and movements expressing amusement noun - the act of laughing
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to form the features in a grin noun - a facial expression
second /ˈsekənd/ A2	noun - a unit of time
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A2	noun - a unit of time
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state
colder /ˈkoʊldər/ B1	adjective - at a lower temperature
dear /dɪər/ A2	adjective - beloved
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ B1	pronoun - all things

Key Grammar Structures

• Wish you were here, me, oh my countryman

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (wish + past simple)

  ➔ In the sentence "Wish you "were" here", the verb "were" is used in the past subjunctive after "wish" to express an unreal desire about the present.

• Wish you were here, don't you know the storm is getting colder?

  ➔ Negative interrogative (don't you know)

  ➔ The phrase "don't you know" forms a negative interrogative, using the auxiliary "do" with subject‑verb inversion to ask for confirmation.

• And I'm feeling blue

  ➔ Present continuous for temporary state

  ➔ In "I'm "feeling" blue", the verb "feeling" is in the present continuous, showing a temporary emotional state.

• I still have feelings for you, dear

  ➔ Simple present for a permanent feeling

  ➔ The verb "have" in "I "have" feelings" is in the simple present, indicating a lasting emotional state.

• From the first time I laid my eyes on you

  ➔ Simple past for a completed action (idiom "laid my eyes on")

  ➔ The verb "laid" in "I "laid" my eyes on you" is the past simple of "lay", forming the idiom that means "to look at someone for the first time".

• I felt joy of living

  ➔ Simple past for a past feeling

  ➔ The verb "felt" is the past simple of "feel", indicating that the joy was experienced in the past.

• I saw heaven in your eyes

  ➔ Simple past for a past perception

  ➔ The verb "saw" is the past simple of "see", used to describe a perception that happened earlier.

• Every second's like a minute, every minute's like a day

  ➔ Comparative structure with "like" + contraction "'s" for "is"

  ➔ In "second's "like" a minute", the word "like" introduces a comparison, and "'s" is the contracted form of "is".

• When you're far away

  ➔ Present continuous in a time clause

  ➔ The contraction "you're" stands for "you are"; the present continuous "are far away" describes an ongoing situation in the time clause.