Lonely Bed

• By: Albert Cummings
• Album: The Long Way

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
ask /æsk/ A1	verb - to put a question to someone
fine /faɪn/ A2	adjective - of high quality
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping on
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - to put something down gently or carefully
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - using the mind actively to form connected thoughts
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
ready /ˈredi/ A2	adjective - prepared for something
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
instead /ɪnˈsted/ B1	adverb - as an alternative or substitute

Grammar:

• Woman I want to ask you Why you do that anyway

  ➔ Interrogative Word Order & Indirect Question (embedded question)

  ➔ The phrase "why you do that anyway" functions as the object of the verb "ask". The word order shifts from the direct question form ("Why do you do...") to a statement-like form within the larger sentence.

• I thought things were fine just yesterday

  ➔ Past Tense (were)

  ➔ "were" indicates a state of being in the past. The sentence expresses the speaker's belief about a past situation.

• Woman you've got to tell me what's going through your head

  ➔ Present Continuous (is going) & Contraction (you've)

  ➔ "is going through your head" describes an ongoing process of thought. "you've" is a contraction of "you have".

• You know I can't spend one more night sleeping in this lonely bed

  ➔ Modal Verb (can't)

  ➔ "can't" expresses an inability or lack of permission to do something. It indicates the speaker's strong desire to avoid the situation.

• Now I lay here thinking about what you did

  ➔ Past Simple (did), Prepositional Phrase (about what)

  ➔ "did" refers to a completed action in the past. "about what you did" is a prepositional phrase acting as the object of "thinking."

• I know it was wrong baby but I'm ready to forgive

  ➔ Past Tense (was), Conjunction (but), Infinitive of Purpose (to forgive)

  ➔ "was" describes a past state. "but" contrasts two ideas. "to forgive" expresses the speaker's purpose or intention.

• What it's gonna be

  ➔ Future Tense (gonna - going to)

  ➔ "gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express a future intention or prediction.

• Or I've got to.. Get myself another woman instead

  ➔ Present Perfect (I've got) and Infinitive of Purpose (to get)

  ➔ "I've got to" indicates a necessity or obligation; a stronger form of 'have to'. "To get" here expresses purpose, meaning the speaker has to take the action of getting another woman.