You Will Be Mine

• By: Faith Hill

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to be successful in a contest or effort
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true or real
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use inefficiently or extravagantly
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
claim /kleɪm/ B2	verb - to assert as a fact
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to me
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry with arms
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24-hour cycle
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment

Grammar:

• Heads I win, tails you lose

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Zero Conditional)

  ➔ This is a zero conditional, used to express a general truth or a fact. The structure is: If + present simple, present simple. Here, 'Heads I win' acts like the 'if' clause, and 'tails you lose' is the result. It's implying that *whenever* the coin lands on heads, the speaker wins, *and therefore* the other person loses.

• I will have held you

  ➔ Future Perfect Tense

  ➔ The future perfect tense (will have + past participle) describes an action that will be completed at some point in the future. It's used here to emphasize that by the end of the night, the action of holding someone will be finished.

• So long before we end this night

  ➔ Time Clause (with 'before')

  ➔ The clause "before we end this night" is a time clause introduced by the conjunction "before." It specifies the time by which the actions described in the main clause will have happened.

• An unwritten law says a girl should wait

  ➔ Modal Verb 'should' (for obligation/expectation)

  ➔ The modal verb "should" expresses a sense of obligation, expectation, or advice. Here, it describes a socially constructed expectation that a girl *should* wait for the man to take the lead.

• But a woman in love, she's above the law

  ➔ Figurative Language (Metaphor)

  ➔ The phrase "she's above the law" is a metaphor. It doesn't literally mean the woman is exempt from legal laws, but that her love gives her a perceived freedom to act outside of societal norms and expectations.