You're My Best Friend – English Lyrics

• By: Queen
• Album: Greatest Hits 1

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Queen's "You're My Best Friend" is a perfect starting point. Its clear and heartfelt lyrics about love and friendship offer simple yet profound expressions that are easy to understand and remember. The song's upbeat and catchy melody makes it a fun and engaging way to pick up new vocabulary and practice pronunciation, all while enjoying a classic rock anthem.

[English]

Ooh, you make me live

Whatever this world can give to me

It's you, you're all I see

Ooh, you make me live now honey

Ooh, you make me live

Oh, you're the best friend

That I ever had

I've been with you such a long time

You're my sunshine

And I want you to know

That my feelings are true

I really love you

Oh, you're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

Ooh, I've been wandering 'round

Still come back to you

(Still come back to you)

In rain or shine

You've stood by me, girl

I'm happy at home (happy at home)

You're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

Whenever this world is cruel to me

I got you, to help me forgive, ooh

Ooh, you make me live now honey

Ooh, you make me live

Oh, you're the first one

When things turn out bad

You know I'll never be lonely

You're my only one

And I love the things

I really love the things that you do

Oh, you're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live

...

I'm happy (happy at home)

You're my best friend

Oh

Oh, you're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live (ooh)

You, you're my best friend

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive; to have life
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes; discern visually
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - the light and warmth of the sun
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
wandering /ˈwɒndərɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move from place to place without a fixed plan or purpose
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light; be bright
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Key Grammar Structures

• Ooh, you make me live

  ➔ Causative verb 'make' + bare infinitive

  ➔ The structure "make someone do something" means to cause or force someone to do something. Here, "you" cause "me" to "live".

• Whatever this world can give to me

  ➔ Relative clause with 'whatever'

  ➔ "Whatever" introduces a relative clause referring to anything that the world is capable of giving. It essentially means "anything that".

• You're my sunshine

  ➔ Metaphor and simple present tense

  ➔ "You're my sunshine" is a metaphor meaning you bring happiness and warmth to my life. The simple present "are" expresses a state that is generally true.

• I've been with you such a long time

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous "I've been with you" emphasizes the duration of the action (being with you) that started in the past and continues to the present. It highlights the long period.

• Still come back to you

  ➔ Adverb 'still' + verb 'come back' (phrasal verb)

  ➔ "Still" indicates that the action of coming back is happening despite other potential circumstances or journeys. "Come back" is a phrasal verb meaning to return.

• You've stood by me, girl

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'stood by'

  ➔ "You've stood by me" uses the present perfect tense to indicate that the action of standing by (supporting) happened at some point in the past and continues to have relevance in the present. "Stood by" means supported or remained loyal.

• Whenever this world is cruel to me

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with 'whenever'

  ➔ "Whenever" introduces an adverbial clause of time, indicating that the action happens every time a certain condition (the world being cruel) is met.

• I got you, to help me forgive, ooh

  ➔ Reduced relative clause (infinitive of purpose)

  ➔ The phrase "to help me forgive" acts as a reduced relative clause describing the purpose of 'you'. It means "I got you who can help me forgive" or "I got you for the purpose of helping me forgive".