You've Got a Friend in Me

• By: Randy Newman
• Album: Toy Story

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleep or rest
pal /pæl/ A2	noun - a friend
troubles /ˈtrʌbəlz/ A2	noun - problems or difficulties
folks /foʊks/ A2	noun - people in general
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - a period of twelve months
friendship /ˈfrendʃɪp/ B1	noun - the state of being friends
destiny /ˈdestɪni/ B2	noun - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future
rough /rʌf/ B1	adjective - having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level
warm /wɔːrm/ A2	adjective - having or producing a comfortable and appropriate degree of heat
smarter /ˈsmɑːrtər/ A2	adjective - having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability
stronger /ˈstrɔːŋɡər/ A2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living

Grammar:

• When the road looks rough ahead

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with "when"

  ➔ This uses "when" to introduce a time clause, indicating the condition under which the following statement applies. "Looks" is the simple present tense used to describe the state of the road.

• And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed

  ➔ Present Simple tense of “to be” and preposition "from" indicating distance.

  ➔ "You're" is a contraction of "you are", using the present simple tense of the verb "to be". The preposition "from" indicates separation or distance. "Miles and miles" emphasizes the great distance.

• You just remember what your old pal said

  ➔ Imperative (Remember) followed by a noun clause beginning with 'what'.

  ➔ "Remember" is an imperative verb, giving a direct command. The phrase "what your old pal said" acts as the object of the verb "remember", and "what" introduces a noun clause functioning as the object.

• There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

  ➔ Double Negative (isn't... wouldn't) used for emphasis and Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ The double negative emphasizes the speaker's willingness to do anything. "I wouldn't do" is a hypothetical statement, characteristic of a type 2 conditional (although the "if" clause is implied, not explicitly stated).

• Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am

  ➔ Modal verb "might" expressing possibility, Comparative Adjective "smarter" + than

  ➔ "Might" suggests a possibility, not a certainty. "Smarter than" is a comparative form, used to compare the speaker's intelligence to that of others.

• Bigger and stronger too, maybe

  ➔ Comparative Adjectives, Ellipsis

  ➔ "Bigger and stronger" are comparative adjectives describing potential attributes of other people. The sentence is elliptical, meaning some words are omitted but understood: "They might be bigger and stronger too, maybe."

• But none of them will ever love you the way I do

  ➔ Future Simple with "will", adverb "ever", Relative Clause implied

  ➔ "Will love" is the future simple tense. "Ever" emphasizes the certainty that this will never happen. "The way I do" implies a relative clause: "the way that I love you".

• It's me and you, boy

  ➔ Subject complement using pronouns (me, you)

  ➔ "It's" is a contraction of "It is". The sentence identifies who "it" refers to – "me and you". Using "me" after "It's" is grammatically correct but sometimes considered informal in spoken English. It's a subject complement, renaming the subject "it".

• Our friendship will never die

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' and adverb of frequency 'never'.

  ➔ "Will die" is the future simple tense, indicating a future action. The adverb "never" indicates that the action will not happen.