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Oh well in five years time we could be walking around the zoo 00:38
With the sun shining down over me and you 00:42
And there'll be love in the bodies of the elephants too 00:46
And I'll put my hands over your eyes, but you'll peep through 00:50
And there'll be sun sun sun all over our bodies 00:53
And sun sun sun all down our necks 00:58
And there'll be sun sun sun all over our faces 01:01
And sun sun sun, so what the heck! 01:05
Cos I'll be laughing at all your silly little jokes 01:09
And we'll be laughing about how we used to smoke 01:12
All those stupid little cigarettes and drink stupid wine 01:17
Cos it's what we needed to have a good time 01:20
But it was fun fun fun when we were drinking 01:24
It was fun fun fun when we were drunk 01:29
And it was fun fun fun when we were laughing 01:32
It was fun fun fun, oh it was fun 01:36
01:42
Oh well I look at you and say 01:48
It's the happiest that I've ever been 01:50
And I'll say I no longer feel I have to be James Dean 01:52
And she'll say 01:56
"Yah well I feel all pretty happy too" 01:57
And I'm always pretty happy when I'm just kicking back with you 02:00
And it'll be love love love all through our bodies 02:04
And love love love all through our minds 02:08
And it be love love love all over her face 02:12
And love love love all over mine 02:16
Although maybe all these moments are just in my head 02:20
I'll be thinking 'bout them as I'm lying in bed 02:23
And all that I believe, it might not even come true 02:28
But in my mind I'm havin' a pretty good time with you 02:32
Oh, in five years time I might not know you 02:36
In five years time we might not speak 02:40
In five years time we might not get along 02:44
In five years time 02:48
You might just prove me wrong 02:50
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Oh there'll be love love love 02:59
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:02
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:06
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:10
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:14
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:18
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:22
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:26
Wherever you go there'll be love love love 03:30
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5 Years Time – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh well in five years time we could be walking around the zoo

With the sun shining down over me and you

And there'll be love in the bodies of the elephants too

And I'll put my hands over your eyes, but you'll peep through

And there'll be sun sun sun all over our bodies

And sun sun sun all down our necks

And there'll be sun sun sun all over our faces

And sun sun sun, so what the heck!

Cos I'll be laughing at all your silly little jokes

And we'll be laughing about how we used to smoke

All those stupid little cigarettes and drink stupid wine

Cos it's what we needed to have a good time

But it was fun fun fun when we were drinking

It was fun fun fun when we were drunk

And it was fun fun fun when we were laughing

It was fun fun fun, oh it was fun

...

Oh well I look at you and say

It's the happiest that I've ever been

And I'll say I no longer feel I have to be James Dean

And she'll say

"Yah well I feel all pretty happy too"

And I'm always pretty happy when I'm just kicking back with you

And it'll be love love love all through our bodies

And love love love all through our minds

And it be love love love all over her face

And love love love all over mine

Although maybe all these moments are just in my head

I'll be thinking 'bout them as I'm lying in bed

And all that I believe, it might not even come true

But in my mind I'm havin' a pretty good time with you

Oh, in five years time I might not know you

In five years time we might not speak

In five years time we might not get along

In five years time

You might just prove me wrong

...

Oh there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

Wherever you go there'll be love love love

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole

walk

/wɔːk/

A1
  • verb
  • - move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.

sun

/sʌn/

A1
  • noun
  • - the star that provides light and heat to Earth

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - organs used for seeing

laugh

/læf/

A1
  • verb
  • - make the sounds and movements of the face and body that express amusement or happiness.

good

/ɡʊd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - to be desired or approved of

fun

/fʌn/

A2
  • noun
  • - enjoyment or amusement.
  • adjective
  • - amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable.

bodies

/ˈbɒdiz/

A2
  • noun
  • - the physical structure of a person or animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs.

face

/feɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin

feel

/fiːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - be aware of (something) through touching or being touched.

happy

/ˈhæpi/

A2
  • adjective
  • - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

smoke

/smoʊk/

B1
  • verb
  • - inhale and exhale the smoke of tobacco or another substance.

drink

/drɪŋk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to swallow liquid

mind

/maɪnd/

B1
  • noun
  • - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

silly

/ˈsɪli/

B1
  • adjective
  • - having or showing a lack of common sense or judgment; absurd and foolish.

Key Grammar Structures

  • Oh well in five years time we **could be walking** around the zoo

    ➔ Modal verb 'could' + be + present participle (walking) for future continuous in a hypothetical situation.

    ➔ The use of "could be walking" suggests a possibility or a hypothetical scenario in the future. It doesn't express certainty, but rather a potential activity.

  • And I'll put my hands over your eyes, but you'll peep through

    ➔ Future Simple with "will" and contrasting conjunction "but".

    "I'll put" indicates a future action, while "but you'll peep through" introduces a contrasting future action, despite the first action trying to prevent it. The use of "peep through" implies a playful and intimate interaction.

  • Cos I'll be laughing at all your silly little jokes

    ➔ Future continuous "I'll be laughing" to describe an ongoing action in the future.

    ➔ The future continuous emphasizes the duration and continuity of the action of laughing. It suggests a prolonged, continuous experience of laughing at the jokes.

  • Cos it's what we **needed to have** a good time

    ➔ "Needed to have" - past tense modal verb, expressing necessity in the past to do something to achieve an outcome.

    ➔ This suggests that smoking and drinking wine were perceived as necessary components for them to enjoy themselves at that time. The phrase shows a past reliance on these things for amusement.

  • It's the happiest that I've ever been

    ➔ Superlative adjective ("happiest") with Present Perfect ("I've ever been") to express an experience up to the present moment.

    ➔ This phrase emphasizes that the current state of happiness surpasses all previous experiences in terms of happiness. The present perfect highlights the ongoing relevance of the experience.

  • I no longer feel I have **to be** James Dean

    ➔ Modal verb implying obligation removed: 'have to' in the negative 'no longer feel I have to'.

    ➔ This line implies the speaker previously felt pressured or compelled to adopt a certain persona (James Dean represents rebelliousness, coolness, etc.), but now they no longer feel that need.

  • Although maybe all these moments are just in my head

    ➔ Modal adverb "maybe" expressing uncertainty, combined with "are" (present simple) to indicate a potential reality.

    ➔ The line introduces doubt about the reality of the previously described happy moments. It presents the possibility that these moments might only exist within the speaker's imagination.

  • In five years time You might just prove me wrong

    ➔ Modal verb "might" expressing possibility in the future with the adverb "just" intensifying the action, and the idiom "prove me wrong".

    ➔ This conveys a sense of uncertainty but also a hint of hope. The speaker acknowledges that their pessimistic predictions might be incorrect, and the other person could surprise them by making the future better than expected.