Wonderful Life – English Lyrics

• By: Smith & Burrows
• Album: Funny Looking Angels

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the evocative lyrics of 'Wonderful Life' to refine your understanding of English emotional expression and poetic imagery. This song is an excellent tool for learners because it uses clear, articulate phrasing to convey complex feelings about time and gratitude, making it both accessible and deeply poetic.

[English]

Here I go out to sea again

The sunshine fills my hair

And dreams hang in the air

...

Gulls in the sky and in my blue eyes

You know it feels unfair

There's magic everywhere

...

Look at me standing

Here on my own again

Up straight in the sunshine

No need to run and hide

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

No need to laugh and cry

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

...

The sun's in your eyes

The heat is in your hair

They seem to hate you

Because you're there

I need a friend, oh I need a friend

To make me happy

Not stand here on my own

...

Look at me standing

Here on my own again

Up straight in the sunshine

No need to run and hide

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

No need to laugh and cry

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

...

I need a friend, oh I need a friend

To make me happy, not so alone

Look at me here, here on my own again

Up straight in the sunshine

No need to run and hide

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

No need to laugh and cry

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

No need to run and hide

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

No need to run and hide

It's a wonderful, wonderful life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfəl/ A1	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good.
sunshine /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/ A2	noun - direct sunlight unbroken by cloud.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
unfair /ʌnˈfɛər/ B1	adjective - not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
gulls /ɡʌlz/ B2	noun - a large long-winged seabird with a raucous call, typically with white and gray plumage.
straight /streɪt/ A2	adjective - extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight; conceal.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement.
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present; on one's own.
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.