Find The Love – English Lyrics

• By: Jennifer Hudson
• Album: The Gift of Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Jennifer Hudson! By listening to 'Find The Love,' you can master expressive English vocabulary related to emotions and relationships, while experiencing the powerful, rhythmic flow of contemporary R&B.

[English]

I made up my mind

I took some time and I opened my eyes

Oh, this year, darlin', I'm gon' find the love

I roll with the tide, the lows and the highs

I've been prayin' at night

Oh, this year, darlin', we gon' find the love

'Cause I search for the light

And God only knows I try and try

But this year, honey, we gon' find the love

We've been here before

Lost on these roads, yeah, we know where they go

But this year, darlin', we gon' be the change

It's hard, hard to find peace

But it's what we need when the world's at its knees

But this year, darlin', it ain't gon' be the same

'Cause we search for the light

And God only knows that we try and I try

'Cause this year, darlin', we gon' find the love, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

This year, darlin', we gon' find the love

Say it, "Na, na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na"

This year, darlin', we gon' find the love, oh

"Na, na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na"

This year, darlin', we gon' find the love

I made up my mind

I took the time and I opened my eyes

Oh, this year, darlin', I'm gon' find the love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
opened /ˈoʊpənd/ A1	verb - Move or adjust so as to leave a space allowing access or view
darlin' /ˈdɑːrlɪn/ B1	noun - A beloved person; a term of endearment
tide /taɪd/ B2	noun - The alternate rising and falling of the sea
lows /loʊz/ A2	noun - Points or periods of lowest level or intensity; difficult times
highs /haɪz/ A2	noun - Points or periods of greatest activity or happiness
prayin' /ˈpreɪɪn/ A2	verb - To address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity
search /sɜːrtʃ/ A2	verb - To try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - A sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees; term of endearment
roads /roʊdz/ A1	noun - A wide way for vehicles and people
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - The act or instance of making or becoming different
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - Freedom from disturbance; tranquility
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - The joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans

Key Grammar Structures

• I made up my mind

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Used "made" to describe a completed action in the past.

• I'm gon' find the love

  ➔ Future intention (Colloquial 'going to')

  ➔ "Gon'" is a contraction of "going to", expressing a strong personal intention.

• I've been prayin' at night

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I've been prayin'" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• And God only knows I try and try

  ➔ Present Simple for habits/repeated actions

  ➔ "Try" is used in the simple present to emphasize ongoing, repeated efforts.

• We've been here before

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "Have been" denotes past experience relevant to the current situation.

• It's hard, hard to find peace

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive structure

  ➔ Using "hard" (adjective) followed by "to find" (infinitive) to describe a difficulty.

• When the world's at its knees

  ➔ Subordinate Clause of time

  ➔ "When" introduces a condition or specific timeframe in which the main action happens.

• it ain't gon' be the same

  ➔ Negative contraction (Informal 'is not')

  ➔ "Ain't" is used here as a non-standard, informal substitute for "is not".