Already Home – English Lyrics

• By: A Great Big World

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the touching lyrics of A Great Big World's 'Already Home.' This song is special because it beautifully articulates the universal feeling of missing someone while finding comfort in a deep emotional connection. The clear and heartfelt vocals make it a great song for language learners to follow along and connect with the emotions of a long-distance relationship.

[English]

You say love is what you put into it

You say that I'm losing my will

Don't you know that you're all that I think about?

You make up a half of the whole

You say that it's hard to commit to it

You say that it's hard standing still

Don't you know that I spend all my nights

Counting backwards the days 'til I'm home?

If only New York wasn't so far away

I promise the city won't get in our way

When you're scared and alone

Just know that I'm already home

...

I say that we're right in the heart of it

A love only we understand

I will bend every light in this city

And make sure they're shining on you

If only New York wasn't so far away

I promise the city won't get in our way

And when you're scared and alone

Just know that I'm already home

...

When life takes its own course

Sometimes we just don't get to choose

I'd rather be there next to you

Promise you'll wait for me, wait for me

Wait 'til I'm home

...

All I have is this feeling inside of me

The only thing I've ever known

If only New York wasn't so far away

I promise the city won't get in our way

When you're scared and alone

Just know that I'm already home

If only New York wasn't so far away

I will be there every step of the way

And when you're scared and alone

Just know that I'm already home

...

Just know that I'm already home

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for someone or something
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to no longer have something
will /wɪl/ A1	noun - a legal document expressing a person's wishes about their estate after death auxiliary verb - used to indicate future tense
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of facts or information
city /ˈsɪti/ A2	noun - a large town
stand /stænd/ B1	verb - to be in an upright position
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, ideas, or emotions during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something desirable
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay until something happens
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration that one will do something verb - to commit to doing something
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to give off light
course /kɔːrs/ B2	noun - the path or direction something is moving or should move

Key Grammar Structures

• You say love is what you put into it

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "You say" indicates a general truth or habitual action.

• Don't you know that you're all that I think about?

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "you're all that I think about" shows an ongoing action or state.

• If only New York wasn't so far away

  ➔ Conditional sentence (type II)

  ➔ The phrase expresses a hypothetical situation that is contrary to reality.

• I promise the city won't get in our way

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "the city won't get in our way" indicates a future action or event.

• Promise you'll wait for me, wait for me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Promise you'll wait" is a command or request.

• All I have is this feeling inside of me

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "All I have is" indicates a state of being in the present.

• Just know that I'm already home

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm already home" indicates a current state of being.