Rest of My Life – English Lyrics

• By: SOJA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a beautiful journey, and 'Rest of My Life' by SOJA offers a perfect, soulful start. The song's clear, repetitive chorus about friendship and loyalty makes it easy to sing along and learn phrases about lifelong connection. Its universal message of cherishing your 'people' makes it a special and heartwarming way to practice your English with one of reggae's most beloved bands.

[English]

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple

Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

I'm within my mind and I know there's no equal

When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in, yeah, yeah

It was long ago

And we were younger so

And our lives we part wrote

Feel it, the feeling, yeah

And I remember everyday

Sometimes it's too much to take

I break down, without heartache

And I mean it, and I mean it

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple

Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

I'm within my mind that I know there's no equal

When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in

They say we've had fun but let this go

This music don't go deep but no

We think we could help this world if only we try

But we grow up, at least that's what they say

We can't do this when we pray

But I tell myself every day that none of that applies

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple

Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

I'm within my mind that I know there's no equal

When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in, yeah, yeah

All I really need, is all I have ever seen

Only thing that works for me is to feel it, the feeling

And, and when we turn to leave

And others turn to be

It's always on my sleeve

And I mean it, And I mean it

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple

Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends

If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

I would do it over and over again

I'm within my mind that I know there's no equal

When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in (pull me back

Pull me back

Pull me back in

Pull me back

You always pull me back in

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of a human being or animal
people /ˈpiːpl/ A2	noun - persons or individuals
spend /spɛnd/ A2	verb - to use time doing something
again /əˈɡɛn/ A2	adverb - once more
fill /fɪl/ A2	verb - to make something full
friends /frɛndz/ A2	noun - people you like and trust
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feelings verb - to be bothered or concerned about
equal /ˈiːkwəl/ B2	adjective - the same in quantity or size
try /traɪ/ B1	verb - to attempt or make an effort
help /hɛlp/ A2	verb - to assist or aid
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the planet Earth or entire humanity

Key Grammar Structures

• If I could spend the rest of my life with my people

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The second conditional expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present or future. The structure is "If + past simple, would + infinitive". "If I could spend" expresses a wish or a situation that is unlikely to happen.

• I would do it over and over again

  ➔ Conditional Sentence - Result Clause

  ➔ This is the result clause of the second conditional. "would + infinitive" (would do) expresses the consequence of the hypothetical situation described in the 'if' clause. The phrase "over and over again" is an idiom for repeatedly.

• Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple

  ➔ Imperative + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ "Leave it up to them" is an imperative sentence (command). The structure is followed by "to + infinitive" ("to fill"). This structure is used to assign responsibility or give someone the authority to do something. "Leave it up to them" means "allow them to decide/handle it."

• Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends

  ➔ Phrasal Verb 'fill up on'

  ➔ "Fill up on" is a phrasal verb meaning to eat enough of something to feel full or satisfied. In this context, it's used figuratively to mean "get satisfaction/joy from spending time with our friends".

• I'm within my mind and I know there's no equal

  ➔ Use of 'Within' as a Preposition

  ➔ "Within" is used as a preposition to mean "inside". "I'm within my mind" suggests being in a state of deep thought or self-awareness.

• When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in, yeah, yeah

  ➔ Present Continuous in a Temporal Clause

  ➔ "When I'm falling out" uses the present continuous ("am falling") in a temporal clause introduced by "when". This indicates an action that is in progress at the time described. "Falling out" here probably means struggling or losing control.

• This music don't go deep but no

  ➔ Non-standard English: Double Negative and Incorrect Verb Conjugation

  ➔ This line uses non-standard English. "don't go deep" is grammatically incorrect; it should be "doesn't go deep" because "music" is singular. Also, adding "but no" after a negative statement is a form of double negative, which is generally considered incorrect in standard English, but common in some dialects. The intended meaning is likely, 'This music doesn't go deep, but that's not necessarily a bad thing'.

• All I really need, is all I have ever seen

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject Complement

  ➔ The structure is "All I really need is..." where "all I really need" is the subject and "all I have ever seen" is a noun clause acting as the subject complement. It defines or describes the subject. The noun clause begins with "all".