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The Things We Do for Love

10cc Rock English

Vocabulary from 10cc: 'The Things We Do for Love'.

Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river

Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea

You lay your bets and then you pay the price

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

Communication is the problem to the answer

You've got her number and your hand is on the phone

The weather's turned and all the lines are down

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

Like walking in the rain and the snow

When there's nowhere to go

And you're feelin' like a part of you is dying

And you're looking for the answer in her eyes

You think you're gonna break up

Then she says she wants to make up

Oh, you made me love you

Oh, you've got a way

Oh, you had me crawling up the wall

Like walking in the rain and the snow

When there's nowhere to go

And you're feelin' like a part of you is dying

And you're looking for the answer in her eyes

You think you're gonna break up

Then she says she wants to make up

Oh, you made me love you

Oh, you've got a way

Oh, you had me crawling up the wall

A compromise would surely help the situation

Agree to disagree, but disagree to part

When after all it's just a compromise

Of the things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

The things we do for love (the things we do for love)

Vocabulary

too

Adverb

tuː

excessively; more than is needed

It's too hot to work outside today.

Used before adjectives or adverbs to indicate that a quality is present to an excessive degree.

many

Determiner

ˈmɛni

a large number of

I have many friends in this city.

Used with plural countable nouns. It is more common in negative sentences and questions in informal English, but often used in affirmative sentences in formal writing.

broken

Adjective

ˈbɹoʊkən

damaged and no longer in one piece or working

The window was broken during the storm.

Used for physical objects that are fractured or machines that don't work. Can also describe non-physical things like promises or hearts.

hearts

Noun

hɑː(ɹ)ts

hearts (shape or symbol)

She drew two little hearts on the letter.

The plural of heart. Often refers to the symbol used to represent love, or one of the four suits in a deck of cards.

have

Verb

hæv

to possess; to own; to hold

We have a lot of work to do.

One of the most common English verbs, used to show possession, relationship, or as an auxiliary verb.

fall

Verb

fɔl

to move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control

The leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

Can describe physical movement downward or a decrease in amount, intensity, or quality.

in

Preposition

ɪn

inside a container, place, or area

The keys are in the box.

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial or temporal limits.

the

Determiner

ðə

the definite article

The sun is hot.

Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.

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