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I Want to Know What Love Is
Vocabulary from Foreigner: 'I Want to Know What Love Is' (1984).
I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older
Oh, whoa
Now, this mountain I must climb
Feels like the world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds, I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know
If I can face it again
Can't stop now
I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
Oh, woah
I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know
If I can face it again
Can't stop now
I've travelled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me (and I wanna feel)
I wanna feel what love is (and I know)
I know you can show me
Let's talk about love (I wanna know what love is)
The love that you feel inside (I want you to show me)
I'm feeling so much love (I wanna feel what love is)
No, you just cannot hide (I know you can show me)
Yeah, woah
(I wanna know what love is) let's talk about love
(I want you to show me) I wanna feel it
(I wanna feel what love is) oh, I wanna feel it too
And I know, and I know
(I know you can show me) show me love is real
Yeah, yeah
(I wanna know what love is) yeah, I wanna know, oh
(I want you to show me) I wanna know
I wanna know, wanna know
(I wanna feel what love is) yeah, I wanna feel
I know you can show me, yeah
Vocabulary
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
gotta
Verbˈɡɑː.t̬ə
have got to; must
I gotta go now.
Informal contraction of 'have got to' or 'got to'. Used to express necessity or obligation in casual speech.
take
Verbteɪk
to move something from one place to another; to use as a means of transportation
He takes the bus to school.
A versatile verb; here it refers to using a form of transport.
a little
Determinerə ˈlɪtəl
a small amount of; some
I need a little help with this.
Used with uncountable nouns to mean 'some but not much'. It has a more positive connotation than 'little' without 'a'.
time
Nountaɪm
the progression of existence; measured period
We should spend more time with our friends.
Refers to the continuous sequence of events or a specific amount of duration available.
to
Prepositiontuː
to (infinitive marker)
I want to read a book.
Used before the base form of a verb to form the infinitive.
think
Verbθɪŋk
to have a particular opinion, belief, or idea
I think about the future.
Used to express thoughts, opinions, or the process of pondering.
thing
Nounθɪŋ
an object, idea, or activity
The first thing I want to do is take a shower.
A very common and versatile word used when you cannot or do not want to give a more specific name to an object, event, or concept.
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