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Vocabulary from Roy Orbison: 'I Drove All Night'.
I had to escape
The city was sticky and cruel
Maybe I should have called you first
But I was dying to get to you
I was dreaming while I drove the long straight road ahead
Uh-huh, yeah
Could taste your sweet kisses
Your arms open wide
This fever for you
Was just burning me up inside
I drove all night to get to you
Is that all right?
I drove all night, crept in your room
Woke you from your sleep
To make love to you
Is that all right?
I drove all night
What in this world keeps us from falling apart?
No matter where I go
I hear the beating of our one heart
I think about you when the night is cold and dark
Uh-huh, yeah
No one can move me the way that you do
Nothing erases this feeling between me and you
I drove all night to get to you
Is that all right?
I drove all night, crept in your room
Woke you from your sleep
To make love to you
Is that all right?
I drove all night
To taste your sweet kisses
Your arms open wide
This fever for you
Is just burning me up inside
I drove all night to get to you (all night)
Is that all right?
I drove all night, crept in your room (all right)
Is that all right?
I drove all night
I drove all night to get to you (all night)
Is that all right?
I drove all night, crept in your room
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
have to
Auxiliary verbˈhæf·tu
must; need to
You have to be careful when you cross the street.
Used to express necessity or obligation. Similar in meaning to 'must'.
escape
Verbɪˈskeɪp
to break free from confinement or control
The prisoner managed to escape from the cell.
Can be used as an intransitive verb (to escape) or transitive (to escape something). Often followed by 'from'.
the
Determinerðə
the definite article
The sun is hot.
Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.
city
Nounˈsɪti
a large and important town
The city looks beautiful at night.
Typically larger than a town.
was
Verbwɒz
past tense of 'be' (first/third person singular)
She was happy to see him.
The past simple form of 'be' used with 'I', 'he', 'she', or 'it'.
sticky
Adjectiveˈstɪki
sticky
The children's fingers were sticky after eating the candy.
Used for surfaces that have something adhesive on them or are covered with a sticky substance like sugar or glue.
and
Conjunctionænd
used to join words or groups of words
He likes apples and oranges.
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.
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