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Vocabulary from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: 'The Impression That I Get'.
Have you ever been close to tragedy
Or been close to folks who have
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
So heavy you collapse
No?
Well, I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if
I've never had to knock on wood
And I'm glad I haven't yet
Because I'm sure it isn't good
That's the impression that I get
Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
You need a strength most don't possess
Or has it ever come down to do or die
You've got to rise above the rest
No?
Well, I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if
I've never had to knock on wood
And I'm glad I haven't yet
Because I'm sure it isn't good
That's the impression that I get
I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested
I'd like to think that if I was I would pass
Look at the tested
and think there but for the grace go I
Might be a coward
I'm afraid of what I might find out
Never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
it makes me wonder if
I've never had to knock on wood
And I'm glad I haven't yet
Because I'm sure it isn't good
That's the impression that I get
Never had to but I'd better knock on wood
'cause I know someone who has
which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
never had to
but I'd better knock on wood
'Cause I'm sure it isn't good
and I'm glad I haven't yet
That's the impression that I get
have
Verbhæv
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.
you
Pronounjuː
you (second person pronoun)
I love you.
Refers to the person or people being addressed.
ever
Adverbˈevər
at any time
Have you ever been to London?
Commonly used in questions or negative sentences to refer to any point in time.
be
Verbbiː
to exist; to have a certain state or quality
I want to be a teacher.
One of the most common verbs in English. It has many forms: am, is, are, was, were, been, being.
close to
Prepositionkloʊs tu
near; not far from
The school is close to my house.
Used to describe physical proximity or a state of being nearly something.
tragedy
Nounˈtrædʒədi
a disastrous event or a sad play
The play is a famous tragedy written by Shakespeare.
Can refer to a real-life disaster or a literary genre involving death and suffering.
or
Conjunctionɔɹ
used to connect different possibilities or choices
Do you want tea or coffee?
A conjunction used to link two or more alternatives. In a list, it usually comes before the last item.
folks
Nounfoʊks
people; parents or family members; a friendly way to address a group
The folks in the neighborhood helped us clean the park.
An informal plural noun. It often means people in a friendly tone, and in many contexts it can mean one's parents.
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