9551103 Academic Writing Workbook

9551103 Academic Writing

Hugh Fox III

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPIC PAGE

Introduction 3-4

List of Personality Adjectives - Synonyms

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List of Prezi Presentation Topics

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Love Poetry 8-9

The Graduate Lyrics

10-14

Dating Coach 15

Taylor Swift Lyrics 16-26

What Is a Youth Lyrics

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Mamma Mia Lyrics

28-36

Love Actually Lyrics

37-44

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Introduction

My philosophy of second language teaching is to combine a high interest message + high

touch media + high tech media! For media I combine high touch and high technology.

Motivation is extremely important in the second language learning and the appropriate choice

of message and media can help motivate students.

The high touch media part of my lessons includes the use of props and video. I use props and

costumes to engage all the senses including the kinesic sense. Teaching with multiple

modalities accommodates different perceptual learning styles. The use of costumes is a fun

activity that lowers anxiety, boredom and doubt and lowers the affective filter. According to

Krashen’s Input Hypothesis, a lowered affective filter should enhance second language

learning. I also use video as the common classroom experience of a Language Experience

Approach (LEA) lesson in order to engage all the senses of the students prior to discussion.

The high tech media part of my lessons includes both hypermedia and student centered

technology projects. I use my blog to provide a hypermedia mode of instruction and this

increases teacher control over lesson content. The use of online hypermedia content means

the instructor can more readily control the difficulty level of text presented in the classroom

for lecture and/or discussion purposes. The instructor can easily share lecture and/or

discussion notes by sending links to the notes via social media. The students can access

information that was not presented in class through hyperlinks in the online lesson. The

hyperlinks are designed as extensions for remediation or enrichment.

When appropriate the students in my classes do technology based communication projects.

Second language learners may be unsure of their English skills but still have a strong interest

in technology that motivates them to try to communicate to their fellow students via

technology based communication projects. The infusion of technology as a communication

tool in the second language classroom also improves the technological competence of the

students. Finally, the best way to teach second language learners how to talk about

technology is through technology projects.

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If the main second language objective of the class is the development of Basic Interpersonal

Communication Skills (BICS) then I pick topics from pop culture. I also use more high touch

media rather than a high tech media when BICS are the main goal.

If the main second language objective of the class is the development of Cognitive Academic

Language Proficiency (CALP) then I use authentic academic materials. I also rely more on

hypermedia to communicate complex material in a fun and interesting way in which the pace

of comprehensible input is tightly controlled. I am also more likely to put an emphasis on

technology based communication projects.

In either case, I use prior research that I have done on what EFL students find interesting in

order to guide my lesson content decisions. In Fox (2004) the focus was just on student

interests. The follow up article Fox and Miller (2007) compared student interests with

textbook content and found there was a poor match. This packet is an attempt to provide

research based high interest topics that is superior to that of most textbooks. In my opinion,

effective second language teaching is the masterful synergy of message and media to create

optimal conditions for learning!

In all my lesson plans there will be both a BICS and CALP activity but I vary the ratio of

time spent on the BICS versus CALP objective depending on the level. The table below is an

approximation of the ratio of time this instructor will spend on BICS versus CALP activities

depending on the ESL level.

If the level of the students is very low then I might focus on the BICS activity and forego the

CALP activity altogether. On the other hand, even with a very high level class, I would never

neglect the BICS activity altogether. The BICS activity acts as a natural motivational warm

up activity that introduces the CALP activity even in the case of very high level ESL learners.

References

Fox, H. & Miller, A. (2007). What EFL Topics do Students find Interesting? Hwa Kang

Journal, 13, 99-110

Fox, H. (2004). A Study of ESL Teachers and Their Attitudes about Computer-Assisted

Language Learning Usage, Hwa Kang Journal of TEFL, 10. 37-56

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List of Personality Adjectives - Synonyms

http://foxhugh.com/word-lists/list-of-personality-adjectives-2/

01) Aggressive 01) Hostile

02) Ambitious 02) Determined

03) Amused 03) Entertained

04) Brave 04) Valiant

05) Bright 05) Intelligent

06) Cruel 06) Harsh

07) Combative 07) Pugnacious

08) Co-operative 08) Helpful

09) Cowardly 09) Craven

10) Dangerous 10) Menacing

11) Diligent 11) Industrious

12) Determined 12) Resolute

13) Disagreeable 13) Nasty

14) Evil 14) Wicked

15) Frank 15) Candid

16) Fearless 16) Bold

17) Generous 17) Magnanimous

18) Gifted 18) Talented

19) Helpful 19) Obliging

20) Harmonious 20) Amicable

21) Hesitant 21) Unsure

22) Instinctive 22) Intuitive

23) Jealous 23) Envious

24) Knowledgeable 24) Learned

25) Loner 25) Outsider

26) Mysterious 26) Enigmatic

27) Naughty 27) Disobedient

28) Pleasing 28) Agreeable

29) Placid 29) Tranquil

30) Punctual 30) Prompt

31) Successful 31) Prosperous

32) Sedate 32) Relaxed

33) Sincere 33) Honest

34) Selfish 34) Egocentric

35) Talented 35) Skillful

36) Thrifty 36) Frugal

37) Truculent 37) Defiant

38) Unbiased 38) Objective

39) Voracious 39) Insatiable

40) Witty 40) Amusing

41) Wise 41) Enlightened

42) Warm 42) Cordial

43) Zany 43) Kooky

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List of Prezi Presentation Topics http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/reference-fiction/list-of-love-poems/

The student will do a Prezi presentation about one of the poems below. Each student will

pick a different poem. The student will present the poem and then explain which love style

(Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania, Agape) the poem is about.

1) A Blue Valentine by Joyce Kilmer

2) A Conceit by Maya Angelou

3) A Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

4) A Farewell to False Love by Sir Walter Raleigh

5) A Poet to His Beloved by William Butler Yeats

6) A Red Red Rose by Robert Burns

7) A widow bird sate mourning for her Love by Percy Bysshe Shelley

8) All for Love by George (Lord) Byron

9) Always for the first time by Andre Breton

10) Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

11) Because She Would Ask Me Why I Loved Her by Christopher Brennan

12) Blow Bugle blow by Alfred Lord Tennyson

13) Bride Song by Christina Rossetti

14) Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast as Thou Art by John Keats

15) Burning Drift-Wood by John Greenleaf Whittier

16) Chance Meetings by Conrad Aiken

17) Consolation by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

18) Daddy by Sylvia Plath

19) Doc Hill by Edgar Lee Masters

20) Epithalamion by Edmund Spenser

21) Eros by Ralph Waldo Emerson

22) Footsteps of Angels by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

23) For beauty being the best of all we know by Robert Bridges

24) From Flying Home by Galway Kinnell

25) Give All to Love by Ralph Waldo Emerson

26) Helas by Oscar Wilde

27) His Excuse for Loving by Ben Jonson

28) How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

29) Humanity i love you by Edward Estlin (E E) Cummings

30) I Am Not Yours by Sara Teasdale

31) I am shut out of mine own heart by Christopher Brennan

32) I have loved flowers that fade by Robert Bridges

33) I held a Jewel in my fingers by Emily Dickinson

34) I loved you... by Alexander Pushkin

35) Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe

36) Longing by Matthew Arnold

37) Love and a Question by Robert Frost

38) Love and Friendship by Emily Bronte

39) Love by Sarah Fuller Flower Adams

40) Love Is Enough by William Morris

41) Love is more thicker than forget by Edward Estlin (E E) Cummings

42) Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

43) Loves Secret by William Blake

44) Mending Wall by Robert Frost

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45) Million Man March Poem by Maya Angelou

46) My Love Reveals Objects by Isabel Fraire

47) O Love! Thou Makest All Things Even by Sarah Fuller Flower Adams

48) Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats

49) She Walks in Beauty by George (Lord) Byron

50) Sonnet -- To Science by Edgar Allan Poe

51) Sonnet 13 - And wilt thou have me fashion into speech by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

52) Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare

53) Sonnet 71 by William Shakespeare

54) Sonnets 04: Only Until This Cigarette Is Ended by Edna St. Vincent Millay

55) Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

56) Tears Idle Tears by Alfred Lord Tennyson

57) The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell

58) The Dream by John Donne

59) The Flight of Love by Percy Bysshe Shelley

60) The Lesson by Maya Angelou

61) The Little Black Boy by William Blake

62) The One in Paradise by Edgar Allan Poe

63) The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear

64) The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe

65) The Problem by Ralph Waldo Emerson

66) The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

67) The Women Who Loved Elvis All Their Lives by Fleda Brown

68) Those lips that Love's own hand did make by William Shakespeare

69) To a Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley

70) To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell

71) To the Muses by William Blake

72) Touched by an Angel by Maya Angelou

73) When I have Fears that I may cease to be by John Keats

74) When You are Old by William Butler Yeats

75) Wonder by Ibn Arabi

76) Written among the Euganean Hills North Italy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Love Poetry

http://foxhugh.com/communication/love-poetry/

1.0) How to analyze a poem?

1.1) How does the poet feel?

1.2) Why do they feel this way?

1.3) How do you know?

2.0) Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare

2.1) How does William Shakespeare feel?



3.0) The Prophet (book) by Khalil Gibran

3.1) How does Khalil Gibran feel?



4.0) Meeting at Night by Robert Browning

4.1) How does Robert Browning feel?



5.0) Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

5.1) How does Percy Bysshe Shelley feel?



6.0) Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

6.1) How does Edgar Allan Poe feel?



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7.0) Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art by John Keats

7.1) How does John Keats feel?



8.0) To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell

8.1) How does Andrew Marvell feel?



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The Graduate Lyrics

http://foxhugh.com/communication/the-graduate-lyrics/

The Sound Of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone

Narrow streets of cobblestone

'Neath the halo of a street lamp

I turn my collar to the cold and damp

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

That split the night

And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people maybe more

People talking without speaking

People hearing without listening

People writing songs that voices never shared

No one dared

Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "you do not know

Silence like a cancer grows

Hear my words that I might teach you

Take my arms that I might reach you"

But my words like silent raindrops fell

And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed

To the neon god they made

And the sign flashed out its warning

In the words that it was forming

And the sign said "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls

And tenement halls

And whispered in the sound of silence

Meaning of The Sound of Silence

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

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April Come She Will

April come she will

When streams are ripe and swelled with rain

May, she will stay

Resting in my arms again

June, she'll change her tune

In restless walks she'll prowl the night

July, she will fly

And give no warning to her flight

August, die she must

The autumn winds blow chilly and cold

September I'll remember

A love once new has now grown old

Meaning of April Come She Will

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

Scarborough Fair/Canticle

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme

Remember me to one who lives there

She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt

(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green)


(Tracing a sparrow on snow-crested ground)

Without no seams nor needlework

(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain)

Then she'll be a true love of mine

(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)

Tell her to find me an acre of land

(On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)


(Washes the ground with so many tears)

Between the salt water and the sea strand

(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)


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Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather

(War bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions)


(Generals order their soldiers to kill)

And to gather it all in a bunch of heather

(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)










Tell her to make me a cambric shirt

(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green)


(Tracing a sparrow on snow-crested ground)

Without no seams nor needlework

(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain)


(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)

Tell her to find me an acre of land

(On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)


(Washes the ground with so many tears)

Between the salt water and the sea strand

(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)


Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather

(War bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions)


(Generals order their soldiers to kill)

And to gather it all in a bunch of heather

(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)






Meaning of Scarborough Fair/Canticle

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1)

2)

3)

4)

The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine

Do people have a tendency to dump on you?

Does your group have more cavities than theirs?

Do all the hippies seem to get the jump on you?

Do you sleep alone when others sleep in pairs?

Well there's no need to complain

We'll eliminate your pain

We can neutralize your brain

You'll feel just fine

Buy a big bright green pleasure machine!

Do figures of authority just shoot you down?

Is life within the business world a drag?

Did your boss just mention that you'd better shop around

To find yourself a more productive bag?

Are you worried and distressed?

Can't seem to get no rest?

Put our product to the test

You'll feel just fine

Buy a big bright green pleasure machine!

Meaning of The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine

1) The song is a mild critique of Materialism

2) The High Price of Materialism

Mrs. Robinson

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,

Jesus loves you more than you will know.

God bless you, please Mrs. Robinson.

Heaven holds a place for those who pray,

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files

We'd like to help you learn to help yourself.

Look around you all you see are sympathetic eyes,

Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home.

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,


God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson.


Hey, hey, hey

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Hey, hey, hey

Hide it in the hiding place where no one ever goes.

Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes.

It's a little secret just the Robinson's affair.

Most of all you've got to hide it from the kids.

Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson,


God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson.


Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon.

Going to the candidates' debate.

Laugh about it, shout about it

When you've got to choose

Every way you look at this you lose.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio,

Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson.

Jolting Joe has left and gone away,

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Meaning of Mrs. Robinson

1)

2)

3)

4)

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Dating Coach

http://foxhugh.com/communication/love-styles/

1.0) Kezia Noble - Dating Coach for Men

1.1) Powerful dating advice (My three promises to you)

1.2) How to make her want you

1.3) How to chat up women on FACEBOOK

2.0) Arica Angelo - Dating Coach for Women

2.1) Arica-Angelo-Dating-Relationship-Coach Video

2.2) Dating Advice for Women: Secret Dating Advice for Women from a Dating Coach

2.3) Interracial Dating: Should you date outside your race?

3.0) WHAT DATING ADVICE WOULD YOU SHARE WITH THE CLASS?

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Taylor Swift Lyrics

http://foxhugh.com/communication/taylor-swift-lyrics/

1) Love Story

We were both young when I first saw you.

I close my eyes and the flashback starts:

I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air.

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns.

See you make your way through the crowd

And say, "Hello,"

Little did I know...

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles,

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

And I was crying on the staircase

Begging you, "Please don't go"

And I said...

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew

So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.

Oh, oh.

'cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

But you were everything to me,

I was begging you, "Please don't go"

And I said...

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.


Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.

This love is difficult but it's real.

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.


Oh, oh.

I got tired of waiting

Wondering if you were ever coming around.

My faith in you was fading

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When I met you on the outskirts of town.

And I said...

Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone.

I keep waiting for you but you never come.

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think.

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...

Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.

I love you, and that's all I really know.

I talked to your dad ‒ go pick out a white dress


Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

'cause we were both young when I first saw you

Meaning of Love Story

1)

2)

3)

2)Fearless

There's somethin' 'bout the way

The street looks when it's just rained

There's a glow off the pavement

you walk me to the car

And you know I wanna ask you to dance right there

In the middle of the parking lot

Yeah

Oh yeah

We're drivin' down the road

I wonder if you know

I'm tryin' so hard not to get caught up now

But you're just so cool

Run your hands through your hair

Absent mindedly makin' me want you

And I don't know how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me head first

Fearless And I don't know why but with you I'd dance in a storm in my best dress

Fearless

So baby drive slow

'til we run out of road in this one horse town

I wanna stay right here in this passenger's seat

You put your eyes on me

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In this moment now capture it, remember it

Cause I don't know how it gets better than this


Fearless

And I don't know why but with you I'd dance in a storm in my best dress

Fearless

Well you stood there with me in the doorway

My hands shake

I'm not usually this way but

You pull me in and I'm a little more brave

It's the first kiss,

It's flawless,

Really something,

It's fearless.

Oh yeah

Cause' I don't know how it gets better than this


Fearless


Fearless

Cuz I don't know how it gets better than this


Fearless


Fearless

Oh-oh

Oh yeah

Meaning of Fearless

1)

2)

3) White Horse

Say you're sorry

That face of an angel

Comes out just when you need it to

As I paced back and forth all this time

Cause I honestly believed in you Holding on

The days drag on

Stupid girl,

I should have known, I should have known

[Chorus:]

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale,

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I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,

Lead her up the stairwell

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,

I was a dreamer before you went and let me down,

Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around

Baby I was naive,

Got lost in your eyes

And never really had a chance

My mistake, I didn't know to be in love

You had to fight to have the upper hand

I had so many dreams

About you and me

Happy endings

Now I know

[Chorus:]

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale,

I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,

Lead her up the stairwell

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,

I was a dreamer before you went and let me down,

Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around

And there you are on your knees,

Begging for forgiveness, begging for me

Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry

Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't a fairytale,

I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well

This is a big world, that was a small town

There in my rear view mirror disappearing now

And it's too late for you and your white horse

Now it's too late for you and your white horse to catch me now

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa

Try and catch me now

Oh, it's too late

To catch me now

Meaning of White Horse

1)

2)

3)

4) Fifteen

You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors

It's the morning of your very first day

You say "Hi" to your friends you ain't seen in a while

Try and stay out of everybody's way

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It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here

For the next four years in this town

Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say

"You know I haven't seen you around, before"

'cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you

You're gonna believe them

And when you're fifteen

Feeling like there nothing to figure out

Well count to ten, take it in

This is life before you know who you're gonna be

Fifteen

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail

And soon enough you're best friends

Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool

We'll be out of here as soon as we can

And then you're on your very first date and hes got a car

And you're feeling like flying

And you're mommas waiting up and you think hes the one

And you're dancing round your room when the night ends

When the night ends



When you're fifteen and your first kiss

Makes your head spin round but

In your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy of the football team

But I didn't know it at fifteen

When all you wanted was to be wanted

Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now

Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday

But I realized some bigger dreams of mine

And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy

Who changed his mind and we both cried



And when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fall

Ive found that time can heal most anything

And you just might find who you're supposed to be

I didn't know who I was supposed to be at fifteen

La la la la la .. la la la la la .. La la la la la

Your very first day

Take a deep breath girl

Take a deep breath as you walk through those doors.

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Meaning of Fifteen

1)

2)

3)

5) You Belong With Me

You're on the phone

with your girlfriend ‒ she's upset

She's going off

about something that you said

'cause she doesn't get your humor like I do.

I'm in my room ‒ it's a typical Tuesday night.

I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like.

She'll never know your story like I do.

But she wears short skirts

I wear t-shirts

She's cheer captain

And I'm on the bleachers

Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find

That what you're looking for has been here the whole time.

If you could see

That I'm the one

Who understands you

Been here all along

So why can't you see

you belong with me,

You belong with me?

Walking the streets

With you and your worn out jeans

I can't help thinking

This is how it ought to be.

Laughing on a park bench

Thinking to myself

"Hey, isn't this easy?"

And you've got a smile

That could light up this whole town.

I haven't seen it in awhile

Since she brought you down. You say you're fine -

I know you better than that.

Hey, what you doing

With a girl like that?

She wears high heels,

I wear sneakers.

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She's cheer captain,

And I'm on the bleachers.

Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find

that what you're looking for has been here the whole time.

If you could see

That I'm the one

Who understands you

Been here all along


you belong with me?

Standing by you

Waiting at your backdoor.

All this time

How could you not know, baby

You belong with me,

You belong with me?

[Instrumental]

Oh, I remember you were driving to my house

In the middle of the night.

I'm the one who makes you laugh

When you know you're about to cry.

I know your favorite songs,

And you tell me about your dreams.

Think I know where you belong,

Think I know it's with me.

Can't you see

That I'm the one

Who understands you?

Been here all along


You belong with me?

Standing by you

Waiting at your backdoor.

All this time

How could you not know, baby,

You belong with me,

You belong with me?

You belong with me.

Have you ever thought just maybe

You belong with me?

You belong with me.

Meaning of You Belong with Me

1)

2)

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3)

6) Teardrops On My Guitar

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see

That I want and I'm needing everything that we should be

I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about

And she's got everything that I have to live without

Drew talks to me, I laugh 'cause it's just so funny [radio version]

Drew talks to me, I laugh 'cause it's so damn funny [CD version]

And I can't even see anyone when he's with me

He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right,

I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

[Chorus:]

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star

He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can't breathe?

And there he goes, so perfectly,

The kind of flawless I wish I could be

She better hold him tight, give him all her love

Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky 'cause

[Chorus]

So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light

I'll put his picture down and maybe

Get some sleep tonight

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart

He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

He's the time taken up, but there's never enough

And he's all that I need to fall into.

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see.

Meaning of Teardrops On My Guitar

1)

2)

7) Back To December

I'm so glad you made time to see me.

How's life? Tell me how's your family.

I haven't seen them in a while.

You've been good, busier than ever,

We small talk, work and the weather,

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Your guard is up and I know why.

Because the last time you saw me

Is still burned in the back of your mind.

You gave me roses and I left them there to die.

So this is me swallowing my pride,

Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night,"

And I go back to December all the time.

It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you.

Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.

I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.

I go back to December all the time.

These days I haven't been sleeping,

Staying up, playing back myself leavin'.

When your birthday passed and I didn't call.

And I think about summer, all the beautiful times,

I watched you laughing from the passenger side.

Realized that I loved you in the fall.

And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind

You gave me all your love and all I gave you was "Goodbye".

So this is me swallowing my pride

Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night."

And I go back to December all the time.

It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you,

Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.

I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind


I miss your tanned skin, your sweet smile,

So good to me, so right

And how you held me in your arms that September night --

The first time you ever saw me cry.

Maybe this is wishful thinking,

Probably mindless dreaming,

But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right.

I'd go back in time and change it but I can't.

So if the chain is on your door I understand.

But this is me swallowing my pride

Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night."

And I go back to December...

It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you,

Wishing I'd realize what I had when you were mine.

I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.

I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind

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All the time.

Meaning of Back To December

1)

2)

8) Speak Now

I am not the kind of girl

Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion

But you are not the kind of boy

Who should be marrying the wrong girl

I sneak in and see your friends

And her snotty little family all dressed in pastel

And she is yelling at a bridesmaid

Somewhere back inside a room

Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

This is surely not what you thought it would be

I lose myself in a daydream

Where I stand and say

[Chorus:]

Don’t say "Yes", run away now

I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the back door

Don’t wait or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now"

Fond gestures are exchanged

And the organ starts to play

A song that sounds like a death march

And I am hiding in the curtains

It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be

She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen

But I know you wish it was me,

You wish it was me,

Don’t you?

[Chorus:] Don’t say "Yes", run away now,

I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the back door.

Don’t wait or say a single vow,

You need to hear me out,

And they said, "Speak now".

Don’t say "Yes", run away now,


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Your time is running out,


Oh, la, la

Oh, oh

Say a single vow

I hear the preacher say, "Speak now or forever hold your peace"

There’s the silence, there’s my last chance.

I stand up with shaky hands, all eyes on me.

Horrified looks from everyone in the room

But I’m only looking at you.

I am not the kind of girl

Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion

But you are not the kind of boy

Who should be marrying the wrong girl

[Chorus:]

So, don’t say "Yes", run away now,



You need to hear me out,


And you’ll say "Let’s run away now,

I’ll meet you when I’m out of my tux at the back door.

Baby, I didn’t say my vows,

So glad you were around

When they said, "Speak now".

Meaning of Speak Now

1)

2)

Group 1 - Explain the Love Story MTV to the class.

Group 2 - Explain the Fearless MTV to the class.

Group 3 - Explain the White Horse MTV to the class.

Group 4 - Explain the Fifteen MTV to the class.

Group 5 - Explain the You Belong With Me MTV to the class.

Group 6 - Explain the Teardrops On My Guitar MTV to the class.

Group 7 - Explain the Back to December MTV to the class.

Group 8 - Explain the Speak Now MTV to the class.

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What Is a Youth Lyrics

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What is a youth?

Impetuous fire.

What is a maid?

Ice and desire.

The world wags on

A rose will bloom,

It then will fade

So does a youth.

So does the fairest maid.

Comes a time when one sweet smile

Has it's season for awhile

Then Love's in love with me

Some may think only to marry.

Others will tease and tarry.

Mine is the very best parry,

Cupid he rules us all.

Caper the caper; sing me the song

Death will come soon to hush us along

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,

Love is a pass-time that never will pall.

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,

Cupid he rules us all.

(20 second flute interlude)

A rose will bloom, it then will fade.

So does a youth.

So does the fairest maid.

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Mamma Mia Lyrics

http://foxhugh.com/communication/mamma-mia-lyrics/ 1) Honey, Honey

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey

Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey

I'd heard about you before

I wanted to know some more

And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine

Oh, you make me dizzy

Honey honey, let me feel it, ah-hah, honey honey

Honey honey, don't conceal it, ah-hah, honey honey

The way that you kiss goodnight

(The way that you kiss me goodnight)

The way that you hold me tight

(The way that you're holding me tight)

I feel like I wanna sing when you do your thing

I don't wanna hurt you, baby, I don't wanna see you cry

So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high

But I'm gonna stick to you, boy, you'll never get rid of me

There's no other place in this world where I rather would be

Honey honey, touch me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey

Honey honey, hold me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey

You look like a movie star

(You look like a movie star)

But I know just who you are

(I know just who you are)

And, honey, to say the least, you're a dog-gone beast

So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high

There's no other place in this world where I rather would be

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey

Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey

I heard about you before

I wanted to know some more

And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine

[fade]

Meaning of Honey, Honey

1)

2)

2) Money, Money, Money - (Meryl Streep, Julie Walters & Christine Baranski)

I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay

Ain't it sad

And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me

That's too bad

In my dreams I have a plan

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If I got me a wealthy man

I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball...

Money, money, money

Must be funny

In the rich man's world

Money, money, money

Always sunny


Aha-ahaaa

All the things I could do

If I had a little money

It's a rich man's world

A man like that is hard to find but I can't get him off my mind

Ain't it sad

And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn't fancy me

That's too bad

So I must leave, I'll have to go

To Las Vegas or Monaco

And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same...

Money, money, money

Must be funny


Money, money, money

Always sunny


Aha-ahaaa




Money, money, money

Must be funny


Money, money, money

Always sunny


Aha-ahaaa





Meaning of Money, Money, Money

1)

2)

3)

3) Mamma Mia

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when

So I made up my mind, it must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?

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I don't know how but I suddenly lose control

There's a fire within my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know,

My my, I could never let you go.

I've been angry and sad about things that you do

I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through

And when you go, when you slam the door

I think you know that you won't be away too long

You know that I'm not that strong.

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh







Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, even if I say

Bye bye, leave me now or never

mamma mia, it's a game we play

Bye bye doesn't mean forever







Why, why did I ever let you go

Mamma mia, now I really know

My my, I could never let you go

Meaning of Mamma Mia

1)

2)

3)

4) Dancing Queen

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

See that girl, watch that scene, digging the Dancing Queen

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Friday night and the lights are low

Looking out for the place to go

Where they play the right music, getting in the swing

You come in to look for a king

Anybody could be that guy

Night is young and the music's high

With a bit of rock music, everything is fine

You're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance...

You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen

Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine



You're a teaser, you turn 'em on

Leave them burning and then you're gone

Looking out for another, anyone will do

You're in the mood for a dance

And when you get the chance...

You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen

Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine



[fade]

Meaning of Dance Queen

1)

2)

3)

5) Our Last Summer

The summer air was soft and warm

The feeling right, the Paris night

Did it's best to please us

And strolling down the Elysee

We had a drink in each cafe

And you

You talked of politics, philosophy and I

Smiled like Mona Lisa

We had our chance

It was a fine and true romance

I can still recall our last summer

I still see it all

Walks along the Seine, laughing in the rain

Our last summer

Memories that remain

We made our way along the river

And we sat down in the grass

By the Eiffel tower

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I was so happy we had met

It was the age of no regret

Oh yes

Those crazy years, that was the time

Of the flower-power

But underneath we had a fear of flying

Of getting old, a fear of slowly dying

We took the chance

Like we were dancing our last dance


I still see it all

In the tourist jam, round the Notre Dame

Our last summer

Walking hand in hand

Paris restaurants

Our last summer

Morning croissants

Living for the day, worries far away

Our last summer

We could laugh and play

And now you're working in a bank

The family man, the football fan

And your name is Harry

How dull it seems

Yet you're the hero of my dreams


I still see it all

Walks along the Seine, laughing in the rain

Our last summer

Memories that remain


I still see it all

In the tourist jam, round the Notre Dame

Our last summer

Walking hand in hand

Paris restaurants

Our last summer

Morning croissants

We were living for the day, worries far away...

[fade]

Meaning of Our Last Summer

1)

2)

3)

6) Lay All Your Love on Me

I wasn't jealous before we met

Now every woman I see is a potential threat

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And I'm possessive, it isn't nice

You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice

But now it isn't true

Now everything is new

And all I've learned has overturned

I beg of you...

Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

It was like shooting a sitting duck

A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck

I still don't know what you've done with me

A grown-up woman should never fall so easily

I feel a kind of fear

When I don't have you near

Unsatisfied, I skip my pride

I beg you dear...



Don't go sharing your devotion


I've had a few little love affairs

They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce

I used to think that was sensible

It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

'Cause everything is new

And everything is you

And all I've learned has overturned

What can I do...



Don't go sharing your devotion


(repeat 2x and fade)

Meaning of Lay All Your Love on Me

1)

2)

7) Super Trouper

Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me

But I won't feel blue

Like I always do

'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

I was sick and tired of everything

When I called you last night from Glasgow

All I do is eat and sleep and sing

Wishing every show was the last show

(Wishing every show was the last show)

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So imagine I was glad to hear you're coming

(Glad to hear you're coming)

Suddenly I feel all right

(And suddenly it's gonna be)

And it's gonna be so different

When I'm on the stage tonight

Tonight the

Super Trouper lights are gonna find me

Shining like the sun

(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)

Smiling, having fun


Feeling like a number one

Tonight the




Like I always do



Facing twenty thousand of your friends

How can anyone be so lonely

Part of a success that never ends

Still I'm thinking about you only

(Still I'm thinking about you only)

There are moments when I think I'm going crazy

(Think I'm going crazy)

But it's gonna be alright

(You'll soon be changing everything)

Everything will be so different

When I'm on the stage tonight

Tonight the




Smiling, having fun



Tonight the




Like I always do



So I'll be there when you arrive

The sight of you will prove to me I'm still alive

And when you take me in your arms

And hold me tight

I know it's gonna mean so much tonight

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Tonight the




Smiling, having fun



Tonight the




Like I always do



[repeat and fade]

Meaning of Super Trooper

1)

2)

3)

8) Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

Half past twelve

And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone

How I hate to spend the evening on my own

Autumn winds

Blowing outside the window as I look around the room

And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom

There's not a soul out there

No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight

Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away


Take me through the darkness to the break of the day

Movie stars

Find the end of the rainbow, with a fortune to win

It's so different from the world I'm living in

Tired of T.V.

I open the window and I gaze into the night

But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight







Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...

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Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...











Meaning of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

1)

2)

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Love Actually Lyrics

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1) Christmas is All Around - Billy Mack

I feel it in my fingers,

I feel it in my toes,

Christmas is all around me,

and so the feeling grows

It's written in the wind,

It's everywhere I go,

So if you really love Christmas,

C'mon and let it snow?

You know I love Christmas

I always will

My mind's made up

The way that I feel

There's no beginning

There'll be no end

Cuz on Christmas,

You can depend

You gave your presents to me

And I gave mine to you

I need Santa beside me

In everything I do

You know I love Christmas

I always will

My mind's made up

The way that I feel

There's no beginning

There'll be no end

Cuz on Christmas,

You can depend

Cuz on Christmas,

You can depend

It's written on the wind

It's everywhere I go

So if you really love me



So if you really love

C'mon and let it

If you really love me

C'mon and let it

Now if you really love me


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Meaning of the Song

1) The song is a Christmas song parody.

2) What is a parody?

2) All You Need is Love - Lynden David Hall

Love, love, love

Love, love, love

love, love, love, love,

love, love, love, love,

(Love) There's nothing you can do that can't be done

(Love) There's nothing you can sing that can't be sung

(Love 4x) Nothing you can say but you can learn to play the game

It's easy

(Love) Nothing you can make that can't be made

(Love) No one you can save that can't be saved

(Love 4x) Nothing you can do, but you can learn to be you

It's easy

All you need is love


All you need is love, love,

love is all you need



All you need is love, love,

love is all you need

(Love) Nothing you can know that isn't known

(Love) Nothing you can see that isn't shown

(Love 4x) No where you can be that isn't where you're meant to be,

It's easy



All you need is love, love

Love is all you need



All you need is love, love



(repeat until end)

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Meaning of the Song

From Wikipedia:

“All You Need Is Love” is a song written by John Lennon[3] and credited to Lennon–

McCartney. It was first performed by the Beatles on Our World, the first live global

television link. Watched by over 400 million in 25 countries, the programme was broadcast

via satellite on 25 June 1967.[4] The BBC had commissioned the Beatles to write a song for

the United Kingdom’s contribution.

1) Designed to be a global message everyone could understand.

2) This song was the first global satellite transmission ever!

3) Take Me As I Am - Wyclef Jean

[Wyclef]

I wanna send this one out to my vanilla ice-cream chocolate pudding pie

That stayed with me in the hood, do or die

Refugee camp

[Sharissa]

Yeah, this one goes out to my almond joy

My banana that never split

The one that stuck with me

[Wyclef]

Before I had the bling bling

I thought I'd hit up in Sing Sing

Who would have ever thought that we'd be doing our thing

I know I did a little cheating

But once I got caught

I send you a parcel of roses

You sent them back and told me go to hell

[Wyclef]

But girl you know that, you take me as I am

Even though my fam don't understand

Why I put that rock up on your hand

That's cos you take me as I am (take me as I am)

[Sharissa (Wyclef)]

You take me as I am (yeah, I'm a take you as you are)

Even when my girls can't understand

I choose you as my man

But you take me as I am, my, my man

[Wyclef (Sharrissa)]

You're my girl (my man)


You're my lady (my man)

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You're my baby

[Sharissa]

When I was rocking jelly and had a little belly

Who woulda ever thought, you'd think I was sexy

I say it with an attitude, I admit I came off rude

But still you love me, I know I get on your nerves sometimes

[Sharissa]

And I don't know why you take me as I am

Even when my girls can't understand

I choose you as my man (my man, yeah)

Cause you take me as I am (take me as I am)

[Sharrissa]

You take me as I am, girl I'm a take you as you are

Even though my fam don't understand (they can't understand no, no, no, no)

Why I put that rock up on your hand (girl)

That's cause you take me as I am


You're my girl (you're my man)


You're my lady (you're my baby)

You're my baby (my honey)

[Wyclef]

You're the ocean that breathes that I feel when I'm blowing my trees alone

[Sharissa]

You're the sun that shines when the darkness strikes at night

[Wyclef]

You're the love of my life, you're my girl, you're my wife

[Sharissa]

You're mine, and I'm yours, you take me as I am

Wait a minute

[Sharissa (Wyclef)]

Can't believe you take me as I am, am, am, no, oh

Even when they don't understand why you love me

I choose you as my man

Cause you take me as I am (take me as I am)

[Wyclef]

You take me as I am, girl I'm a take you as you are

Even though my fam don't understand

My people on the block, they don't understand, no, no

Why I put that rock up on your hand

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Cause I take you as you are, you're a star




You're my lady (you're my baby)

You're my baby (my honey)

Meaning of the Song

1) The song’s title is derived from the saying: “Take me as I am or watch me as I go.”

4) Bye Bye Baby - Bay City Rollers

If you hate me after what I say

Can't put it off any longer

Just gotta tell you anyway

Bye bye baby, baby goodbye

(Bye baby, baby bye bye)

Bye bye baby, don't make me cry


You're the one girl in town I'd marry

Girl, I'd marry you now if I were free

I wish it could be

I could love you but why begin it

'Cause there ain't any future in it

She's got me but I'm not free, so





Wish I never had known you better

Wish I knew you before I met her, gee

How good it would be for me

Should've told her that I can't linger

There's a wedding ring on my finger

She's got me and I'm not free, so







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Baby bye bye


Baby bye bye


Baby bye bye


Baby bye bye


Baby bye bye


Meaning of the Song

1) The song is about saying goodbye, not because the person is unloved, but rather the

relationship is adulterous (“there’s a wedding ring on my finger”).

5) Puppy Love - S. Club Juniors

And they called it puppy love

Oh i guess they'll never know

How a young heart really feels

And why i love her so

And they called it puppy love

Just because we're in our teens

Tell them all oh please tell it isn't fair

To take away my only dream

I cry each night my tears for you

My tears are all in vain

I hope and I'll pray that baby some day

You'll be back in my arms once again

Someone help me, help me please

Is the answer up above

How can i oh how can i tell them

This is not a puppy love

Someone help me, help me please

Is the answer up above

How can i, oh how can i tell them



This is not a puppy love (not a puppy love)



Meaning of the Song

1) The song is about puppy love which is infatuation.

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2) What is the difference between infatuation and love?

6) Sweetest Goodbye - Maroon 5

Where you are seems to be

As far as an eternity

Outstretched arms open hearts

And if it never ends then when do we start?

I'll never leave you behind

Or treat you unkind

I know you understand

And with a tear in my eye

Give me the sweetest goodbye

That I ever did receive

Pushing forward and arching back

Bring me closer to heart attack

Say goodbye and just fly away

When you comeback

I have some things to say

How does it feel to know you never have to be alone

When you get home?

There must be someplace here that only you and I could go

So I can show you how I

Dream away everyday

Try so hard to disregard

The rhythm of the rain that drops

And coincides with the beating of my heart

I'll never leave you behind

Or treat you unkind

I know you understand

And with a tear in my eye

Give me the sweetest goodbye

That I ever, ever, ever did receive

[x2]

How does it feel to know you never have to be alone

When you get home?

There must be someplace here that only you and I could go

So I can show you how I feel

Meaning of the Song

1) Love can be so intense that love can be painful (“with a tear in my eye”).

7) I'll See It Through – Texas

When you touch me

I feel there's nothing you can do to turn me away

And I know that

In the past you've had bad luck so I should help you stay

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You're all I ever wanted

You're all I ever needed, it's you

You're all I've ever wanted

And loving you's the right thing to do

And I'll see it through

When I close my eyes

And think of you it takes me places that I've never seen

And the rain, it blows

You're brushing up against my skin to wash me clean


You're all I ever needed - it's you




I'll show you the love in my head

I'll show you the love that we had

I'll show you the love in my head

I'll show you the love that we had


You're all I've ever needed, it's you




You're all I've ever needed, it's you




Meaning of the Song

1) Love is forever!

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