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Monday, August 5, 2013

"When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars

Listen to the song and choose the sentence that summarises the content:
  • the guy wants to go dancing with his girlfriend
  • the guy has broken up with his girlfriend and is angry with her
  • the guy has broken up with his girlfriend and is angry with himself
  • the guy has a new girlfriend

Now listen again and fill the blanks:

WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN by Bruno MARS

Same bed but it feels just a little bit _________ now
Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same
When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down
'Cause my heart ___________ a little when I hear your name

It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should have gave you all my hours
When I had the __________
Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing
But she's dancing with another man

My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, ohh…
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes

It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have ___________ you flowers
And held your hand
Should have gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing
But she's dancing with another man

Although it hurts
I'll be the first to say that I was _________
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know

I hope he buys you flowers
I hope he holds your hand
__________ you all his hours
When he has the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man

Comments:
  • same bed - part of the sentence is missing (it's the same bed...)
  • it don't - it should be: it doesn't
  • tear me down - remember pronoun objects go between the two parts of phrasal verbs
  • should have bought - the narrator is talking about something past and so (s)he uses the past infinitive
  • should have gave - it should be: should have given
  • baby - it refers to his girlfriend
  • ego - same word in Spanish (...and in Latin)
  • to make a mess - do something wrong

More songs and activities for English as a Foreign Language students.

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