Listen to the song and fill the gaps!
“If I Could Turn Back Time”
If I could 1) ………..
If I could 2) ………. I’d take back those words that hurt you and you’d stay
I don’t know why I did the things I did I don’t know why I said the things I said
Pride’s like a 3) ………. it can cut deep inside
Words are like 4) ………. they 5) ………. sometimes.
I didn’t really mean to hurt you I didn’t wanna see you go I know I made you cry, but baby
[Chorus:]
If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
And you’d stay
If I could 6) ………. the stars
I’d give them all to you
Then you’d love me, love me
Like you 7) ……….
If I could turn back time
My world was shattered I was 8) ……….
Like someone took a knife and drove it deep in my heart
You walked out that door I 9) ………. that I didn’t care
But I lost everything darling then and there
Too strong to tell you I was sorry
Too proud to tell you I was wrong
I know that I was 10) ………., and ooh…
[Chorus]
Ooohh
If I could turn back time
If I could turn back time
If I could turn back time
ooh baby
I didn’t really mean to hurt you
I didn’t want to see you go
I know I made you cry
Ooohh
[Chorus #2]
If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Then you’d love me, love me
Like you used to do
If I could turn back time (turn back time)
If I could find a way (find a way)
Then baby, maybe, maybe
You’d stay
[to fade]
Reach the stars
If I could reach the stars
a) turn back time
b) weapons
c) torn apart
d) blind
e) find a way
f) reach
g) used to do
h) knife
i) wound
j) swore
Answers: 1) a, 2) e, 3) h, 4) b, 5) i, 6) f, 7) g, 8) c, 9) j, 10) d
to turn back time – ritornare indietro nel tempo
to find a way – trovare un modo di fare qualcosa
to take back (words) – riprendere/ ritirare (le parole)
pride – orgoglio
knife – coltello
weapon – arma
to wound – ferire
to mean to do something – avere l’intenzione di fare qualcosa
to make somebody do something – forzare qualcuno di fare qualcosa
to make somebody cry – fare piangere qualcuno
to reach – raggiungere
to shatter – distruggere, mandare in pezzi
to tear apart – distruggere
to swear – giurare
blind – cieco
