“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– visszafordítani az időt
to find a way – megtalálni (valaminek) a módját
to take back (words) – visszaszívni (az elhangzottat)
pride – büszkeség
knife – kés
weapon – fegyver
to wound– (meg)sebesíteni, sérülést okozni
to mean to do something – szándékozni (valamit csinálni)
to make somebody do something – rávenni valakit valamire
to make somebody cry – megríkatni valakit
to reach – elérni valamit
to shatter – összetörni/zúzni
to tear apart – széttépni
to swear – esküdni, esküszni, esküt tenni valamire
blind – vak

a) both
b) neither
c) either

2) They wanted ………. of the desserts we offered them because they don’t eat sweets.
a) either
b) neither
c) both

3) ………. my mother nor my father liked the movie I took them to see.
a) either
b) both
c) neither

4) She couldn’t decide which bag to buy because she liked them ………. .
a) both
b) either
c) neither

5) You can get there ………. by bus or tram very quickly.
a) either
b) both
c) neither

6) He likes ………. painting and singing in his free time.
a) either
b) both
c) neither

7) She invited ………. of us to dinner but only I could go.
a) both
b) neither
c) either

8) She took the test twice and she failed ………. times.
a) both
b) either
c) neither

9) I liked ………. the soup nor the main dish so I just ate dessert.
a) neither
b) either
c) both

10) Have you heard from ………. our mother or father this week?
a) neither
b) either
c) both

Answers: 1) b, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) a, 6) b, 7) a, 8) a, 9) a, 10) b