GUNS N ROSES

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Boris

Tea

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You

Eng

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by U

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Son

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Patience1,2,. . . 1,2,3,4.

Shed a tear cause Im missing you. Im still alright to smile. Girl, I think about you every day now.

Was a time when I wasnt sure, but you set my mind at ease. There is no doubt

youre in my heart now.

Said, woman, take it slow. Itll work itself out fine. All we need is just a little patience.

Said, sugar, make it slow, and well come together fine.

All we need is just a little patience.

Patience

Mm, yeah.

I sit here on the stairs cause Id rather be alone.

If I cant have you right now, Ill wait, dear.

Sometimes I get so tense, but I cant speed up the time. But you know, love, theres one more thing to consider.

Said, woman, take it slow, and things will be just fine. You and Ill just use a little patience.

Said, sugar, take the time cause the lights are shining bright. You and Ive got what it takes to make it. We wont fake it. Ill never break it cause I cant take it.

(Little patience.) (Mm yeah, mm yeah.) (Need a little patience, yeah,) (just a little patience, yeah,) (some more patience,. . .)

Ive been walking the streets at night, (yeah.)

just trying to get it right. (Need some patience, . . .)

Its hard to see with so many around. (yeah.)

You know I dont like being stuck in the crowd (Could use some patience,. . .) And the streets dont change,

but, baby, the name. (yeah.) I aint got time for the game

cause I need you. (Gotta have some patience, . .)

Yeah, yeah, but I need you. (yeah.)

Ooh, I need you. (All it takes is patience, . . .)

Ooh, I need you. (just a little patience. . .)

Ooh, this time. (is all you need.) Aah.

PhRaSal VERbSto work out to work, to develop well or in a satisfactory way

to speed up to accelerate, to quicken

VOcabUlaRySaid Hey, Listen

sugar (US) dear, sweetheart

Id rather. . . (semi-auxiliary) I prefer to. . .

to get to become

what/all it takes what/all is needed

to make it to achieve it

to fake it to pretend (it is real)

cant take it cant endure it

so many so many people (in this context)

to get it right to do things well

but the name except the name

IdIOmSTake it slow Dont rushto put/set somebodys mind at ease to make somebody feel relaxed

INfORmal WRItING OR SPEakINGn/n // = andShed = I shedWas = There wascause // = becauseIm // = I amwasnt // = was notyoure // = you areitll // = it will

INfORmal WRItING OR SPEakING well // = we will. . .d rather = . . .would rather, (or colloquial/old-fashioned US). . . had rather cant // = can not/cannotNeed = We needCould = We couldIll // = I willtheres // = there isIve got // = I have (got)wont // = will notits // = it isdont // = do notaint got / / = do not have (got)Gotta // = We have (got) to

NOtE 1 When the verb to miss means to feel sad because you can no longer see somebody or do something that you like, it is a state verb; and in that case it is rarely used in continuous tenses.

Example: I am missing you (not recomended) I miss you (better)

NOtE 2 In conversation ellipsis (omission of elements that can be easily understood from the context) is very common. In this song we can see that I, There, and We were omitted in several lines.