GUNS N ROSES

Patience
1,2,. . . 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.

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.

2014 Boris Teaches You English by Using Songs

I sit here on the stairs

cause Id rather be alone.
If I cant have you right now,
Ill wait, dear.

(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 Verbs
to work out to work, to develop well or in a satisfactory way
to speed up to accelerate, to quicken

Vocabulary
Said 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

Idioms
Take it slow Dont rush
to put/set somebodys mind at ease to make somebody feel relaxed

Informal Writing or Speaking

n/n // = and
Shed = I shed
Was = There was
cause // = because
Im // = I am
wasnt // = was not
youre // = you are
itll // = it will

Informal Writing or Speaking

well // = we will
. . .d rather = . . .would rather, (or colloquial/old-fashioned US). . .
had rather
cant // = can not/cannot
Need = We need
Could = We could
Ill // = I will
theres // = there is
Ive got // = I have (got)
wont // = will not
its // = it is
dont // = do not
aint 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.