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Goin' [Going] Back to my Roots

By Odyssey

Zippin' [Zipping] up my boots,
goin' [going] back to my roots
yeah
To the place of my birth
back down to earth.

Uprising

By Muse

This song nicely illustrates will and will not.

The paranoia is in bloom, the PR
The transmissions will resume
They'll try to push drugs
Keep us all dumbed down and hope that
We will never see the truth around
(So come on!)

All I Want For Christmas

By Mariah Carey

This song illustrates wishes and wants

I don't want a lot for Christmas.
There's just one thing I need.
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree.
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know.
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is...
You

Like a Rolling Stone

By Bob Dylan

This song illustrates one of the ways we use "like".

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.