Grammar error in song: "Heaven"
The lyrics of the song, "Heaven", by Brian Adams goes as follows:
Oh thinkin' about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
My question is: Shouldn't it say "There were only you and me"?
My reasoning is that "You and me" can be replaced with "us", which makes it plural.
Top answer
Songs and poetry do not always contain correct grammar. Sometimes a word just sounds better. Or the writer wants to suggest the words are spoken by a person who does not understand or care about good grammar.
- Songs and poetry do not always contain correct grammar.
- Sometimes a word just sounds better.
- Or the writer wants to suggest the words are spoken by a person who does not understand or care about good grammar.
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Songs and poetry do not always contain correct grammar.
Sometimes a word just sounds better. Or the writer wants to suggest the words are spoken by a person who does not understand or care about good grammar.
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