Imagine – LoveMyESL

by John Lennon

a former member of the famous British group, the Beatles, who wrote this song in May, 1971. It was his best selling song of his single career.

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You might say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

Vocabulary:

heaven: a reward after you die for living a good life
hell: a punishment after you die for living a bad life
dreamer: a person with a dream of a better world
possessions: things that belong only to you
greed: the wanting of more and more for yourself only
brotherhood: all the people who share the same ideals
sharing: letting other people use what you have