Adele released her second studio album, 21, in 2011. It became the world's best-selling album of the 21st century, with sales of over 31 million copies. It was certified 17× platinum in the UK (the highest by a solo artist of all time) and Diamond in the US. According to Billboard, 21 is the top-performing album in the US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks (the longest for a female artist ever). She was the first female artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top-ten singles as a lead artist, with "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain", all of which also topped the chart. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of Records.
In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film of the same name, which won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Her third studio album, 25, was released in 2015 and became the year's best-selling album and broke first-week sales records in the UK and US. 25 was her second album to be certified Diamond in the US and earned her five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and four Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. Her fourth studio album 30, which contains the chart-topping single "Easy on Me", was released in 2021 and became the year's best-selling album worldwide including US and UK. 30 won the 2022 Brit Award for British Album of the Year.
Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records. Her accolades include fifteen Grammy Awards and twelve Brit Awards. In 2011, 2012, and 2016, Billboard named her Artist of the Year. At the 2012 and 2016 Ivor Novello Awards, Adele was named Songwriter of the Year by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In 2012, she was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music. Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2012, 2016, and 2022. She was appointed a MBE at the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music. Her third tour saw her break attendance records globally, including in the UK, Australia, and the US, and her album 21 has been listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020).
If It Hadn't Been For Your Love
Adele Lyrics
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If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for love
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
Never woulda gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track him down
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a forty-four
And put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a forty four
And put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
In Adele's song "If It Hadn't Been for Love," the singer reflects on the events that led her to a life of trouble and imprisonment, and how all of it was because of love. The song starts off with the singer confessing that she would have never hitchhiked to Birmingham or taken the train to Louisiana if it wasn't for love. She also mentions that she would have never braved the blinding rain without any money to her name. The second verse reveals that the reason for her troubled life was a man who she wouldn't have known if it wasn't for love. She then goes on to mention how she wouldn't be in the situation she was in if it wasn't for love.
The chorus of the song adds to the bleakness of the story as the singer mentions how she's in a prison surrounded by four cold walls. She continues to reflect on the past with regret and wishes to be free from the situation she finds herself in now. The last verse mentions how the singer wouldn't have gone looking for the man who is the source of her troubles if it wasn't for love. She ends the song by repeating the chorus, emphasizing the severity of her current situation.
Overall, the song is a tragic tale of how love can lead to ruin and heartbreak. It showcases how sometimes the very thing we think is good for us can lead us down a dark path.
Line by Line Meaning
Never woulda hitch-hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
I would've never resorted to hitchhiking to get to Birmingham if it wasn't for my love pushing me to do it.
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
If it hadn't been for love
I would've never taken the train to Louisiana if it wasn't for love guiding me there.
Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it wasn't for my love driving me, I wouldn't have put myself through running through heavy rain with no money to my name.
Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for love
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
My love brought me into trouble that I wouldn't have otherwise seen. Without my love, I wouldn't be longing for freedom.
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
I am confined to these walls against my will, but at least I know that the person I love is still. These four walls are my prison with no possibility of parole. May the Lord have mercy on my soul.
Never woulda gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track him down
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a forty-four
And put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it wasn't for my love, I wouldn't have gone to the other side of town to track him down with a loaded forty-four that put me behind bars.
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
Without my love, none of these events would have played out. If it wasn't for love, everything would be different.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Michael James Henderson, Chris Stapleton
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If It Hadn't Been for Love
Adele
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for love
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
Never woulda gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track him down
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a forty four
Put myself behind a jail house door
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a forty four
Put myself behind a jail house door
If it hadn't been...
If it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been...
If it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been...
If it hadn't been for love
@estevecatalanbernabe5384
The lyrics of the song:
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda run through the blinding rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for love
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know she's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
Never woulda gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track her down
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a 44
Put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
Four cold walls against my will
At least I know she's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul
Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda loaded up a forty four
Put myself behind a jailhouse door
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been
If it hadn't been for love
@sanakamran007
Never wouldve came across this song if it hadn't been for love
@gashugicedron2724
Nice! Hhh
@hannahtillman6554
Super cute. You'll like the original better steeldrivers
@lindathomas6116
@Hannah Tillman
Absolutely! 👍🏼♥️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@nataszaskriabin9187
Great to learn the third conditional!
@Pablitiliringi
My teacher bring me here hahaha
@gustavonava7935
paroll or payroll?
@martagrecchi9957
parole.
@frankj.3457
Natasza S oh god, i thought my teacher was original xD
@lydiashi7531
should be" never woulda taken a mind track him down..." right?