A THOUSAND YEARS

By Christina Perri
[11] ____________ love you for a thousand more
Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes.
And all along I believed
#1-4 I would [12] ____________ you
doubt promises alone fall Time has [13] ____________ your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
(Verse 1) I’ll love you for a thousand more
Heart beats fast One [14] ____________ closer
Colors and [1] ____________
How to be brave (Repeat)
How can I love when I’m afraid to [2] ____________
But watching you stand [3] ____________
All of my [4] ____________ suddenly goes away
somehow

One step closer

#5-9
breath thousand waiting
brave still

(Chorus)
I have died everyday [5] ____________ for you
Darling don’t be afraid I have loved you
For a [6] ____________ years
I’ll love you for a thousand more

(Verse 2)
Time stands [7] ____________
Beauty in all she is
I will be [8] ____________
I will not let anything take away
What’s standing in front of me
Every [9] ____________
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

#10-13
step find darling brought I’ll

(Chorus)
I have died everyday waiting for you
[10] ____________ don’t be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
 A THOUSAND YEARS
By Christina Perri
1. alone 2. Stand/stood alone
2. doubt 3. Suddenly goes/went away
3. waiting 4. One step closer
4. thousand 5. Time stands/stood still
5. still 6. Take/took away
6. brave 7. Brought
7. breath 8. Bought
8. darling 9. Caught
9. find 10. Fought
10. brought 11. Darling
11. step 12. My love
12. I’ll 13. Honey
14. Sweetie
15. Sweetheart
Phrases for Discussion
 Talk about meaning and past tense usage.
1. How to be brave
2. Stand alone
3. Suddenly goes away
4. One step closer
5. Time stands still
6. Take away

Word association
 Rhyming words: What words rhyme with
“brought?”
(bought / caught / fought)
Talk about meaning and present tense of
the verbs.
 What can beat? What things can you beat?
 What do you love?
 Synonyms: What words are synonyms of
“darling?”
(my love, honey, sweetie, sweetheart)
Capitalize names of endearment when you
can replace the word with a proper name.

Assignment
Write 10 sentences with new vocabulary or phrases.
1. How to be brave