Count on Me

TYPES OF CONNECTED SPEECH

Assimilation, Elision & Linking

Relaxed Pronunciation

Oh-oh-oh

ˈoʊ.ˈoʊ.ˈoʊ

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea

ˈɪf juː ˈɛv.ɚ ˈfaɪnd jɚ.ˈsɛɫf ˈstʌk ˈɪn ðə ˈmɪɾ.ɫ̩ əv ðə ˈsiː

I’ll sail the world to find you

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈseɪɫ ðə ˈwɝːɫd tə ˈfaɪnd ˈjuː

If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can’t see

ˈɪf juː ˈɛv.ɚ ˈfaɪnd jɚ.ˈsɛɫf ˈlɔːst ˈɪn ðə ˈdɑːrk ənd jə ˈkʰænt ˈsiː

I’ll be the light to guide you

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈbiː ðə ˈlaɪt tə ˈɡaɪd ˈjuː

We find out what we’re made of

wi ˈfaɪnd ˈaʊt ˈwɑːt ˈwɪr ˈmeɪd əv

When we are called to help our friends in need

ˈwɛn wi ɚ ˈkʰɔːɫd tə ˈhɛɫp ɑːr ˈfrɛndz ˈɪn ˈniːd

You can count on me like one, two, three

jə kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn ˈmiː ˈlaɪk ˈwʌn | ˈtʰuː | ˈθriː

I’ll be there

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈbiː ˈðɛr

And I know when I need it

ənd aɪ ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn aɪ ˈniːd ˈɪt

I can count on you like four, three, two

aɪ kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn jə ˈlaɪk ˈfɔːr | ˈθriː | ˈtʰuː

And you’ll be there

ənd ˈjuːɫ ˈbiː ˈðɛr

‘Cause that’s what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

ˈkʰɔːz ˈðæts ˈwɑːt ˈfrɛndz ɚ sə.ˈpʰoʊ.zəd tə ˈduː | ˈoʊ ˈjɛ.ə

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː

Ooh, yeah, yeah

ˈuː | ˈjɛ.ə | ˈjɛ.ə

If you’re tossin’ and you’re turnin’ and you just can’t fall asleep

ˈɪf ˈjɔːr  ˈtʰɔː.sɪŋ ənd ˈjɔːr ˈtʰɝː.nɪŋ ənd jə ˈdʒʌst ˈkʰænt ˈfɔːɫ ə.ˈsliːp

I’ll sing a song beside you

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈsɪŋ ə ˈsɔːŋ bɪ.ˈsaɪd ˈjuː

And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me

ənd ˈɪf juː ˈɛv.ɚ fɚ.ˈɡɛt ˈhaʊ ˈmʌtʃ jə ˈriː.ə.li ˈmiːn tə ˈmiː

Every day, I will remind you, oh

ˈɛv.ri ˈdeɪ | aɪ ˈwɪɫ rɪ.ˈmaɪnd ˈjuː | ˈoʊ

We find out what we’re made of

wi ˈfaɪnd ˈaʊt ˈwɑːt ˈwɪr ˈmeɪd əv

When we are called to help our friends in need

ˈwɛn wi ɚ ˈkʰɔːɫd tə ˈhɛɫp ɑːr ˈfrɛndz ˈɪn ˈniːd

You can count on me like one, two, three

jə kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn ˈmiː ˈlaɪk ˈwʌn | ˈtʰuː | ˈθriː

I’ll be there

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈbiː ˈðɛr

And I know when I need it

ənd aɪ ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn aɪ ˈniːd ˈɪt

I can count on you like four, three, two

aɪ kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn jə ˈlaɪk ˈfɔːr | ˈθriː | ˈtʰuː

And you’ll be there

ənd ˈjuːɫ ˈbiː ˈðɛr

‘Cause that’s what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

ˈkʰɔːz ˈðæts ˈwɑːt ˈfrɛndz ɚ sə.ˈpʰoʊ.zəd tə ˈduː | ˈoʊ ˈjɛ.ə

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː

Ooh, yeah, yeah

ˈuː | ˈjɛ.ə | ˈjɛ.ə

You’ll always have my shoulder when you cry

ˈjuːɫ ˈɔːɫ.ˌweɪz həv ˈmaɪ ˈʃoʊɫ.dɚ ˈwɛn jə ˈkraɪ

I’ll never let go

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈnɛv.ɚ ˈlɛt ˈɡoʊ

Never say goodbye

ˈnɛv.ɚ ˈseɪ ɡʊd.ˈbaɪ

You know

jə ˈnoʊ

You can count on me like one, two, three

jə kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn ˈmiː ˈlaɪk ˈwʌn | ˈtʰuː | ˈθriː

I’ll be there

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈbiː ˈðɛr

And I know when I need it

ənd aɪ ˈnoʊ ˈwɛn aɪ ˈniːd ˈɪt

I can count on you like four, three, two

aɪ kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn jə ˈlaɪk ˈfɔːr | ˈθriː | ˈtʰuː

And you’ll be there

ənd ˈjuːɫ ˈbiː ˈðɛr

‘Cause that’s what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

ˈkʰɔːz ˈðæts ˈwɑːt ˈfrɛndz ɚ sə.ˈpʰoʊ.zəd tə ˈduː | ˈoʊ ˈjɛ.ə

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː.ˈuː

Ooh, yeah, yeah

ˈuː | ˈjɛ.ə | ˈjɛ.ə

You can count on me, ’cause I can count on you

jə kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn ˈmiː | ˈkʰɔːz aɪ kən ˈkʰaʊnt ˈɔːn ˈjuː

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