Samantha Fish is an American songwriter and blues singer. In her song Somebody's Always Trying, she complains about other, unnamed women. She accuses them of trying to take her boyfriend away from her.

Somebody's always trying to get him to change his mind...
Somebody's always trying their best to lead him astray...
Somebody's always trying to take my baby away...

Today, we will explore the grammar behind the words from this song. To be more exact, we will explore how English speakers use the progressive tense to show dissatisfaction or make a complaint.

But first, we will provide a few helpful definitions.

Repeated actions or everyday activities

Simple verbs are the most common kinds of verbs in conversation.*

English speakers often use the simple present tense when talking about repeated or common, everyday activities. For example, you might hear a child say, "I study for one hour every day."

Often, English speakers direct your attention to the repeated nature of their statements by using the simple present tense with the adverb "always." For example, an office worker might say, "I always wake up at 6 in the morning."