– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hey Robin Ted Derek stood me up

Derek now we had a tight schedule to

keep that night and I was already on a

date with another girl

but it was Robin Run cheat turn it

around

oh I'm so sorry about this you guys had

your schedule and I screwed it all up no

this is perfect it's meant to be we're

all back together

what happened uh Derek's stuck in

Connecticut closing some deal who works

on New Year's Eve

it's really looking forward to this

night

this sucks

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maybe I should just go home

look Robin you're not going home come on

it's New Year's Eve look so your day

fell through so what what do you need a

date for someone to kiss at midnight

fine I'll kiss you at a little bit after

midnight

um

you're not Moby are you yeah

Toby the recording artist Moby

no but when we said hey Moby you said

yeah I thought you said Tony

so your name is Tony no

oh hey we're here

all right

you guys gonna come in

okay

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oh hey hey

um

be safe

shot through the heart and your two

blames

I'll buy your name

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I'll be fine we'll be out of here in a

gif Dad I'm gonna head out my roommates

are having a party not far from here but

no look I know this night isn't turning

out the way I've planned but how long

have you been in love with Robin

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we're just friends where are you getting

that from

Ted it's okay I'm fine and I can tell

that she's into you too that's

ridiculous

wait really

happy New Year Ted

foreign

at this point in the story well don't

not every night has a happy ending but

all of it's important all of it was

leading somewhere

because suddenly it was 2006. in 2006

was a big one okay

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what the hell man I thought we had a

deal

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what about your guy

it's midnight go kiss him yeah he kept

me waiting

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oh deal it's a deal

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
schedule /ˈʃedjuːl/ B1	noun - a plan for doing or happening something at a particular time.
date /deɪt/ A2	noun - a social or romantic appointment or engagement.
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
stuck /stʌk/ A2	adjective - unable to move or be removed.
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - press one's lips against (someone's) as a sign of love, romantic affection, or reverence.
artist /ˈɑːrtɪst/ B1	noun - a person who creates or performs art.
safe /seɪf/ A2	adjective - protected from or not exposed to danger or risk.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
blame /bleɪm/ B1	noun - responsibility for a specified wrongdoing.
fine /faɪn/ A2	adjective - of high quality.
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
friends /frendz/ A2	noun - people whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
ending /ˈendɪŋ/ B1	noun - the final part of something.
important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ B1	adjective - of great significance or value.
deal /diːl/ B1	noun - an agreement or arrangement.
midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ A2	noun - twelve o'clock at night.

Key Grammar Structures

• Derek's stuck in Connecticut closing some deal who works on New Year's Eve

  ➔ Present simple (is + adjective) to describe a current state

  ➔ The phrase "stuck" is a past‑participle used as an adjective after the verb "is" to show a present condition.

• maybe I should just go home

  ➔ Modal verb "should" + base verb (infinitive) to give advice

  ➔ "should" expresses a suggestion; it is followed by the base verb "go".

• you're not going home

  ➔ Present continuous negative (am/is/are + not + verb‑ing)

  ➔ "not" negates the progressive action "going" that is happening now.

• I'll kiss you at a little bit after midnight

  ➔ Future simple (will + base verb) for a planned action

  ➔ "I'll" = "I will"; the speaker promises a future action "kiss".

• what happened?

  ➔ Simple past interrogative (Did/Was + subject + verb?) – here “happened” is past simple

  ➔ "what" asks for information; "happened" is the past‑tense verb meaning "occurred".

• fine, I'll kiss you at a little bit after midnight

  ➔ Agreement + future promise (I'll) + time expression "a little bit after midnight"

  ➔ "fine" shows acceptance; "I'll" contracts "I will" indicating a promise; the phrase "a little bit after midnight" specifies the exact future time.

• we're just friends

  ➔ Contraction of "we are" + present simple predicate

  ➔ "we're" is the contracted form of "we are"; the sentence states a present fact.

• Happy New Year

  ➔ Set phrase / interjection used as a greeting

  ➔ "Happy" functions as an adjective modifying "New Year"; together they form a conventional well‑wish.