– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm gonna go down to the police station

and make sure that they're doing

everything in their power to find Kevin

I want you to stay here with Frank

Leslie in the kid no I'm going out to

look for him what with all due respect

madam your son is lost in one of the

biggest cities in the world could you

stay out of this place as you wish

thank you I don't think it's a good idea

for you to start running around all over

New York City all by yourself I think if

our son can do it I can do it

okay but Peter I'll be fine the way I'm

feeling right now no mugger or murderer

would dare mess with me madam there are

hundreds of parasites out there armed to

the teeth do bundle up it's awfully cold

outside

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
police pəˈliːs A1	noun - a group of people whose job is to enforce laws and keep order
station ˈsteɪʃən A1	noun - a place where trains, buses, or police are based
sure ʃʊr A1	adjective - certain or confident about something
power ˈpaʊər A2	noun - the ability or authority to control or influence
find faɪnd A1	verb - to discover or locate something
stay steɪ A1	verb - to remain in a particular place
respect rɪˈspekt A2	noun - a feeling of admiration for someone or something
lost lɔst A1	adjective - unable to find one's way or be found
running ˈrʌnɪŋ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
mugger ˈmʌɡər B1	noun - a person who attacks and robs people in public places
murderer ˈmɜrdərər A2	noun - a person who commits murder
parasites ˈpærəsaɪts B2	noun - an organism that lives in or on another organism and gets its food from it
armed ɑrmd A2	adjective - carrying or having weapons
bundle ˈbʌndl A2	verb - to wrap or tie something up
awfully ˈɔfəli B1	adverb - very or extremely

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm gonna go down to the police station

  ➔ Contraction & Future with 'going to'

  ➔ "I'm" is a contraction of "I am". "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", indicating a future intention. The phrase expresses a planned action.

• I want you to stay here with Frank

  ➔ Infinitive as object of a verb

  ➔ The phrase "you to stay" uses the infinitive form of the verb 'stay' as the object of the verb 'want'. This is a common grammatical structure.

• Leslie in the kid no I'm going out to look for him

  ➔ Interjection & Ellipsis

  ➔ "Leslie in the kid no" is a fragmented, emotionally charged utterance. The 'no' acts as an interjection, rejecting a previous thought. The sentence then uses ellipsis, omitting parts of the full sentence ("I am going out...").

• what with all due respect madam your son is lost in one of the biggest cities in the world

  ➔ Absolute Phrase & Complex Sentence Structure

  ➔ "What with all due respect" is an absolute phrase, modifying the main clause. The sentence is a complex structure with a main clause and a relative clause describing the location of the son.

• could you stay out of this place as you wish

  ➔ Polite Request & Conditional Clause

  ➔ The phrase uses 'could' to make a polite request. "As you wish" functions as a conditional clause, implying permission or agreement.