A Place With No Name – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Jackson
• Album: XSCAPE

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey with Michael Jackson's 'A Place With No Name.' This posthumous gem, built upon America's 'A Horse With No Name,' offers a unique blend of synth-funk and poignant storytelling. Through its vivid lyrics, you can explore themes of escapism, peace, and the beauty of an imagined paradise, making it an excellent song to delve into the nuances of English narrative and metaphorical expression.

[English]

As I drove across on the highway

My jeep began to rock

I didn't know what to do so I stopped and got out

And looked down and noticed I got a flat

So I walked out, parked the car like sideways

So I can find what I can fix

I looked around there were no cars on the highway

I felt a strange feeling like a mist, so

I walked down towards the end of the road

And in the fog a woman appeared

She said 'Don't you worry my friend I'll take care

Take my hand, I'll take you there'

(Ooo!)

Take me to a place without no name

(No name)

Take me to a place without no name

(Without no name)

As she took me right through the fog (Ah)

I've seen a beautiful city appear

Of where kids are playin' and people are laughin'

And are smilin' and nothin' to fear

She said this is the place where no people have pain

With Love and happiness

She turned around looked down at my eyes and started cryin'

And grabbed my hand, 'You've got a friend'

(Woooo!)

Take me to a place without no name

(A place without no name) (no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(Without no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(Take me) (Take me) (A place without no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(A place without) (Hoo)

(Yeah) (Doggone) (Hoh)

She started liking me, kissing me and hugging me

She didn't really, really want me to leave

She showed me places I've never seen and things I've never done

It really looked like a lot of fun

I've seen the grass and the skies and the birds

And the flowers surrounded by the trees

This place is filled with Love and happiness

I wonder where could I wanna leave

So then I went in my pocket took my wallet all out

With my pictures of my family and girl

This is the place that you choose to be with me

When you thought you could be in another world

(Oooh)

Take me to a place without no name

(Doggone) (Take me) (no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(See, a place without no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(A place without) (A place without no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(Take me) (Doggone) (A place without no name)

Take me to a place without no name

(See, a place without)

(No-No-Nooo!)

Naa Naa NaaNaNaNa NaNaNaa Naa Naa

(Na Na) (A place without no name)

Naa Naa NaaNaNaNa NaNaNaa Naa Naa

(A Na Na Na) (A place without no name)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ B1	noun - a wide road for cars, especially one outside a town
rock /rɒk/ A2	verb - to move back and forth unsteadily noun - a piece of stone
noticed /ˈnɒtɪst/ B1	verb - became aware of something
sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ B1	adverb - to the side
appeared /əˈpɪəd/ B2	verb - came into view
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - shedding tears
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from
wallet /ˈwɒlɪt/ B1	noun - a small case for carrying money and cards
family /ˈfæməli/ A2	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together
world /wɜːld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement
kissing /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ A2	verb - pressing one's lips against someone else's in a gesture of affection
hugging /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/ A2	verb - embracing someone

Key Grammar Structures

• I didn't know what to do so I stopped and got out

  ➔ Past Simple, Coordinating Conjunction 'so'

  ➔ The sentence uses the Past Simple to describe completed actions in the past. The conjunction 'so' indicates a consequence: because he didn't know what to do, he stopped. The phrase 'didn't know' uses the auxiliary verb 'did' for negation.

• I felt a strange feeling like a mist, so

  ➔ Noun as Adjective, Simile, Coordinating Conjunction 'so'

  ➔ The word 'mist' functions as an adjective describing the 'feeling'. The phrase 'like a mist' is a simile, comparing the feeling to the characteristics of mist. 'So' introduces a consequence.

• She said 'Don't you worry my friend I'll take care'

  ➔ Imperative, Contraction, Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ 'Don't worry' is an imperative sentence giving a command. 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will', expressing a future intention. 'Take care' is a common idiomatic expression.

• She turned around looked down at my eyes and started cryin'

  ➔ Past Continuous implied, Gerund ('cryin'')

  ➔ The sentence implies a continuous action in the past ('She was turning around...'). 'Cryin'' is a colloquial form of the gerund 'crying', functioning as part of the verb phrase 'started crying'.

• I've seen the grass and the skies and the birds

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The Present Perfect ('I've seen') indicates an experience that happened at an unspecified time in the past, with relevance to the present. It emphasizes the fact that the speaker has had this experience.