All Night Long – English Lyrics

• By: Deke McGee
• Album: All Night Long

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of classic R&B and jump blues with Deke McGee's "All Night Long." This energetic track, with its authentic 1940s spirit, offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the language of lively music and dance. By exploring its lyrics, you can pick up phrases related to social gatherings, good times, and the enduring power of music, making language learning an enjoyable and rhythmic experience.

[English]

If you go, I won’t stand around cryin’ When you leave,  

don’t start all denying About all the little things 

We had between two Don’t start talkin’ now, my times up on you 

Close the door, just say goodbye If you go

Comes a time, to be true to your own 

Comes a place Somewhere you call your home 

Then you’ll find Someone who’ll share it with you 

Short time round They try to take over you 

Funny thing...You’ve lost your swing Comes a time

When you know, and your head is coming to Understand...Your heart ain’t fooling you 

She’s the one, the rest don’t mean a thing Take your time 

Not more winter only spring That’s love...That’s love...That’s love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B2	verb - to state that something is not true
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
close /kloʊz/ A2	verb - to move (something) so as to cover an opening
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an expression of farewell
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give (someone or something) a specified name
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or perceive
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - to have a portion of (something) with another or others
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
swing /swɪŋ/ B1	noun - a hanging seat verb - move or cause to move back and forth
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
fool /fuːl/ B1	verb - to trick or deceive (someone)
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
spring /sprɪŋ/ A2	noun - the season after winter and before summer
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A1	noun - the coldest season of the year

Key Grammar Structures

• If you go, I **won’t** stand around cryin’

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative Contraction)

  ➔ "won't" is a contraction of "will not", the negative form of the future simple. It indicates a future action that will not happen. Used here to express a consequence of the conditional clause 'If you go'.

• When you leave, don’t start all **denying**

  ➔ Gerund after a verb of prohibition ('don't start')

  ➔ The gerund "denying" functions as the object of the verb phrase "don't start". After verbs expressing starting, stopping, continuing, and preventing, the gerund is often used. It indicates what the speaker is discouraging.

• Comes a time, **to be** true to your own

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to be true" explains the purpose of "comes a time". It clarifies *why* the time arrives.

• When you know, and your head is **coming to** understand...

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (coming to understand)

  ➔ "Coming to understand" is a phrasal verb meaning "gradually beginning to understand". Phrasal verbs often combine a verb with a preposition or adverb to create a new meaning. The 'to' is part of the phrasal verb and followed by the infinitive.

• She’s the one, the rest **don’t** mean a thing

  ➔ Present Simple (Negative, Third Person Plural implied)

  ➔ "don't" is a contraction of "do not", used with plural subjects (or 'I' and 'you'). Here, "the rest" implies a plural subject (all other people or things), so "don't" is the correct form to negate "mean".