All Star

• By: Smash Mouth

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - to move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk; to go quickly.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure.
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are.
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town.
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to give out a bright light.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different.
smart /smɑːrt/ A2	adjective - having or showing a quick-witted intelligence.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature.
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a yellow precious metal that is highly valued.

Grammar:

• Somebody once told me The world is gonna roll me

  ➔ "gonna" (going to) - Informal future tense

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial shortening of "going to", commonly used to express future intentions or predictions. It is less formal than "will" or "shall".

• I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed

  ➔ "Ain't" - Non-standard negative auxiliary verb

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction that can replace "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". Its use is generally considered grammatically incorrect in formal English, but it's common in informal speech and some dialects.

• Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming

  ➔ Present Simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The "start coming" and "don't stop coming" use the present simple to describe a continuous, habitual action over time.

• Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running

  ➔ Past Simple - Simple past tense

  ➔ "Fed" and "hit" are in the past simple tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• Didn't make sense not to live for fun

  ➔ Double Negative (informal)

  ➔ While grammatically frowned upon in formal contexts, the double negative "didn't make sense not to" is used for emphasis, essentially meaning "it made sense to live for fun".

• So what's wrong with taking the back streets?

  ➔ Question Formation with Preposition "with"

  ➔ The question is formed with "what's wrong with" + gerund, expressing a questioning of the logic behind avoiding something.

• You'll never know if you don't go

  ➔ First Conditional - Type 1 conditional sentence

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence: "If" clause (present simple) + main clause (future simple). Expresses a real possibility in the future.

• Only shooting stars break the mold

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Plural Noun with Plural Verb)

  ➔ "Stars" is a plural noun, so it takes the plural verb "break". This demonstrates basic subject-verb agreement.