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(upbeat rock music) 00:01
♪ They told him don't you ever come around here ♪ 00:28
♪ Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear ♪ 00:30
♪ The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear ♪ 00:34
♪ So beat it, just beat it ♪ 00:36
♪ You better run, you better do what you can ♪ 00:40
♪ Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man ♪ 00:43
♪ You wanna be tough, better do what you can ♪ 00:46
♪ So beat it, but you wanna be bad ♪ 00:49
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 00:53
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪ 00:56
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪ 00:59
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪ 01:02
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:05
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:07
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:09
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:10
♪ They're out to get you, better leave while you can ♪ 01:13
♪ Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man, yeah ♪ 01:15
♪ You wanna stay alive, better do what you can ♪ 01:18
♪ So beat it, just beat it ♪ 01:21
♪ You gotta show them that you're really not scared ♪ 01:25
♪ You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare ♪ 01:28
♪ They'll kick you, then they beat you, ♪ 01:32
♪ Then they'll tell you it's fair ♪ 01:33
♪ So beat it, but you wanna be bad ♪ 01:34
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 01:38
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪ 01:41
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪ 01:44
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪ 01:47
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:51
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:52
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 01:54
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 01:55
♪ Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 02:00
♪ Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 02:06
♪ Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 02:16
♪ Beat it, beat it ♪ 02:48
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪ 02:51
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪ 02:54
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪ 02:58
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 03:01
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪ 03:04
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪ 03:07
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪ 03:10
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:14
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪ 03:17
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪ 03:20
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or who's right ♪ 03:24
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:27
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:28
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:30
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:31
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:33
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:35
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪ 03:36
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪ 03:38

Beat It – English Lyrics

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Fall Out Boy, John Mayer
Album
Live in Phoenix
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]
(upbeat rock music)
♪ They told him don't you ever come around here ♪
♪ Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear ♪
♪ The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear ♪
♪ So beat it, just beat it ♪
♪ You better run, you better do what you can ♪
♪ Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man ♪
♪ You wanna be tough, better do what you can ♪
♪ So beat it, but you wanna be bad ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ They're out to get you, better leave while you can ♪
♪ Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man, yeah ♪
♪ You wanna stay alive, better do what you can ♪
♪ So beat it, just beat it ♪
♪ You gotta show them that you're really not scared ♪
♪ You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare ♪
♪ They'll kick you, then they beat you, ♪
♪ Then they'll tell you it's fair ♪
♪ So beat it, but you wanna be bad ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Beat it, beat it ♪
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ No one wants to be defeated ♪
♪ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight ♪
♪ It doesn't matter who's wrong or who's right ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it ♪
♪ Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

beat

/biːt/

A1
  • verb
  • - to strike repeatedly
  • verb
  • - to defeat or surpass

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot

disappear

/ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

A2
  • verb
  • - to cease to be visible

clear

/klɪr/

A2
  • adjective
  • - easy to understand

fight

/faɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a violent confrontation
  • verb
  • - to take part in a violent confrontation

strong

/strɒŋ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having power or strength

defeated

/dɪˈfiːtɪd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - having lost a contest or battle

funky

/ˈfʌŋki/

B1
  • adjective
  • - stylish and unconventional

macho

/ˈmætʃoʊ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - aggressively masculine

scared

/skɛrd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - feeling fear

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

A1
  • adjective
  • - living; not dead

tough

/tʌf/

A2
  • adjective
  • - strong and durable

blood

/blʌd/

A1
  • noun
  • - the red liquid in the body

kick

/kɪk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to strike with the foot

fair

/fɛr/

A2
  • adjective
  • - just and unbiased

matter

/ˈmætər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a situation or topic
  • verb
  • - to be important

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