Better When I'm Dancin' – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning English? Let Meghan Trainor's 'Better When I'm Dancin'' be your fun and energetic guide! The song's simple, repetitive lyrics and clear message of finding joy through movement make it a fantastic and easy way to pick up new vocabulary and practice your pronunciation. Its universal theme of self-confidence will have you singing and dancing along, making your language learning journey feel like a party.

[English]

("Better When I'm Dancin'" by Meghan Trainor)

♪ Don't think about it ♪

♪ Just move your body ♪

♪ Listen to the music ♪

♪ Sing oh ey oh ♪

♪ Just move those left feet ♪

♪ Go ahead get crazy ♪

♪ Anyone can do it ♪

♪ Sing oh ey oh ♪

♪ Show the world you've got that fire ♪

♪ Feel the rhythm getting louder ♪

♪ Show the room what you can do ♪

♪ Prove to them you got the moves ♪

♪ I don't know about you ♪

♪ But I feel better when I'm dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ Better when I'm dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ And we can do this together ♪

♪ I bet you feel better when you're dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ When you finally let go ♪

♪ And you slay that solo ♪

♪ 'Cause you listen to the music ♪

♪ Sing oh ey oh ♪

♪ 'Cause you're confident babe ♪

♪ And you make your hips sway ♪

♪ We knew that you could do it ♪

♪ Sing oh ey oh ♪

♪ Show the world you've got that fire ♪

♪ Feel the rhythm getting louder ♪

♪ Show the room what you can do ♪

♪ Prove to them you got the moves ♪

♪ I don't know about you ♪

♪ But I feel better when I'm dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ Better when I'm dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ And we can do this together ♪

♪ I bet you feel better when you're dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ I feel better when I'm dancing ♪

♪ I'm better when I'm dancing aye oh ey oh ♪

♪ Feel better when I'm dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ Better when I'm dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ Don't you know ♪

♪ We can do this together ♪

♪ Bet you feel better when you're dancing yeah yeah ♪

♪ I feel better when I'm dancing ♪

♪ I'm better when I'm dancing hey ♪

♪ Feel better when I'm yeah yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner noun - an act of changing position
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot: the terminal part of the leg below the ankle
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching.
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is or may be occupied
moves /muːvz/ A2	noun - actions, steps, or initiatives
better /ˈbetər/ A1	adjective - more desirable, satisfactory, or effective.
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	noun - the activity of dancing, or a particular series of steps
solo /ˈsoʊloʊ/ B1	noun - a thing done by one person alone.
hips /hɪps/ A2	noun - the projecting part of each side of the body at the hip joint that forms the lateral outline of the body.
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities.

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't think about it

  ➔ Imperative (Negative)

  ➔ The sentence uses the negative imperative to give a command *not* to do something. It's formed using "Don't" + the base form of the verb ("think").

• Just move those left feet

  ➔ Imperative (Affirmative), Demonstrative adjective

  ➔ This is a direct command to move your left feet, using the imperative form of the verb "move." "Those" is a demonstrative adjective specifying *which* feet.

• Show the world you've got that fire

  ➔ Relative Clause (Implicit), Present Perfect (have got)

  ➔ There is an implicit relative pronoun "that" or "which" missing: "Show the world *that* you've got that fire". "Have got" is a common informal way to express possession (equivalent to "have") in present perfect.

• I don't know about you

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase, Negative Sentence

  ➔ "About you" is a prepositional phrase modifying "know". The sentence is negative due to "don't".

• But I feel better when I'm dancing yeah yeah

  ➔ Adverb of degree, subordinating conjunction (when), present continuous

  ➔ "Better" is an adverb of degree showing a comparative improvement. "When" introduces a subordinate clause explaining the condition in which the speaker feels better. "I'm dancing" is present continuous, showing an action in progress.

• And you slay that solo

  ➔ Transitive verb, demonstrative adjective

  ➔ "Slay" is used as a transitive verb here, meaning to perform exceptionally well in something (specifically, the solo). "That" is a demonstrative adjective specifying *which* solo.

• 'Cause you're confident babe

  ➔ Contraction, Subject Complement

  ➔ "Cause" is a contraction of "Because." "Confident" is the subject complement describing the subject "you".