Brand New Day – English Lyrics

• By: Bryan Adams
• Album: GET UP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bryan Adams' "Brand New Day," a vibrant pop-rock track from his 2015 album *Get Up*. Special for its energetic call to action, this song showcases Adams' enduring vocal power and a familiar yet fresh musical spirit, making it a great entry point to explore the language of positive, straightforward rock anthems.

[English]

Johnny had a plan, gonna see the world

He knew he had to go

Gonna take his girl and then make their way to Ontario

She said, "Why you looking at me that way?

You gonna go or you gonna stay?"

Get up, get up, get up, hear what I say

Wake up, wake up, wake up, go find a better way

Get up, get up, get up, it's a brand new day

...

So we flagged a ride

On an eastbound freight going anywhere

Driving through the night through the wind and rain

And took him all the way there

Gone in the hours, as the miles slipped away

In the sound of the wheels he could still hear her say

Get up, get up, get up, whatever it takes

Wake up, wake up, wake up, give your head a shake

Get up, get up, get up, it's a brand new day

...

It's a brand new day

...

What are you thinkin' about, man, you better get out

I'm gonna be someone, have my day in the sun

Whatever, you won't know if you don't try

So bye bye baby, bye bye baby, bye bye

...

Sometimes you lay awake thinkin' 'bout

The things that you never told her

So on a starry night from the noisy bar

You telephoned her

You could come down, I'll meet your train

She just laughed and said some people never change

Get up, get up, get up, hear what I say

Wake up, wake up, wake up, go find a better way

Get up, get up, get up, it's a brand new day

...

It's a brand new day

...

Gotta find a better way

...

Turn down bye bye, bye bye baby, bye bye

It's a brand new day

...

It's a brand new day

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
plan plæn A1	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something verb - intend or decide on a course of action
gonna ɡʌnə A1	verb - going to (informal contraction)
see siː A1	verb - perceive with the eyes
world wɜːrld A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
take teɪk A1	verb - grasp or hold something
make meɪk A1	verb - create or produce something
way weɪ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
flagged flæɡd B1	verb - signal with a flag, or stop a vehicle by signaling
freight freɪt B1	noun - goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft
driving ˈdraɪvɪŋ A2	verb - operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
slipped slɪpt A2	verb - slide or move out of place
wheels wiːlz A1	noun - a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily
whatever wʌtˈɛvər A2	adverb - no matter what
awake əˈweɪk A2	verb - stop sleeping
telephoned ˈtɛlɪfoʊnd A2	verb - contact someone by telephone
train treɪn A1	noun - a series of connected railroad cars moved by a locomotive
change tʃeɪndʒ A1	verb - make or become different

Key Grammar Structures

• Johnny had a plan, gonna see the world

  ➔ Future with 'going to'

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of 'going to', used to express future plans or intentions.

• She said, 'Why you looking at me that way?'

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase 'Why you looking at me that way?' is a tag question, a short question added to the end of a statement to seek confirmation.

• Get up, get up, get up, hear what I say

  ➔ Imperative mood (repetition)

  ➔ The repeated use of 'Get up' is in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• So we flagged a ride on an eastbound freight going anywhere

  ➔ Past simple with 'flagged'

  ➔ 'Flagged' is the past tense of 'flag', indicating a completed action in the past.

• In the sound of the wheels he could still hear her say

  ➔ Past continuous with 'could hear'

  ➔ 'Could hear' is used in the past continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing in the past.

• Whatever, you won't know if you don't try

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ 'You won't know if you don't try' is a Type 1 conditional sentence, used to talk about possible situations and their results.

• She just laughed and said some people never change

  ➔ Past simple with 'laughed' and 'said'

  ➔ 'Laughed' and 'said' are both in the past simple tense, indicating completed actions in the past.