Champagne Life – English Lyrics

• By: Ne-Yo

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the English language through Ne-Yo's “Champagne Life,” a song that paints a vivid picture of success and celebration. The lyrics are filled with descriptive imagery of a luxurious lifestyle, offering a fun way to learn vocabulary related to aspiration and enjoyment. The song's smooth R&B melody and clear vocals also make it easy to follow along and pick up the nuances of pronunciation.

[English]

Yes, it was a beautiful day

It's gon' be a beautiful night

Break out the champagne, everybody get a glass

Let's start it off sexy, what do you say? Uh

And all the ladies say (uh-huh)

And all the ladies say (uh-huh)

Think I like that

And all the ladies say (uh-huh)

Uh, now if you living that life the way you living

You can't live it any other way

I need you to put a bottle in the air right now (oh)

Welcome to the champagne life

Where trouble is a bubble in a champagne glass (oh)

Dreams and reality are one and the same (oh)

Don't act like you don't know the name

And we gon' do it like this (oh)

Let's go, ah, woo (oh)

Got an addiction for life and this living

Like everyday's my birthday, know what I'm getting

And reserved for top notch, that's where I'm sitting

Me and my friends and we found six miss independents ('pendents)

And my attitude's so chill and so breezy (breezy)

In my designer suit, I make this look easy (easy)

Sexy baby, don't you dare act like you don't see me

Baby, I know you see me

It's all about them fast car nights and them big boat days

Living this champagne life, everything's okay

Let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Said, we play all night and we play all day

Living this champagne life, everything's okay

Let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Baby, let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Champagne life

I got penthouse property on cloud nine (oh)

I got the sun jealous 'cause the way I shine (oh)

And reserved for time, that's how I do mine

A nice meal and a good wine, definition of a good time

(I'm) Living out my dreams, watchin' 'em come true (come true)

Baby, I'm a boss, I don't know what they do (they do)

If you're down to ride, come on and I'll take you

I know you want me to take you

So if it's all about them fast car nights and them big boat days

Living this champagne life, everything's okay

Let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Everybody, let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), ooh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Said, could we play all night and we play all day?

Living this champagne life, everything's okay

Let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Baby, let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh-oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Champagne life

Everybody wants the life (ooh)

Where dreams and reality are one in the same

You wanna live it (oh)

You got to love it (oh)

It's one of a kind (ooh-ooh)

Alright, everybody, put your drinks down, put your drinks down (ooh-ooh-ooh)

Clap with me right here, let's go (uh-huh)

Uh, uh, hey, uh (uh-huh)

We don't even clap the same when we living that champagne life (uh-huh)

It's sexier than a regular clap

Oh, it's a party, reserved for top notch (uh-huh)

Let's bring it back, oh (hey)

Said, it's all about them fast car nights and them big boat days

Living this champagne life, everything's okay

So let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Everybody, let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), ooh-ooh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Said, could we play all night and we play all day?

Living this champagne life, everything's okay

Let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Baby, let's toast it up (ba-doo-ba-boo), oh (ba-doo-ba-boo)

Champagne life

Said, if you're living that-, that champagne life

Say... (oh)

And if you're living that-, that champagne life

Say... (oh)

Said, if you're living that-, that champagne life

Say... (oh)

If you're living that-, that champagne life

Say... (oh)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ A2	noun - a sparkling white wine
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have life noun - the way of life
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images experienced during sleep verb - to have dreams
reality /rɪˈælɪti/ A2	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
toast /toʊst/ A2	verb - to drink in honor of someone or something noun - a drink taken to honor someone or something
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
addiction /əˈdɪkʃən/ B1	noun - a strong and harmful need to regularly have something
reserved /rɪˈzɜːrvd/ B1	adjective - kept for a particular purpose or person
independent /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ B1	adjective - free from outside control
chill /tʃɪl/ B1	adjective - relaxed and calm
breezy /ˈbriːzi/ B2	adjective - characterized by a gentle wind
designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ B1	noun - a person who plans the form of something adjective - created by a designer
penthouse /ˈpɛnthaʊs/ B2	noun - an apartment on the top floor of a building
jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing envy
notch /nɒtʃ/ B2	noun - a level or degree
boss /bɒs/ A2	noun - a person who is in charge of an organization or group
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit in or on and travel in a vehicle
kind /kaɪnd/ A1	noun - a group of people or things having similar characteristics adjective - friendly, generous, and considerate

Key Grammar Structures

• It's gon' be a beautiful night

  ➔ Informal future contraction

  ➔ "Gon'" is colloquial contraction of "going to" expressing future intention

• Break out the champagne, everybody get a glass

  ➔ Parallel imperative commands

  ➔ Two imperative verbs ("break", "get") giving direct commands without conjunctions

• Where trouble is a bubble in a champagne glass

  ➔ Metaphorical relative clause

  ➔ "Where" introduces a metaphorical description comparing "trouble" to "a bubble"

• Dreams and reality are one and the same

  ➔ Idiomatic equivalence expression

  ➔ The idiom "one and the same" emphasizes complete identity between two concepts

• Got an addiction for life and this living

  ➔ Subject-verb omission (conversational)

  ➔ Informal omission of "I've" ("I have") at sentence beginning, common in casual speech

• Like everyday's my birthday

  ➔ Simile with contracted possessive

  ➔ "Like" establishes simile; "everyday's" contracts "everyday is" showing informal possession

• I got the sun jealous 'cause the way I shine

  ➔ Causative structure + informal contraction

  ➔ "Got" used causatively (made the sun jealous); "'cause" contracts "because"

• Living out my dreams, watchin' 'em come true

  ➔ Reduced participles + double contraction

  ➔ Omitting "I am" before "living"; "watchin'" drops /g/; "'em" contracts "them"

• If you're down to ride, come on and I'll take you

  ➔ Conditional + phrasal verb idiom

  ➔ "Down to ride" is idiomatic for "willing to participate"; "if" clause precedes result clause with future tense ("I'll")

• We don't even clap the same when we living that champagne life

  ➔ Present continuous omission

  ➔ Informal omission of "are" in "when we are living", using base verb form in continuous meaning