Footloose – English Lyrics

• By: Blake Shelton
• Album: Music From The Motion Picture Footloose

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I've been working so hard, I'm punching my card

Eight hours, for what? Oh, tell me what I got

I get this feeling, that time's just holding me down

...

I'll hit the ceiling or else I'll tear up this town

...

Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose kick off your Sunday shoes

Please, Louise pull me off a my knees

Jack, get back c'mon before we crack

Lose your blues everybody cut footloose

...

You're playing so cool, obeying every rule

Dig a way down in your heart

You're burning, yearning for some

Somebody to tell you

That life ain't passing you by

...

I'm trying to tell you

It will if you don't even try

You can fly if you'd only cut loose

Footloose kick off your Sunday shoes

Oowhee, Marie shake it, shake it for me

Whoa, Milo c'mon, c'mon let's go

Lose your blues everybody cut footloose, Cut footloose, Whoa

Cut footloose, Whoa

Cut footloose, Whoa. Cut footloose, Whoa

We got to turn you around

And put your feet on the ground

Now take a hold of your soul

I'm turning it loose

Footloose kick off your Sunday shoes

Please, Louise pull me off a my knees

Jack, get back c'mon before we crack

Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose

Footloose kick off your Sunday shoes

Please, Louise pull me off a my knees

Jack, get back c'mon before we crack

Lose your blues

Everybody cut everybody cut

(Everybody) Everybody cut everybody cut

(Everybody) Everybody cut everybody cut

Everybody everybody cut footloose

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
work /wɜːrk/ A2	verb - to perform a duty or task
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
hold /hoʊld/ B1	verb - to grasp or carry with hands
tearing /ˈtɪərɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund or participle) - to rip apart or into pieces
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - footwear for walking or running
please /pliːz/ A1	verb - to make someone happy or satisfied
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to exert force to draw towards oneself
crack /kræk/ B2	verb - to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound
everybody /ˌɛvrɪˈbɒdi/ A1	pronoun - all people
rule /ruːl/ A2	noun - a prescribed guide for conduct or action
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
fly /flaɪ/ B1	verb - to move through the air using wings
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been working so hard, I'm punching my card

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I've been working" indicates an action that began in the past and continues up to the present moment, emphasizing its duration.

• Eight hours, for what? Oh, tell me what I got

  ➔ Noun Clause / Indirect Question (Colloquial)

  ➔ The phrase "what I got" functions as a noun clause, serving as the object of the verb "tell". "got" is used colloquially instead of "have" to mean "what I have".

• I get this feeling, that time's just holding me down

  ➔ Noun Clause (Complement) & Present Continuous

  ➔ The clause "that time's just holding me down" functions as a noun clause, specifying the content of "this feeling". "time's just holding" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action.

• I'll hit the ceiling or else I'll tear up this town

  ➔ Future Simple & "or else"

  ➔ The use of "I'll hit" and "I'll tear" (Future Simple) expresses strong intention or prediction. "or else" introduces an alternative, usually negative, consequence if the first action isn't taken.

• Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose kick off your Sunday shoes

  ➔ Colloquial "gotta" (Necessity/Obligation)

  ➔ "gotta" is a colloquial contraction of "have got to", indicating a strong necessity or obligation for the speaker to perform an action.

• You're playing so cool, obeying every rule

  ➔ Present Participle as Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "obeying every rule" uses a present participle (verb-ing) to function as an adverbial phrase, providing additional information about the manner in which "you're playing so cool".

• You're burning, yearning for some Somebody to tell you

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to tell you" expresses the purpose or function of "somebody" – someone whose role is to inform you.

• It will if you don't even try

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the First Conditional structure ("It will" + "if you don't even try"), indicating a real or highly probable future outcome dependent on a present or future condition.

• You can fly if you'd only cut loose

  ➔ Conditional Clause with "would" (Suggestion/Wish)

  ➔ In "if you'd only cut loose", "you'd" is a contraction of "you would". This conditional structure, especially with "only", conveys a strong suggestion or a wish for the listener to take a specific action.

• We got to turn you around

  ➔ Colloquial "got to" (Necessity) & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "got to" is a colloquial expression similar to "have to" or "must", signifying necessity. "turn you around" is a phrasal verb meaning to change someone's direction or perspective.