Go West – English Lyrics

• By: Pet Shop Boys

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

（Together） We will go our way

（Together） We will leave someday

（Together） Your hand in my hands

（Together） We will make our plans

（Together） We will fly so high

（Together） Tell all our friends goodbye

（Together） We will start life new

（Together） This is what we'll do

（Go West） Life is peaceful there

（Go West） In the open air

（Go West） Where the skies are blue

（Go West） This is what we're gonna do

（Together） We will love the beach

（Together） We will learn and teach

（Together） Change our pace of life

（Together） We will work and strive

（I love you） I know you love me

（I want you） How could I disagree?

（So that's why） I make no protest

（When you say） You will do the rest

（Go West） Life is peaceful there

（Go West） In the open air

（Go West） Baby you and me

（Go West） This is our destiny （Aah）

（Go West） Sun in wintertime

（Go West） We will feel just fine

（Go West） Where the skies are blue

（Go West, this is what we're gonna do）

There where the air is free

We'll be （We'll be） what we want to be （Aah aah aah aah）

Now if we make a stand （Aah）

We'll find （We'll find） our promised land （Aah）

（I know that） There are many ways

（To live there） In the sun or shade

（Together） We will find a place

（To settle） Where there's so much space

（Without rush） And the pace back east

（The hustling） Rustling just to feed

（I know I'm） Ready to leave too

（So that's what） We are gonna do

What we're gonna do is

Go West） Life is peaceful there

（Go West） There in the open air

（Go West） Where the skies are blue

（Go West） This is what we're gonna do

Go West （In the open air）

Go West （Baby, you and me）

Go West （This is our destiny）

（Go West） Sun in wintertime

（Go West） We will feel just fine

（Go West） Where the skies are blue

（Go West） This is what we're gonna do

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel to a place
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
peaceful /ˈpiːsfəl/ A2	adjective - calm and free from disturbance
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - not closed or blocked
air /ɛr/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color between green and violet
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the earth where clouds and the sun are visible
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B1	noun - the predetermined course of events
strive /straɪv/ B1	verb - to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
pace /peɪs/ A2	noun - the speed at which someone or something moves
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ A2	verb - to establish a permanent residence
beach /bitʃ/ A1	noun - a pebbly or sandy shore of a body of water
teach /titʃ/ A1	verb - to impart knowledge or skill
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
promised /ˈprɑːmɪst/ B1	adjective - having been promised
feed /fiːd/ A1	verb - to give food to

Key Grammar Structures

• (Together) We will go our way

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The use of 'will' indicates a future action or plan, here expressing the intention to go together.

• (Together) We will make our plans

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ Again, 'will' is used to express a future action, this time about making plans together.

• (Go West) Life is peaceful there

  ➔ Present simple for a general truth

  ➔ The present simple 'is' is used to state a general truth about the peacefulness of the place.

• (I love you) I know you love me

  ➔ Present simple for a current state

  ➔ The present simple 'love' and 'know' are used to express current feelings and knowledge.

• We'll be (We'll be) what we want to be

  ➔ Future contraction with 'will'

  ➔ The contraction 'We'll' is a shortened form of 'we will', expressing a future state or condition.

• Now if we make a stand

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The first conditional is used to talk about a possible situation in the future, here about making a stand.

• (I know that) There are many ways

  ➔ Present simple for a general truth

  ➔ The present simple 'are' is used to state a general truth about the existence of many ways.

• (Without rush) And the pace back east

  ➔ Present simple for a habitual action

  ➔ The present simple 'is' is used to describe a habitual action or state, here about the pace in the east.