Go – English Lyrics

• By: Hanson
• Album: The Walk

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

For all the love we've made

Just one thing stays the same

The lamp gets dusty

The pipes get rusty

But I don't wanna wash my hands clean

Well you say you love me too

Then why won't you go through

With the nightly kisses

With the hits and the misses

Well if you can make it on your own

Then go if you wanna go

But stay if you want to know the way

Through the mess we've made

Or lie in the bed you know or go

I heard your moving van

But I didn't take a stand

You can't leave with 'em

You can't live without 'em

I never thought I'd want to let you

Go if you wanna go

But stay if you want to know the way

Through the mess we've made

And lie in the bed you know or go, go!

Or go

For all the love we've made

Just one thing stays the same

The lamp gets dusty

The pipes get rusty

But I don't wanna wash my hands clean

(Then go if you wanna go) Well you say you love me too

(But stay if you wanna know the way) Then why won't you go through

(Through the mess we've made) With the nightly kisses

(Or lie in the bed you know or go) With the hits and the misses

Well if you can make it on your own then go

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel to a place verb - to leave
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection verb - to care deeply about someone
mess /mɛs/ A2	noun - a chaotic or dirty situation
dusty /ˈdʌsti/ A2	adjective - covered with dust
rusty /ˈrʌsti/ A2	adjective - covered with rust
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips verb - to touch someone with the lips
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to fail to hit or achieve verb - to feel sad about someone's absence
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position noun - a position or viewpoint
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
thought /θɔːt/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion verb - past tense of think
clean /kliːn/ A1	adjective - free from dirt or pollution verb - to make something free from dirt
nightly /ˈnaɪtli/ B1	adjective - happening every night
own /oʊn/ A1	adjective - belonging to oneself verb - to possess something
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner

Key Grammar Structures

• But I don't wanna wash my hands clean

  ➔ Informal Contraction & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "wanna" = informal contraction of "want to". "wash clean" = phrasal verb meaning to cleanse thoroughly

• Then why won't you go through

  ➔ Refusal with "won't" & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "won't" = refusal (will not). "go through" = phrasal verb meaning to complete or endure something

• Well if you can make it on your own

  ➔ Conditional Clause & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "if" introduces conditional possibility. "make it" = phrasal verb meaning to succeed independently

• Then go if you wanna go

  ➔ Imperative Mood & Conditional

  ➔ "go" = imperative command. "if you wanna go" = conditional clause modifying the command

• Through the mess we've made

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "we've made" = present perfect (have + past participle) indicating completed action with present relevance

• You can't leave with 'em

  ➔ Modal Verb & Informal Contraction

  ➔ "can't" = modal verb showing inability. "'em" = informal contraction of "them"

• I never thought I'd want to let you

  ➔ Past Tense & Contraction

  ➔ "thought" = simple past tense. "I'd" = contraction of "I would" showing conditional willingness

• For all the love we've made

  ➔ Preposition "for" & Present Perfect

  ➔ "for" = preposition meaning "despite/in spite of". "we've made" = present perfect emphasizing completed experience