Going Nowhere – English Lyrics

• By: Oasis
• Album: The Masterplan

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I hate the way that you've taken back

Everything you've given to me

And the way that you'd always say

It's nothing to do with me

Different versions of many men

Come before you came

All their questions was similar

The answers just the same

I gonna get me a motor car

Maybe a Jaguar maybe a plane or a day of fame

I gonna be a millionaire so can you take me there

Wanna be wild cos my life's so tame

Here am I, going nowhere on a train

Here am I, growing older in the rain

I hate the way that you've taken back

Everything you've given to me

And the way that you'd always say

It's nothing to do with me

Different versions of many men

Come before you came

All their questions was similar

The answers just the same

I'm gonna get me a motor car

Maybe a Jaguar maybe a plane or a day of fame

I'm gonna be a millionaire so can you take me there

Wanna be wild cos my life's so tame

Here am I, going nowhere on a train

Here am I, growing older in the rain

Here am I, going nowhere on a train

Here am I, gettin lost and lonely, sad and only wild sometimes cos my life feels so tame

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike intensely
take /teɪk/ A2	verb - to get into one's hands
back /bæk/ A1	verb - to move in reverse
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to transfer to another
everything /ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ/ A2	noun - all things, all that exists
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - not anything
men /mɛn/ A2	noun - plural of man, adult males
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ B1	noun - a sentence asking for information
answer /ˈænsər/ B1	noun - a reply to a question
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a vehicle with four wheels used for transportation
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being well known
millionaire /ˌmɪljəˈnɛər/ C1	noun - a person with assets worth a million or more
wild /waɪld/ B2	adjective - living or growing in the natural environment
train /treɪn/ A2	noun - a series of connected vehicles running on a track
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B2	adjective - feeling sad due to lack of companionship

Key Grammar Structures

• I hate the way that you've taken back

  ➔ Relative Clause and Present Perfect

  ➔ "that you've taken back" is a relative clause describing "the way". "you've taken back" (you have taken back) is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has a current effect.

• And the way that you'd always say

  ➔ "Would" for past habitual actions

  ➔ "you'd always say" (you would always say) uses "would" to describe an action that the person frequently or habitually did in the past. It's similar to "used to say".

• Everything you've given to me

  ➔ Implied (Omitted) Relative Pronoun (Object Relative Clause)

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted after "Everything". The full phrase would be "Everything that/which you've given to me." This is common when the relative pronoun is the object of the clause.

• All their questions was similar

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Informal Usage/Error)

  ➔ The subject "questions" is plural, so the verb should be plural ("were"), not singular ("was"). This is a common grammatical error found in informal speech or song lyrics.

• I gonna get me a motor car

  ➔ Informal contraction "gonna" and colloquial "get me"

  ➔ "gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to," used for future plans. "get me" is a colloquial way of saying "get myself," often heard in informal English.

• I gonna be a millionaire so can you take me there

  ➔ "So" as a conjunction indicating result or consequence

  ➔ "So" connects two clauses, where the second clause ("can you take me there") is a consequence or result of the first ("I gonna be a millionaire"). The inverted question structure adds a direct plea.

• Wanna be wild cos my life's so tame

  ➔ Informal contractions ("wanna", "cos") and linking verb with adjective

  ➔ "Wanna" and "cos" are common informal contractions in spoken English and song lyrics. "be wild" describes a desired state or characteristic. "my life's so tame" uses the linking verb "is" (contracted as 's) to connect the subject to an adjective.

• Here am I, going nowhere on a train

  ➔ Inversion ("Here am I") and Present Participle Clause

  ➔ "Here am I" is an inversion of "I am here," used for emphasis or poetic effect. "going nowhere on a train" is a present participle clause acting adverbially, describing the action of the subject "I".

• gettin lost and lonely, sad and only wild sometimes cos my life feels so tame

  ➔ Series of adjectives and linking verb with adjective (informal contraction)

  ➔ The line uses a series of adjectives ("lost", "lonely", "sad", "wild") to describe the subject's emotional state. "feels so tame" uses the linking verb "feels" to connect the subject ("my life") to an adjective ("tame") that describes its quality. "gettin'" is an informal contraction of "getting".