Good Times

• By: Chic
• Album: Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; excellent
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
cares /keərz/ B1	noun - serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoid damage or risk verb - feel concern or interest; attach importance to something
state /steɪt/ B1	noun - the condition of someone or something at a particular time
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a year is divided
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
toys /tɔɪz/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with
stress /stres/ B1	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances
strife /straɪf/ C1	noun - angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict
sporting /ˈspɔːrtɪŋ/ B2	adjective - connected with or interested in sport
rumor /ˈruːmər/ B2	noun - a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected, proper, or usual time
clock /klɒk/ A1	noun - an instrument for measuring and indicating time
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power
best /best/ A1	adjective - of the most excellent or desirable type or quality
skates /skeɪts/ A2	noun - boots or shoes with blades or sets of wheels attached for gliding over ice or a surface

Grammar:

• Good times, these are the good times

  ➔ Demonstrative pronouns: "these"

  ➔ "These" refers to the plural noun "times". It indicates the "good times" being experienced at the moment of speaking.

• Leave your cares behind, these are the good times

  ➔ Imperative mood: "Leave"

  ➔ "Leave" is used to give a command or instruction. Here, it encourages listeners to abandon their worries.

• Happy days are here again

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement: "days are"

  ➔ The plural subject "days" requires the plural verb "are".

• Let's get together, how 'bout a quarter to ten

  ➔ Shortened form/Contraction: "how 'bout"

  ➔ "How 'bout" is a shortened, informal way of saying "How about". It's used to make a suggestion.

• Boys will be boys, better let them have their toys

  ➔ Conditional: "better let"

  ➔ "Better let" implies a conditional statement. "It's better to let them have their toys" suggests that there may be negative consequences if they don't.

• Must put an end to this stress and strife

  ➔ Modal verb "must"

  ➔ "Must" expresses obligation or strong necessity. It indicates that ending the stress and strife is crucial.

• A rumor has it that it's getting late

  ➔ Impersonal "it" (Impersonal subject)

  ➔ Here, "it" doesn't refer to anything specific. It introduces the rumor about the lateness of the hour. It is used as a placeholder to allow the sentence to follow a subject-verb structure.

• You silly fool, you can't change your fate

  ➔ Modal verb "can't"

  ➔ "Can't" expresses an inability or lack of possibility. In this context, it states the impossibility of altering one's predetermined destiny.