Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy – English Lyrics

• By: Fall Out Boy
• Album: Take This To Your Grave

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and relatable emotions of Fall Out Boy's "Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy." This pop-punk anthem offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its expressive lyrics about unrequited love and youthful yearning. Its conversational style and strong emotional core make it a compelling song for language learners to connect with, helping to grasp idiomatic expressions and emotional vocabulary.

[English]

Where is your boy tonight?

I hope he is a gentleman.

Maybe he won't find out what I know:

You were the last good thing about this part of town.

When I wake up,

I'm willing to take my chances on

The hope I forget

That you hate him more than you notice

I wrote this for you (for you, so...)

You need him

I could be him

I could be an accident but I'm still trying.

That's more than I can say for him.

Where is your boy tonight?

I hope he is a gentleman.

Maybe he won't find out what I know:

You were the last good thing about this part of town.

Someday I'll appreciate in value,

Get off my ass and call you...

{But for} the meantime I'll sport my

Brand new fashion of waking up with pants on

At four in the afternoon.

You need him

I could be him

I could be an accident but I'm still trying.

That's more than I can say for him.

Where is your boy tonight?

I hope he is a gentleman.

Maybe he won't find out what I know:

You were the last good thing about this part of town.

(Won't find out) He won't find out

(Won't find out) He won't find out

Where is your boy tonight?

I hope he is a gentleman.

Maybe he won't find out what I know:

You were the last good thing about this part of town.

Where is your boy tonight?

I hope he is a gentleman. (he won't find out)

Maybe he won't find out what I know:

You were the last good thing about this part of town.

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gentleman /ˈdʒentəlmən/ B1	noun - a polite, well-mannered man
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
value /ˈvæljuː/ B1	noun - the importance or worth of something
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B2	verb - to recognize the worth or importance of something
fashion /ˈfæʃən/ B2	noun - a popular style or trend in clothing or behavior at a particular time
mean /miːn/ A2	verb - to intend to express or indicate
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
happen /ˈhæp.ən/ B1	verb - to occur, especially unexpectedly
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort

Key Grammar Structures

• Where is your boy tonight?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in present simple tense

  ➔ Uses **'is'** (the verb 'to be') to form a question about the subject **'your boy'** in the present tense.

• Maybe he won't find out what I know:

  ➔ Use of **'won't'** (contraction of 'will not') to express future negation

  ➔ **'won't'** is a contraction of **'will not'**, indicating future negation, meaning he **will not** find out.

• I wrote this for you

  ➔ Past simple tense used for completed action

  ➔ **'wrote'** is the past tense of **'write'**, indicating the action was completed in the past.

• You need him

  ➔ Verb **'need'** used in present simple to express necessity

  ➔ **'need'** is a verb in the present simple tense expressing a requirement or necessity.

• That's more than I can say for him.

  ➔ Use of **'can'** in modal form to express ability or capacity

  ➔ **'can'** is a modal verb indicating ability or capacity to do something.

• At four in the afternoon.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating specific time

  ➔ The phrase **'At four in the afternoon'** specifies the exact time when the action occurs.

• Maybe he won't find out what I know:

  ➔ Use of **'what'** as a relative pronoun to introduce a noun clause

  ➔ **'what'** is a relative pronoun that introduces a noun clause, representing the thing that is known or unknown.