I Love the Nightlife – English Lyrics

• By: Alicia Bridges
• Album: Alicia Bridges

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying rhythm and empowering lyrics of Alicia Bridges' "I Love the Nightlife"! This disco classic isn't just about catchy beats; it tells a compelling story of breaking free from a bad relationship and embracing personal joy through dance. Learning the English lyrics can help you grasp expressions of independence and the vivid language of a vibrant night out. The song's energetic vocals and relatable theme make it a fantastic and fun way to connect with English in a musical context, perfect for understanding everyday expressions and emotional declarations.

[English]

Please don't talk about love tonight.

Please don't talk about sweet love.

Please don't talk about being true

And all the trouble we've been through.

Ah, please don't talk about all of the plans

We had for fixin' this broken romance.

I want to go where the people dance.

I want some action I want to live!

Action, I got so much to give.

I want to give it.

I want to get some too.

Oh, I

Oh, I

I love the nightlife

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

Oh, I love the night life

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

Please don't talk about love tonight.

Your sweet talking won't make it right.

Love and lies just bring me down

When you've got women all over town.

You can love them all and when you're through

Maybe that'll make, huh, a man out of you.

I got to go where the people dance.

I want some action I want to live!

Action, I got so much to give.

I want to give it, I want to get some too.

Oh, I

Oh, I

I love the nightlife

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

Oh, I love the night life

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

Oh, I love the night life

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

Oh, I love the night life

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

I love the night life

I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel intense affection for someone
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the present night or the night following the present day
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste, like that of sugar
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - difficulty or problems
plans /plænz/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B1	noun - a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
action /ˈækʃən/ B1	noun - the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to remain alive
nightlife /ˈnaɪtlaɪf/ B1	noun - social activities or entertainment available at night
boogie /ˈbuːɡi/ B2	verb - dance to fast or loud popular music, typically blues or rock and roll.
disco /ˈdɪskoʊ/ B1	noun - a genre of dance music
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A2	noun - the action of speaking. adjective - that talks
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - an intentionally false statement verb - to speak falsely or deceptively
women /ˈwɪmɪn/ A1	noun - adult female human
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being

Key Grammar Structures

• Please don't talk about love tonight.

  ➔ Imperative with Negative Command

  ➔ Uses "don't + verb" to give a negative command or request. It directly tells someone not to do something. "Please" is used to soften the command.

• And all the trouble we've been through.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "We've been through" uses the present perfect continuous, indicating an action or experience that started in the past and continues up to the present. It emphasizes the duration or the experience of the "trouble".

• We had for fixin' this broken romance.

  ➔ Gerund as object of preposition

  ➔ The word "fixin'" (fixing) is a gerund used as the object of the preposition "for". Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing that function as nouns.

• I want to go where the people dance.

  ➔ Relative Clause with "where"

  ➔ "where the people dance" is a relative clause modifying "go". "Where" introduces a clause that specifies a place. This creates a complex sentence.

• Action, I got so much to give.

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to give" is an infinitive used to express purpose. It explains why the speaker has so much. The structure is "so much + to + verb".

• Love and lies just bring me down

  ➔ Transitive verb with particle

  ➔ "Bring down" is a phrasal verb. Phrasal verbs consist of a verb and a particle (usually a preposition or adverb). The meaning of the phrasal verb is often different from the meaning of the individual words.

• Maybe that'll make, huh, a man out of you.

  ➔ Future Simple with Contraction and Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "That'll make" is a contraction of "that will make", indicating the future simple tense. "Make a man out of you" is an idiomatic expression meaning to improve someone's character or make them more mature and responsible.