Last Dance with Mary Jane – English Lyrics

• By: Snoop Dogg, Tom Petty, Jelly Roll
• Album: Missionary

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(MUFFLED VOICES)

-CALLED AVIOLI

RAVIOLI?

NO, NOT- NOT RAVIOLI. AVIOLI

YOU SEE THIS RIGHT HERE? THIS IS THE HEALTHY LUNG, RIGHT

YOU SEE HOW NICE AND PINK IT IS AND KINDA SPONGY?

THIS IS YOUR LUNG

RESEMBLES CHARCOAL

COME ON, DOC. DON'T SAY NO SHIT LIKE THAT, MAN

IF YOU KEEP SMOKING WEED

YOU ARE GONNA DIE

BRING IT IN

YOU HAVE A SERIOUS DECISION TO MAKE

♪ [OMINOUS MUSIC] ♪

GUESS THIS IS MY

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♪ [TOM PETTY] KEEP MOVING ON ♪

♪♪♪

♪ KEEP MOVING ON ♪

♪♪♪

♪ DON'T BOTHER ASKING ME TO EVER GIVE MY LADY UP ♪

♪ WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS OLD TAKING MY FIRST PUFF ♪

♪ IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST LIGHT FELL IN LOVE THE FIRST NIGHT ♪

♪ MY UNCLE TOLD ME DON'T RUSH THIS COULD BE YOUR FIRST CRUSH ♪

♪ NOW I'M ON THE BLOCK WITH ALL MY HOMIES AND IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ♪

♪ SEVENTEEN WITH A DREAM BLOWING SMOKE IN THE AIR ♪

♪ SERVING FIENDS, MY ROUTINE IS WHERE I WAS THAT YEAR ♪

♪ AVOIDING THEM FUCKING PANDAS IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR ♪

[SCREECHING]

♪♪♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] KEEP MOVING ON ♪

♪♪♪

♪ COUNTY BLUES WANNA LOSE SHIT I'M WITH ALL OF MY PEERS ♪

♪ LOOKING BACK I WOULDN'T CHANGE SHIT ♪

♪ OH WHAT A CAREER ♪

♪ I USED TO FLIP BAGS WITH HER SKIP CLASS WITH HER ♪

♪ YEAH SHE COMFORTABLE AS FUCK WHEN I'M TRYING TO SMASH WITH HER ♪

♪ SHE GOT A LOT OF FANS AND THEY ALWAYS HARASSING US ♪

♪ ASHES TO ASH TO DUST FEEL LIKE I'M LAZARUS ♪

♪ I CAN'T GET PAST THE RUSH NEVER PASS HER UP ♪

♪ WHO TOOK THIS BITCH WORLDWIDE NIGGA WE GASSING UP ♪

♪ NOW IT'S THE ♪

♪ LAST DANCE WITH MARY JANE ONE MORE TIME TO KILL THE PAIN ♪

♪ [SNOOP] EVEN BEFORE THE FAME SHE WAS MY NOVOCAINE YOU KNOW IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE CUZ NOW ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] I FEEL SUMMER CREEPING IN AND I'M TIRED OF THIS TOWN AGAIN ♪

♪ AND YET THE TRUTH REMAINS THAT IT JUST AIN'T THE SAME ♪

♪ WITHOUT MY NOVOCAINE BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY ON HARMONICA] ♪

HE-YAH!

♪ [TOM PETTY CONTINUES ON HARMONICA] ♪

[MUSIC STOPS]

[MUFFLED SCREAMING]

♪ [ETHEREAL AMBIENT SOUNDS] ♪

'SUP PAC

IT AIN'T MY TIME

♪ [TOM PETTY ON HARMONICA] ♪

♪ I'VE SEEN SOME THINGS IN MY LIFE ♪

♪ IT FEELS LIKE I'M RAGING INSIDE ♪

♪ THIS TIME I'M CHANGING MY MIND I'M SAYING GOODBYE TO THE DANGEROUS SIDE ♪

♪ SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA ROLL WITH IT ♪

♪ FIGHTING FIRE IS A DAMN COLD BUSINESS ♪

♪ SOMEHOW SHE CAME IN MY LIFE BETWEEN THE WHITE LIES AND MADE IT ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING SHE EVER TOLD ME, KNEW IT FROM THE GET GO ♪

♪ YES I DID, OH YES I DID ♪

♪ AND IF I GOTTA GRAB A CAN OF GASOLINE, STRIKE A MATCH, I'M GONNA BURN THAT BRIDGE ♪

♪ IT'S SO UNFAIR WHAT SHE DID TO ME ♪

♪ THE WAY SHE SPARKED THIS SYMPHONY ♪

♪ I TRIED TO WALK AWAY BUT I'M STUMBLING WHOLE WORLD CRUMBLING ♪

♪ SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE AND NOW IT'S MY ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] LAST DANCE WITH MARY JANE [JELLY] IT'S MY LAST DANCE ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] ONE MORE TIME TO KILL THE PAIN ♪

♪ EVEN BEFORE THE FAME SHE WAS MY NOVOCAINE YOU KNOW IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE ♪

♪ CAUSE NOW ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] I FEEL SUMMER CREEPING IN AND I'M TIRED OF THIS TOWN AGAIN ♪

♪ AND YET THE TRUTH REMAINS THAT IT JUST AIN'T THE SAME ♪

♪ WITHOUT MY NOVOCAINE BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY ON HARMONICA] ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH YEAH, ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY CONTINUES ON HARMONICA] ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH MMM, YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪♪♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] GET MOVING ON ♪

♪ [TOM PETTY CONTINUES ON HARMONICA] ♪

♪ [JELLY ROLL] YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪♪♪

♪ [TOM PETTY] GET MOVING ON ♪

♪♪♪

♪ [TOM PETTY PLAYING OVER OFFICE SPEAKERS] LAST DANCE WITH MARY JANE ♪

♪ ONE MORE TIME TO KILL THE PAIN ♪

FUCK IT

CAN'T- FUCK THIS DOCTOR'S OFFICE, I'LL SHOOT THIS MOTHERFUCKER UP!

STRAIGHT BULLSHIT MAN FUCK THAT DOCTOR MAN

HEY KUH, TAKE ONE OF THESE CALL ME IN THE MORNING

MR. JELLY, THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW

I THINK I'M ALRIGHT

I THINK I'M ALRIGHT

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lung /lʌŋ/ B1	noun - either of the two organs in the chest with which people breathe
smoking /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of tobacco or other substances noun - the act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or other substances
weed /wiːd/ B1	noun - cannabis
decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ B1	noun - a choice that you make after thinking about different possibilities
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone or something
first /fɜːrst/ A1	adjective - coming before all others in time, order, or importance
crush /krʌʃ/ B1	noun - a strong but temporary feeling of liking or being attracted to someone verb - to have a strong but temporary feeling of liking or being attracted to someone
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
smoke /sməʊk/ A2	noun - the grey or black gas produced when something is burning verb - to produce smoke
serving /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/ B1	verb - to provide food or drink noun - the act of providing food or drink
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being known and talked about by many people
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or process of becoming different
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
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 and thought. verb - to feel concern or be annoyed about something
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a struggle or conflict, typically involving the use of physical force or weapons. noun - a physical or verbal conflict between people or groups.

Key Grammar Structures

• WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS OLD TAKING MY FIRST PUFF

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense ('WAS... TAKING') to describe an action in progress at a specific time in the past.

• IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST LIGHT FELL IN LOVE THE FIRST NIGHT

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense ('WAS', 'FELL') to describe completed actions in the past.

• NOW I'M ON THE BLOCK WITH ALL MY HOMIES AND IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense ('I'M... WITH') to describe an action happening now.

• IF I GOTTA GRAB A CAN OF GASOLINE, STRIKE A MATCH, I'M GONNA BURN THAT BRIDGE

  ➔ Modal Verb (Gotta) + Future Intention (Gonna)

  ➔ The sentence combines the modal verb 'GOTTA' (informal for 'have to') with 'GONNA' (going to) to express future intention.

• SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA ROLL WITH IT

  ➔ Modal Verb (Gotta)

  ➔ The modal verb 'GOTTA' is used to express necessity or strong advice.

• IT'S SO UNFAIR WHAT SHE DID TO ME

  ➔ Emphatic Structure (It's... that...)

  ➔ The sentence uses an emphatic structure ('IT'S... THAT...') to highlight the degree of unfairness.

• I TRIED TO WALK AWAY BUT I'M STUMBLING WHOLE WORLD CRUMBLING

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction (But)

  ➔ The conjunction 'BUT' is used to contrast the attempt to walk away with the stumbling and crumbling.

• SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE AND NOW IT'S MY LAST DANCE

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency (Never) + Present Tense

  ➔ The adverb 'NEVER' is used to indicate frequency, combined with the present tense to describe a timeless truth.