Legendary – English Lyrics

• By: Bon Jovi
• Album: Forever

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bon Jovi's "Legendary," a feel-good anthem reflecting on love and life's true joys. Through its straightforward and uplifting English lyrics, you can explore expressions of gratitude and commitment. The song's accessible language and celebratory tone make it a special and engaging piece for English language learners, offering insights into everyday emotional vocabulary and conversational phrasing within a rock context.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ WHO ARE YOU AND WHO AM I ♪

♪ TO THINK THAT WE COULD EVER FLY? ♪

♪ IT DON’T PAY TO EVEN TRY ♪

♪ WORK GET PAID AND JUST GET BY ♪

♪ SONS OF SONS BRICKS ON BRICKS ♪

♪ WHAT’S BROKEN YOU DON’T TRY TO FIX ♪

♪ ROUND HERE THERE AIN’T NO “WHYS” AND “IFS” ♪

♪ YOU DON’T PICK UP WHAT YOU CAN’T LIFT ♪

♪ I RAISE MY HANDS UP TO THE SKY ♪

♪ DON’T NEED MORE TO TELL ME I’M ALIVE ♪

♪ GOT WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ CAUSE I GOT WHAT I NEED ♪

♪ GOT A FISTFUL OF FRIENDS ♪

♪ THAT’LL STAND UP FOR ME ♪

♪ RIGHT WHERE I AM ♪

♪ IS WHERE I WANNA BE ♪

♪ FRIDAY NIGHT COMES AROUND LIKE A SONG ♪

♪ SWEET CAROLINE AND WE ALL SING ALONG ♪

♪ GOT MY BROWN EYED GIRL ♪

♪ AND SHE BELIEVES IN ME ♪

♪ LEGENDARY ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I KNOW THIS TOWN ♪

♪ LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND ♪

♪ EVERY CRACK IN THE SIDEWALK ♪

♪ TELLS ME WHO I AM ♪

♪ LIVE AND YOU LOVE ♪

♪ IS THE LAW OF THE LAND ♪

♪ THESE ARE OUR DREAMS ♪

♪ THAT’S WHERE WE STAND ♪

♪ RAISE MY HANDS UP TO THE SKY ♪

♪ DON’T NEED MORE TO TELL ME I’M ALIVE ♪

♪ GOT WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ CAUSE I GOT WHAT I NEED ♪

♪ GOT A FISTFUL OF FRIENDS ♪

♪ THAT’LL STAND UP FOR ME ♪

♪ RIGHT WHERE I AM ♪

♪ IS WHERE I WANNA BE ♪

♪ FRIDAY NIGHT COMES ♪

♪ AROUND LIKE A SONG ♪

♪ SWEET CAROLINE AND WE ALL SING ALONG ♪

♪ GOT MY BROWN EYED GIRL ♪

♪ AND SHE BELIEVES IN ME ♪

♪ LEGENDARY ♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ WHO ARE YOU AND WHO AM I? ♪

♪ TO THINK THAT WE COULD EVER FLY ♪

♪ GOT WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ CAUSE I GOT WHAT I NEED ♪

♪ GOT A FISTFUL OF FRIENDS ♪

♪ THAT’LL STAND UP FOR ME ♪

♪ RIGHT WHERE I AM ♪

♪ IS WHERE I WANNA BE ♪

♪ FRIDAY NIGHT COMES ♪

♪ AROUND LIKE A SONG ♪

♪ SWEET CAROLINE AND WE ALL SING ALONG ♪

♪ GOT MY BROWN EYED GIRL ♪

♪ AND SHE BELIEVES IN ME ♪

♪ LEGENDARY ♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ LEGENDARY ♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to travel through the air
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or tasks noun - a job or tasks
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair or correct
lift /lɪft/ A2	verb - to raise or move something upward
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living; not dead
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position noun - a position or place to stand
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to have confidence in the truth
legendary /lɪˈdʒɛndəri/ B2	adjective - famous and widely known
crack /kræk/ A2	noun - a narrow opening
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep verb - to have dreams
fistful /ˈfɪstfʊl/ B1	noun - an amount that can be held in a closed hand
sidewalk /ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk/ A2	noun - a path for pedestrians
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the earth
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with vocals
brown /braʊn/ A1	adjective - a color between yellow and black

Key Grammar Structures

• WHO ARE YOU AND WHO AM I

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion in Questions

  ➔ The sentence inverts the typical subject-verb order to form a question. 'Who' (subject) comes before 'am' (verb).

• IT DON’T PAY TO EVEN TRY

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The use of 'don't' and 'even' together creates a double negative, emphasizing the lack of reward for trying.

• SONS OF SONS BRICKS ON BRICKS

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses parallel structure with 'sons of sons' and 'bricks on bricks' to create a sense of repetition and continuity.

• WHAT’S BROKEN YOU DON’T TRY TO FIX

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a general truth: if something is broken, you don't try to fix it. It uses 'if' implicitly.

• I RAISE MY HANDS UP TO THE SKY

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ 'Raise up' is a phrasal verb meaning to lift something upwards. Here, it emphasizes the physical action of raising hands.

• GOT WHAT I WANT CAUSE I GOT WHAT I NEED

  ➔ Causal Conjunction

  ➔ 'Cause' is a causal conjunction linking two clauses, showing the reason for having what one wants.

• RIGHT WHERE I AM IS WHERE I WANNA BE

  ➔ Emphasis with 'is where'

  ➔ The phrase 'is where' emphasizes the speaker's contentment with their current location.

• SWEET CAROLINE AND WE ALL SING ALONG

  ➔ Coordination with 'and'

  ➔ 'And' connects two actions: listening to 'Sweet Caroline' and singing along.

• LEGENDARY

  ➔ Adjective used as a Noun

  ➔ Here, 'legendary' functions as a noun, referring to something extraordinary or remarkable.