Love In An Elevator – English Lyrics

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to ride an exhilarating wave of rock 'n' roll and a touch of mischief? Aerosmith's 'Love In An Elevator' isn't just a hit song; it's a vibrant story packed with witty wordplay and suggestive idioms. Learning English through this track will not only introduce you to classic rock vocabulary and American slang from the late 80s but also to how artists playfully use double meanings in lyrics. Its catchy hooks and energetic delivery make understanding the narrative an engaging and memorable linguistic adventure. What makes it special is its audacious charm and how it turns a mundane setting into a scene of thrilling romance.

[English]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGING]

- SECOND FLOOR

HARDWARE, CHILDREN'S WEAR, LADIES' LINGERIE

OH, GOOD MORNING, MR. TYLER

GOING (PAUSING) DOWN?

[STEVEN LAUGHING]

♪♪♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ WORKIN' LIKE A DOG FOR THE BOSS MAN ♪

♪ WORKIN' FOR THE COMPANY ♪

♪ BETTIN' ON THE DICE I'M TOSSIN' ♪

♪ I'M GONNA HAVE A FANTASY ♪

♪ BUT WHERE AM I GONNA LOOK ♪

♪ THEY TELL ME THAT LOVE IS BLIND ♪

♪ I REALLY NEED A GIRL LIKE AN OPEN BOOK ♪

♪ TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LOVIN' IT UP 'TIL I HIT THE GROUND ♪

♪ JACKIE'S IN THE ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LINGERIE, SECOND FLOOR ♪

♪ SHE SAID, "CAN I SEE YOU LATER" ♪

♪ "AND LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE" ♪

♪ I KINDA HOPE WE GET STUCK ♪

♪ NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ♪

♪ SHE SAID I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO FAX ♪

♪ IN THE MAILROOM, HONEY ♪

♪ AND HAVE YOU HOME BY FIVE ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LOVIN' IT UP 'TIL I HIT THE GROUND ♪

♪ IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR ♪

♪ HONEY, ONE MORE TIME, NOW IT AIN'T FAIR ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LOVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ♪

♪♪♪

♪ ELEVATOR ♪

♪♪♪

♪ GOING DOWN ♪

♪♪♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LOVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I HIT THE GROUND ♪

♪ GONNA BE A PENTHOUSE PAUPER ♪

♪ GONNA BE A MILLIONAIRE ♪

♪ I'M GONNA BE A REAL FAST TALKER ♪

♪ AND HAVE ME A LOVE AFFAIR ♪

♪ GOTTA GET MY TIMIN' RIGHT ♪

♪ IT'S A TEST THAT I GOTTA PASS ♪

♪ I'LL CHASE YOU ALL THE WAY TO STAIRWAY, HONEY ♪

♪ KISS YOUR SASSAFRAS ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LOVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I HIT THE GROUND ♪

♪ DO YOU CARE, YEAH ♪

♪ HONEY, ONE MORE TIME, NOW IT AIN'T FAIR ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR ♪

♪ HONEY, ONE MORE TIME, NOW IT AIN'T FAIR ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR ♪

♪ HONEY, ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR ♪

♪ HONEY, ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE, YEAH ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR ♪

♪ HONEY, ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE, YEAH ♪

♪ ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

♪ AIR, IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR, IN THE AIR ♪

♪ LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ♪

♪ LIVIN' IT UP WHEN I'M GOIN' DOWN ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
elevator /ˈelɪveɪtər/ A2	noun - a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection and care for another person, especially a member of your family or a friend. verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone or something.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth.
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or activity that you are paid for. noun - an activity that involves physical or mental effort, done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
boss /bɔːs/ A2	noun - the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do.
company /ˈkʌmpəni/ A2	noun - an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money.
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - a pleasant situation or event that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen.
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see.
book /bʊk/ A1	noun - a set of written or printed pages fastened together along one side and covered in a protective material.
lingerie /ˈlɒnʒəri/ B2	noun - women's underwear and nightclothes.
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move, or fixed in a particular position or place.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead.
mailroom /ˈmeɪlruːm/ B1	noun - a room in a building where mail is sorted and sent out, or received and distributed.
penthouse /ˈpenthɑʊs/ B2	noun - an expensive apartment or set of rooms at the top of a tall building.
pauper /ˈpɔːpər/ C1	noun - a very poor person.
millionaire /ˌmɪljəˈneər/ B1	noun - a person who has a million pounds, dollars, etc., or more.
affair /əˈfeər/ B2	noun - a secret sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom is married to someone else.
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ B1	noun - the skill of doing something at the exact right moment.
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to run, drive, etc. after someone or something in order to catch them.
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with your lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting. noun - an act of touching someone or something with your lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Key Grammar Structures

• Workin' like a dog for the boss man

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ Uses "like a dog" to compare work intensity through simile

• I'm gonna have a fantasy

  ➔ Informal future (gonna)

  ➔ "Gonna" is colloquial contraction for "going to" expressing future intention

• They tell me that love is blind

  ➔ Reported speech / Proverb

  ➔ Introduces common proverb "love is blind" through reported speech structure "They tell me that..."

• Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

  ➔ Contrasting phrasal verbs

  ➔ Juxtaposes phrasal verbs "livin' it up" (enjoying) and "goin' down" (descending) for wordplay

• She said, 'Can I see you later'

  ➔ Direct speech / Modal request

  ➔ Uses direct quotation with modal verb "can" for polite request formation

• Nobody gets out alive

  ➔ Universal truth (present simple)

  ➔ Present simple tense expresses universal truth with negative pronoun "nobody"

• She said I'll show you how to fax

  ➔ Future simple + how + infinitive

  ➔ Future tense "I'll show" combined with "how to + verb" structure for instruction

• It's a test that I gotta pass

  ➔ Defining relative clause + informal obligation (gotta)

  ➔ Relative clause "that I gotta pass" modifies "test", with "gotta" meaning "have to"