Never Gonna Not Dance Again – English Lyrics

• By: P!nk
• Album: TRUSTFALL (Deluxe)

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with P!nk's vibrant anthem, "Never Gonna Not Dance Again"! The song's clear, repetitive chorus and uplifting lyrics about overcoming insecurity make it perfect for language learners. Its message is a universal one of finding joy in movement and refusing to let worries hold you back, making it a fun and empowering way to practice your language skills.

[English]

(gum pops)

♪ If someone told me that the world would end tonight ♪

♪ You could take all that I got, ♪

♪ for once I wouldn't start a fight ♪

♪ You could have my liquor, take my dinner, take my fun ♪

♪ My birthday cake, my soul, my dog, take everything I love ♪

♪ But, oh, one thing I'm never gonna do ♪

♪ Is throw away my dancin' shoes and ♪

♪ Oh, Lord, don't try me, really, not tonight ♪

♪ I'll lay down and die ♪

♪ I'll scream and I'll cry ♪

♪ We've already wasted enough time ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Oh, I just wanna pop and lock to my records ♪

♪ There go all of my clothes ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ D-d-d-d-d-dance I'm gonna dance, bruh ♪

♪ D-d-d-d-d-dance I'm gonna dance ♪

♪ I want my life to be a Whitney Houston song ♪

♪ I wanna dance ♪

♪ I got all good luck and zero fucks ♪

♪ Don't care if I belong, no ♪

♪ If I could kill the thing that makes us all so dumb ♪

♪ We're never getting younger, so I'm gonna have some fun ♪

♪ 'Cause, oh, one thing I'm never gonna do ♪

♪ Is throw away my dancin' shoes and ♪

♪ Oh, Lord, don't try me, really, not tonight ♪

♪ I'll lay down and die, I'll lay down and die ♪

♪ I'll scream and I'll cry, I'll scream and I'll cry ♪

♪ Know that I'm starting a fight ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Oh, I just wanna pop and lock to my records ♪

♪ There go all of my clothes ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ D-d-d-d-d-dance I'm gonna dance, bruh ♪

♪ D-d-d-d-d-dance I'm gonna dance ♪

♪ D-d-d-d-d-dance I'm gonna dance, yeah ♪

♪ D-d-d-d-d-dance ♪

♪ I'll lay down and die ♪

♪ I'll scream and I'll cry ♪

♪ You know that I'm starting a fight ♪

(shouts) Fight

♪ I'll lay down and die ♪

♪ I'll scream and I'll cry ♪

♪ We've already wasted enough time ♪

♪ We've already wasted enough time ♪

(electricity powers down)

(music resumes)

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Oh, I just wanna pop and lock to my records ♪

♪ There go all of my clothes ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ Let the music play 'til the end ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ So let the music play 'til the end ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ Let the music play 'til the end ♪

♪ Let it play ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ Never gonna not dance again ♪

♪ Dance again ♪

♪ Let the music play 'til the end ♪

♪ Come on, come on ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not gonna dance again ♪

♪ So let the music play 'til the end ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I'm never gonna not gonna dance again ♪

♪ So let the music play 'til the end ♪

(echoes) Why'd it stop?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements performed to music
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the present night
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle verb - to take part in a violent struggle
liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B1	noun - an alcoholic drink
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
cake /keɪk/ A1	noun - a sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal
dog /dɔːɡ/ A1	noun - a domesticated carnivorous mammal
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - footwear
Lord /lɔːrd/ B1	noun - God or Jesus Christ.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
records /ˈrekərdz/ B1	noun - a thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.
clothes /kloʊz/ A1	noun - items worn to cover the body
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

Key Grammar Structures

• If someone told me that the world would end tonight

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the second conditional (If + past simple, would + infinitive) to talk about a hypothetical situation in the present or future that is unlikely to happen. "If someone told" is the past simple clause, and "the world would end" is the result clause.

• You could take all that I got, for once I wouldn't start a fight

  ➔ Modal Verb 'could' (possibility/hypothetical)

  ➔ Here, "could" expresses a hypothetical situation - it's possible, but not definite, that the speaker "wouldn't start a fight".

• But, oh, one thing I'm never gonna do is throw away my dancin' shoes

  ➔ Future with 'gonna' and Infinitive

  ➔ "I'm never gonna do" is an informal way of saying "I am never going to do", which expresses a strong intention not to do something in the future. 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of "going to."

• Oh, Lord, don't try me, really, not tonight

  ➔ Imperative (Negative)

  ➔ "Don't try me" is a negative imperative. It's a direct command telling someone *not* to do something. Imperatives often omit the subject (you).

• I'll lay down and die, I'll scream and I'll cry

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating a future action. In this case, it expresses a strong determination or a prediction of what the speaker will do.

• We've already wasted enough time

  ➔ Present Perfect (with 'already')

  ➔ "We've wasted" is the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle). "Already" emphasizes that the action of wasting time is completed before now. The present perfect connects the past action to the present.

• I want my life to be a Whitney Houston song

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (desire/wish)

  ➔ Although not explicitly using a subjunctive verb form like "were", the underlying sentiment of "I want my life to be..." implies a desire for something that is not currently the case. The phrase expresses a wish or aspiration.

• I got all good luck and zero fucks

  ➔ Informal Vocabulary/Slang

  ➔ This line doesn't necessarily showcase specific grammar rules but highlights the use of informal language and slang. "Zero fucks" is a vulgar idiom meaning 'not caring at all'. It's usage is common in informal conversation and song lyrics to convey a sense of nonchalance or rebellion.