On My Way – English Lyrics

• By: Billy Boy on Poison

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw energy of American rock with 'On My Way' by Billy Boy on Poison. This song is a perfect gateway to modern glam punk, with its straightforward, rebellious lyrics and infectious guitar riffs. For English learners, the song offers a great opportunity to pick up conversational phrases and expressions of youthful defiance, all wrapped in a high-energy rock and roll package that captures a specific, wild-at-heart moment in music.

[English]

I'm standing at your back porch baby

Come answer your door

I'll give you what you want little lady

Can't take any more

Hey!

If it's love that you want from me

No way!

I'm just a boy with a melody

There's no way I'll stay here all night...

No way!

I'm creeping through your hallway darling

Coming to make you sweat

I'll make it to your bedroom, honey

I can make you wet

Hey!

If it's love that you want from me

No way!

I'm just a boy with a melody

And I'd love to stay here but I gotta be on my way

I'm on my way (x2)

I'm knocking at your back porch baby

Come answer the door

I'm giving you what you want little lady

Can't take any more

Hey!

If it's love that you want from me

No way!

I'm just a boy with a melody

And I'd love to stay but I gotta be on my way, yeah

Hey!

If it's love that you want from me

No way!

I'm just a boy with a melody

There's no way I'll stay here all, all night

I'm on my way (x3)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
answer /ˈænsər/ A2	verb - to respond to a question or request
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to provide someone with something
want /wɑnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that are pleasant to hear
creep /kriːp/ B2	verb - to move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being noticed
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or construct something
sweat /swɛt/ B2	verb - to produce liquid from the skin as a result of heat or exertion
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of day when it is dark
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
knock /nɑk/ A2	verb - to hit a surface noisily to attract attention
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
darling /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/ B2	noun - a term of endearment for someone you love

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm standing at your back porch baby

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ "I'm standing" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now.

• I'll give you what you want little lady

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ "I'll give" indicates a promise or intention about what the speaker will do in the future.

• Can't take any more

  ➔ Modal verb 'cannot' + base verb

  ➔ 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot', expressing inability or impossibility.

• And I'd love to stay here but I gotta be on my way

  ➔ Conditional mood with 'I'd' (I would)

  ➔ 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would', often used to express hypothetical situations or polite preferences.

• There's no way I'll stay here all night

  ➔ Existential 'there is / there are'

  ➔ 'There's' is a contraction of 'there is', used to indicate the existence of something.

• I'm just a boy with a melody

  ➔ Noun phrase with 'a' as an indefinite article

  ➔ 'A' is an indefinite article used before a singular noun to refer to a non-specific item.

• And I'd love to stay but I gotta be on my way

  ➔ First conditional with 'I'd' (I would) used for polite or hypothetical situations

  ➔ 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would', often used in conditional sentences to express hypothetical or polite statements.