Roxanne – English Lyrics

• By: AnnenMayKantereit, Milky Chance

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a fresh take on a timeless hit with AnnenMayKantereit and Milky Chance's cover of "Roxanne." This collaboration highlights the beauty of musical interpretation, showcasing how different vocal styles and instrumental choices can transform a well-known song into something new and captivating. Immerse yourself in the German music scene and explore the deeper meanings behind this classic tune .

[English]

Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light Those days are over

You don't have to sell your body to the night

Roxanne, You don't have to wear that dress tonight

Walk the streets for money You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

Roxanne, You don't have to put on the red light

Roxanne

Oh!

I loved you since I knew ya I wouldn't talk down to ya

I have to tell you just how I feel I won't share you with another boy

I know my mind is made up So put away your make-up

Told you once, I won't tell you again it's a bad way

Roxanne, You don't have to put on the red light

Roxanne

Put on the red light

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible adjective - not heavy; having little weight
sell /sɛl/ A2	verb - to exchange something for money
body /ˈbɒdi/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - a piece of clothing worn by women or girls verb - to put on clothes
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a moderate pace
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins or banknotes
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; mistaken
right /raɪt/ A2	adjective - correct or true
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel a deep affection for someone noun - a deep feeling of affection
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
mind /maɪnd/ B2	noun - the element of a person that enables thinking and feeling verb - to pay attention to or care about
make-up /ˈmeɪkʌp/ B1	noun - cosmetics applied to the face verb - to compensate or reconcile
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good or morally wrong
tell /tɛl/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone
put /pʊt/ A1	verb - to place something in a particular position

Key Grammar Structures

• Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light

  ➔ You don't have to ...

  ➔ You don't have to (have obligation/need to)

• Those days are over

  ➔ Those days are over (time/situation has passed)

  ➔ Those days are over (highlighting a time in the past that is no longer relevant)

• You don't have to sell your body to the night

  ➔ You don't have to (have obligation/need to) + sell (verb)

  ➔ You don't have to (have obligation/need to) + sell (verb) (expressing freedom from obligation)

• Walk the streets for money

  ➔ Walk (verb) + the streets (noun) + for (preposition) + money (noun)

  ➔ Walk (verb) + the streets (noun) + for (preposition) + money (noun) (expressing purpose/intention)

• You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

  ➔ You don't care (not concerned about) + if (subordinating conjunction) + it's (pronoun) + wrong (adjective) + or (conjunction) + if (subordinating conjunction) + it's (pronoun) + right (adjective)

  ➔ You don't care (not concerned about) + if (subordinating conjunction) + it's (pronoun) + wrong (adjective) + or (conjunction) + if (subordinating conjunction) + it's (pronoun) + right (adjective) (expressing indifference/lack of concern)

• I loved you since I knew ya

  ➔ I (pronoun) + loved (verb) + you (pronoun) + since (preposition) + I (pronoun) + knew (verb) + ya (pronoun)

  ➔ I (pronoun) + loved (verb) + you (pronoun) + since (preposition) + I (pronoun) + knew (verb) + ya (pronoun) (expressing duration/time)

• I wouldn't talk down to ya

  ➔ I (pronoun) + wouldn't (negative of would) + talk (verb) + down (preposition) + to (preposition) + ya (pronoun)

  ➔ I (pronoun) + wouldn't (negative of would) + talk (verb) + down (preposition) + to (preposition) + ya (pronoun) (expressing refusal/denial)

• I have to tell you just how I feel

  ➔ I (pronoun) + have to (have obligation/need to) + tell (verb) + you (pronoun) + just (adverb) + how (adverb) + I (pronoun) + feel (verb)

  ➔ I (pronoun) + have to (have obligation/need to) + tell (verb) + you (pronoun) + just (adverb) + how (adverb) + I (pronoun) + feel (verb) (expressing necessity/compulsion)

• I won't share you with another boy

  ➔ I (pronoun) + won't (negative of would) + share (verb) + you (pronoun) + with (preposition) + another (adjective) + boy (noun)

  ➔ I (pronoun) + won't (negative of would) + share (verb) + you (pronoun) + with (preposition) + another (adjective) + boy (noun) (expressing refusal/denial)