Sara – English Lyrics

• By: Starship
• Album: Knee Deep in the Hoopla

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant story behind Starship's chart-topping ballad, 'Sara.' Delve into the song's creation, its emotional core, and the real-life inspiration behind the lyrics. Explore the language of love and loss through this iconic 80s hit, and learn about the complexities of relationships as expressed in this memorable tune.

[English]

Go now don't look back

We've drawn the line

Move on it's no good to go back in time

I'll never find another girl like you,

For happy endings it takes two

We're fire and ice,

The dream won't come true

Sara, Sara

Storms are brewin' in your eyes

Sara, Sara

No time is a good time for goodbyes

Danger, in the game when the stakes are high

Branded, my heart was branded while my senses stood by

I'll never find another girl like you, for happy

Endings it takes two

We're fire and ice, the dream won't come true

Sara, Sara, storms are brewin' in your eyes

Sara, Sara, no time is a good time oh

Sara, Sara, storms are brewin' in your eyes

Sara, Sara, no time is a good time for goodbyes

(Cause Sara) loved me, like no one ever loved me before

(And Sara) hurt me, no one could ever hurt me more

(And Sara) Sara

(And Sara) nobody loved me anymore

Key Grammar Structures

• Go now don't look back

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood with 'Go' and 'don't look back' to give direct commands or advice.

• We've drawn the line

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense with 'have drawn' to indicate an action completed in the past with present relevance.

• I'll never find another girl like you

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense with 'will' to emphasize certainty or strong belief in the future action.

• For happy endings it takes two

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with 'it takes'

  ➔ The phrase demonstrates subject-verb agreement with 'it takes,' where 'it' is singular and matches the singular verb 'takes.'

• We're fire and ice

  ➔ Present continuous for a fixed arrangement

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'are' to describe a fixed or permanent state, not an ongoing action.

• Storms are brewin' in your eyes

  ➔ Present continuous with contraction ('brewin')

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with the contraction 'brewin'' to indicate an action happening now, in a colloquial style.

• No time is a good time for goodbyes

  ➔ Subject-verb inversion in a negative statement

  ➔ The phrase uses subject-verb inversion with 'No time is' to emphasize the negative statement, placing the subject after the verb.

• Branded, my heart was branded

  ➔ Past passive voice

  ➔ The phrase uses the past passive voice with 'was branded' to indicate an action done to the subject in the past.