Saturday Nights – English Lyrics

• By: Khalid, Kane Brown

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(lighthearted guitar music)

♪ Saturday night ♪

♪ Blueberry cigarillos ♪

♪ Swishers make my throat hurt ♪

♪ Rollin' OCB's on the side for me ♪

♪ Light 'em up and let 'em both burn ♪

♪ Family feuds, say your mom's confused ♪

♪ I'm for sure she doesn't wanna learn ♪

♪ But daddy's gone, say he's never home ♪

♪ And wishing only makes it worse ♪

♪ I guess there's certain dreams that you gotta keep ♪

♪ 'Cause they'll only know what you let 'em see ♪

♪ And all the things that I know ♪

♪ That your parents don't ♪

♪ They don't care like I do ♪

♪ Nowhere like I do ♪

♪ And all the things that I know ♪

♪ That your parents don't ♪

♪ They don't care like I do ♪

♪ Nowhere like I do ♪

♪ Nowhere like I do ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Nowhere like I do ♪

(lighthearted guitar music)

♪ Saturday nights, your works shoes are stilettos ♪

♪ Smell of cheap perfume ♪

♪ Makeup on your face, try to hide the pain ♪

♪ All the lies they look like the truth ♪

♪ Deep in your heart, all you want is love ♪

♪ But you never felt good enough ♪

♪ You got wrapped up in other plans ♪

♪ But this ain't the way the story ends ♪

♪ I guess there's certain dreams that you gotta keep ♪

♪ 'Cause they'll only know what you let 'em see ♪

♪ All the things that I know that your parents don't ♪

♪ They don't care like I do ♪

♪ Know it like I do ♪

♪ And all the things that I know that your parents don't ♪

♪ They don't care like I do ♪

♪ Know it like I do ♪

♪ Know it like I do ♪

♪ 'Cause I care ♪ ♪ I care ♪

♪ I care about you ♪

♪ There's nowhere ♪

♪ I'd rather be than right here ♪

♪ I care, I care ♪

♪ Care about you ♪

♪ Nowhere I'd rather be ♪

♪ With all the things that I know that your parents don't ♪

♪ They don't care about you the way that I do ♪

♪ All the things that I know that your parents don't ♪

♪ Don't care about you, the way that I, the way that I do ♪

♪ The way that I do ♪

♪ The way that I do ♪

♪ The way that I do ♪

♪ The way that I do ♪

♪ I do ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
blueberry /ˈbluːˌbɛri/ A1	noun - a small blue fruit
roll /rəʊl/ A1	verb - to move in a circular motion
light /laɪt/ A1	verb - to set on fire adjective - not heavy or intense
burn /bɜːrn/ A1	verb - to be damaged by fire
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ A2	adjective - unable to think clearly
wishing /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to want something that cannot or probably will not happen
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
stiletto /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ B1	noun - a woman's high-heeled shoe with a long, thin heel
perfume /pərˈfjuːm/ A1	noun - a liquid that gives a pleasant smell
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A1	noun - cosmetics applied to the face
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something in a place where it cannot be seen
lie /laɪ/ A1	noun - a false statement
truth /truːθ/ A1	noun - the quality or state of being true
wrapped /ræpt/ A2	verb - to cover or enclose something completely
care /kɛər/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I guess there's certain dreams that you gotta keep ♪

  ➔ Present tense with 'gotta' (informal contraction of 'got to')

  ➔ The phrase 'you gotta keep' uses 'gotta' as a colloquial form of 'have to', indicating necessity in a casual tone.

• ♪ But daddy's gone, say he's never home ♪

  ➔ Present perfect with 'has/have been' implied

  ➔ The line implies a continuous state ('never home') using present perfect, though 'has been' is not explicitly stated.

• ♪ All the things that I know that your parents don't ♪

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The relative clause 'that your parents don't' modifies 'things,' specifying which things are being referred to.

• ♪ They don't care like I do ♪

  ➔ Comparative adverb 'like'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'like' to compare the manner of caring, emphasizing the difference between the speaker and 'they.'

• ♪ But you never felt good enough ♪

  ➔ Past simple with 'never' for emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'never' with past simple ('felt') emphasizes the absence of the feeling throughout the past.

• ♪ But this ain't the way the story ends ♪

  ➔ Contraction 'ain't' for informal negation

  ➔ The contraction 'ain't' is used instead of 'is not' for a more casual and emphatic negation.

• ♪ There's nowhere I'd rather be than right here ♪

  ➔ Comparative structure with 'rather...than'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'rather...than' to express a preference, comparing being 'right here' to any other place.