Sleeping In My Car – English Lyrics

• By: Roxette

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind Roxette's hit song, "Sleeping in My Car," a high-energy pop-rock track that explores themes of love, freedom, and rebellion. This song offers a fun and engaging way to improve your English vocabulary and understand the nuances of expressing desire and urgency. Learn how Roxette combines simple yet powerful lyrics with catchy melodies to create a timeless classic.

[English]

I'll tell you what I've done

I'll tell you what I'll do

Been driving all night

Just to get close to you

Baby babe, I'm moving so fast

You'd better come on

The moon is alright

The freeway's heading south

My heart is going boom

There's a strange taste in my mouth

Baby babe, I'm moving real fast

So try to hold on

Yeah try to hold on

Sleeping in my car

I will undress you

Sleeping in my car

I will caress you

Staying in the back seat of my car

Making up, oh oh

...

So come out tonight

I'll take you for a ride

This steamy old wagon

The radio is getting wild

Baby babe, we're moving so fast

I try to hang on

Oh, I try to hang on

Yeah

Sleeping in my car

I will undress you

Sleeping in my car

I will caress you

Staying in the back seat of my car

Making love, oh yeah

Sleeping in my car

I will possess you

Sleeping in my car

Certainly bless you

Laying in the back seat of my car

Making up, oh, oh

The night is so pretty and so young

The night is so pretty and so young

So very young, yeah

...

Sleeping in my car

I will undress you

Sleeping in my car

I will caress you

Staying in the back seat of my car

Making love, to you

Sleeping in my car

I will possess you

Sleeping in my car

Certainly bless you

Laying in the back seat of my car

Making up, making love

...

I will undress you

I will undress you yeah

Sleeping in my car

Sleeping in my car

I will undress you

Sleeping in my car

The night is so pretty

And so young, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tell /tɛl/ A1	verb - to say something to someone
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate a vehicle
fast /fæst/ A2	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
taste /teɪst/ B1	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A2	verb - the state of rest in which the body is inactive
undress /ʌnˈdrɛs/ B2	verb - to remove one's clothes
caress /kəˈrɛs/ B2	verb - to touch or stroke gently
back seat /bæk siːt/ A2	noun - the seat behind the front seats in a vehicle
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
pretty /ˈprɪti/ B1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a short time
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
possess /pəˈzɛs/ B2	verb - to have as belonging to one
bless /blɛs/ B2	verb - to confer or invoke divine favor upon

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll tell you what I've done

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'll tell" indicates a promise or intention to share information in the future.

• The moon is alright

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "The moon is" describes a current state or fact.

• I will caress you

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I will caress" indicates an action that will happen in the future.

• Making love, oh yeah

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The phrase "Making love" uses a gerund to describe an ongoing action.

• So try to hold on

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "try to hold on" is a command or suggestion.

• The night is so pretty and so young

  ➔ Adjective Usage

  ➔ The phrase "The night is so pretty" uses adjectives to describe the noun 'night'.

• I will possess you

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I will possess" indicates a future action of claiming or having.