Stay The Night – English Lyrics

• By: James Blunt
• Album: Some Kind Of Trouble

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the upbeat world of James Blunt's 'Stay the Night,' a perfect song for English learners. This track offers engaging, conversational lyrics about good times, friendship, and the desire to extend a joyful evening. Its clear vocals and relatable themes of enjoying life and company make it an accessible and enjoyable way to grasp everyday English expressions and sentiments.

[English]

It's 72 degrees, zero chance of rain

It's been a perfect day

We're all spinning on our heels, so far away from real

In California

We watched the sunset from our car

We all took it in

And by the time that it was dark

You and me had something, yeah

And if this is what we've got, then what we've got is gold

We're shining bright, and I want you, I want you to know

The morning's on its way, our friends all say goodbye

There's nowhere else to go, I hope that you'll stay the night

Oh, you'll stay the night

Oh, yeah

We've been singing Billie Jean

Mixing vodka with caffeine

We've got strangers stopping by

And though you're out of tune

Girl, you blow my mind, you do

And all I say is I don't wanna say goodnight

If there's no quiet corner

To get to know each other

Then there's no hurry

I'm a patient man, as you'll discover

'Cause if this is what we've got, then what we've got is gold

We're shining bright, and I want you, I want you to know

The morning's on its way, our friends all say goodbye

There's nowhere else to go, I hope that you'll stay the night

Oh, you'll stay the night

Oh, yeah

Just like the song on my radio said

We'll share the shelter of my single bed

But it's a different tune that's stuck in my head

And it goes

If this is what we've got, then what we've got is gold

We're shining bright, and I want you, I want you to know

The morning's on its way, our friends all say goodbye

There's nowhere else to go, I hope that you'll stay the night

If this is what we've got, then what we've got is gold

We're shining bright, and I want you, I want you to know

The morning's on its way, our friends all say goodbye

There's nowhere else to go, I hope that you'll stay the night

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours, from sunset to sunrise.
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - To continue to be in a place, position, or condition.
gold /ɡəʊld/ A2	noun - A valuable yellow metallic element, used as a precious metal and in jewellery. adjective - Made of gold; having the colour of gold. (Figurative: excellent, valuable)
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - Giving out or reflecting light. (Present participle of 'shine') adjective - Excellent; outstanding.
bright /braɪt/ A1	adjective - Giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining.
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - The part of the day from dawn to noon.
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - A person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection. (Plural of 'friend')
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - An act of saying farewell.
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - Have information or understanding about.
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought. (In 'blow my mind' context, refers to one's mental state/perception)
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ B1	verb - Find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search.
patient /ˈpeɪʃnt/ B1	adjective - Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ A2	adjective - Making little or no noise.
tune /tjuːn/ B1	noun - A melody, especially one which is easily recognized and remembered.
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ B1	noun - A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. verb - Protect or shield from something harmful.
single /ˈsɪŋɡl/ A2	adjective - Only one; not one of several. adjective - Designed for one person.
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
sunset /ˈsʌnset/ A2	noun - The time in the evening when the sun disappears or disappears below the horizon.
strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/ B1	noun - A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar. (Plural of 'stranger')

Key Grammar Structures

• If this is what we've got, then what we've got is gold

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Expresses real future possibilities: "If" + present tense ("is"), followed by future consequence.

• We've been singing Billie Jean

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Describes ongoing actions starting in past and continuing to present: "have been" + "-ing" verb ("singing").

• I want you to know

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ Shows desire for someone's action: Verb ("want") + object ("you") + infinitive ("to know").

• by the time that it was dark

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (Time)

  ➔ Indicates time relationship: Preposition ("by") + noun phrase ("the time that it was dark").

• We watched the sunset from our car

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Describes completed past actions: Past tense verb ("watched") without auxiliary verbs.

• you blow my mind, you do

  ➔ Emphatic "Do"

  ➔ Adds emphasis to a statement: Auxiliary "do" ("you do") repeats and strengthens main verb ("blow").

• as you'll discover

  ➔ Future Simple + Conjunction

  ➔ Predicts future events: Future auxiliary "will" (contracted as "'ll") + main verb ("discover"), introduced by conjunction "as".

• We're all spinning on our heels

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Describes current ongoing actions: "Be" verb ("are") + present participle ("spinning").