Stay The Night – English Lyrics

• By: Green Day
• Album: ¡Uno!

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Green Day's "Stay The Night" and explore the language of longing and fleeting moments. This high-energy track from *¡Uno!* is a perfect example of Green Day's ability to blend punk rock energy with raw emotional expression. Learn how to express urgency and desire in English through Billie Joe Armstrong's evocative lyrics and catchy melodies .

[English]

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♪ Well, I ain't got much time so I'll get to the point ♪

♪ Do you wanna share a ride and get the fuck out of this joint? ♪

♪ I've got an impulse so repulsive that it burns ♪

♪ I wanna break your heart until it makes your stomach turn ♪

♪ I got to know if you're the one that got away ♪  ♪ Even though it was never meant to be and ♪

♪ Say, you'll stay the night ♪  ♪ Because we're running out of time ♪

♪ So stay the night ♪  ♪ I don't wanna say goodbye ♪

♪ Say, you'll stay the night ♪  ♪ Because we're running out of time ♪

♪ So stay the night ♪  ♪ I don't wanna say goodbye ♪

♪ Well, you're so sick and tired of feeling so alone ♪

♪ Well, I don't understand the point if you have to go home ♪

♪ So won't you stay and count the circles 'round my eyes ♪

♪ And we can watch the stars until the sun begins to rise ♪

♪ Well,  I got to know if you're the one one that got away ♪

♪ Even though it was never meant to be ♪

♪ Say, you'll stay the night ♪  ♪ Because we're running out of time ♪

♪ So stay the night ♪  ♪ I don't wanna say goodbye ♪

♪ Say, you'll stay the night ♪  ♪ Because we're running out of time ♪

♪ So stay the night ♪  ♪ I don't wanna say goodbye ♪

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♪ Today, I got to know if you're the one one that got away ♪

♪ Even though it was never meant to be ♪

♪ Say, you'll stay the night ♪  ♪ Because we're running out of time ♪

♪ So stay the night ♪  ♪ I don't wanna say goodbye ♪

♪ Say, you'll stay the night ♪  ♪ Because we're running out of time ♪

♪ So stay the night ♪  ♪ I don't wanna say goodbye ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between one day and the next
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an instance of saying goodbye.
point /pɔɪnt/ A2	noun - the main or essential part of something.
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey on a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or in a vehicle. verb - sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.).
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial body
burns /bɜːrnz/ B1	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat.
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - affected by illness or disease.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present; isolated or lonely
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling position.

Key Grammar Structures

• Well, I ain't got much time so I'll get to the point

  ➔ Contraction and Informal Language

  ➔ "Ain't" is a contraction of "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". "I'll" is a contraction of "I will". These are common in informal speech and songwriting.

• Do you wanna share a ride and get the fuck out of this joint?

  ➔ Informal Question Formation and Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial shortening of "want to." "Get the fuck out of this joint" is an idiomatic expression meaning to leave this place immediately and emphatically.

• I wanna break your heart until it makes your stomach turn

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (hypothetical)

  ➔ The line uses "makes" after "until it". This shows a causal relationship. While not strictly subjunctive, the conditional aspect leans towards hypothetical outcomes.

• I got to know if you're the one that got away

  ➔ Indirect question and Relative Clause

  ➔ "If you're the one that got away" is an indirect question, functioning as the object of the verb "know". "That got away" is a relative clause modifying "the one".

• Even though it was never meant to be

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Concession

  ➔ "Even though" introduces a clause that contrasts with the main clause. It indicates something is true despite something else.

• Because we're running out of time

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Reason

  ➔ "Because" introduces a clause that provides the reason for the action in the main clause.

• Well, you're so sick and tired of feeling so alone

  ➔ Intensifiers and Compound Adjectives

  ➔ "So" intensifies the adjective phrase "sick and tired". "Sick and tired" is a compound adjective describing the subject's emotional state.

• Well, I don't understand the point if you have to go home

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1)

  ➔ The "if" clause presents a real and possible condition. The speaker doesn't understand the purpose of something if the condition of going home is true.

• So won't you stay and count the circles 'round my eyes

  ➔ Negative Interrogative with Polite Request

  ➔ "Won't you" is a negative interrogative used to make a polite request or invitation. "'Round" is a shortened form of "around" used colloquially.