Stay With You – English Lyrics

• By: Goo Goo Dolls
• Album: Boxes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of unwavering support with the Goo Goo Dolls' "Stay With You." This heartfelt rock anthem explores themes of resilience and companionship, offering listeners a chance to learn the language of devotion and the power of standing by someone through life's storms.

[English]

These streets

Turn me inside out

Everything shines

But leaves me empty still

And I'll, I'll burn this lonely house down

If you run with me

If you run with me

And I'll stay with you

The walls will fall before we do

So take my hand now

We'll run forever

I can feel the storm inside you

I'll stay with you

And I'm fooled by my own desires

I twist my fate

Just to feel you

But you, you turn me toward the light

And you're one with me

Will you run with me?

And I'll stay with you

The walls will fall before we do

So take my hand now

We'll run forever

I can feel the storm inside you

I'll stay with you

And now, come in from this storm

And I taste you sweet and warm

Take what you need

Take what you need from me

...

Now, wake up this world

Wake up tonight

And run to me

Run to me now

...

And I'll stay with you

The walls will fall before we do

So take my hand now

We'll run forever

I can feel the storm inside you

I'll stay with you

And I'll stay with you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to move or cause to move in a circular direction noun - an act of changing direction
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ A1	noun - all things
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher place
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
forever /fəˈrevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
desires /dɪˈzaɪərz/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
fate /feɪt/ B1	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adverb - on the night of today
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature

Key Grammar Structures

• Turn me inside out

  ➔ Phrasal Verb "turn inside out"

  ➔ “Turn (someone/something) inside out” is a phrasal verb meaning to cause someone to feel very confused, upset, or stressed. Here, it refers to an intense emotional state.

• But leaves me empty still

  ➔ Causative Verb "leave" + Object + Adjective

  ➔ The verb "leaves" is used here as a causative verb, indicating that something (implied 'everything shines') causes the speaker to remain in a certain state ("empty still").

• If you run with me

  ➔ Conditional Clause (First Conditional)

  ➔ This "if-clause" introduces a condition for a likely future outcome. It's part of a first conditional structure, even if the main clause ("I'll burn this lonely house down") is on a separate line.

• The walls will fall before we do

  ➔ Future Simple with "before" + Pro-verb "do" (Ellipsis)

  ➔ "Will fall" expresses a future action. "Before we do" is a subordinate clause of time, where "do" is a pro-verb replacing "fall" to avoid repetition, a common form of ellipsis.

• So take my hand now

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "take" is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command, an instruction, or an urgent request.

• I can feel the storm inside you

  ➔ Modal Verb "can" + Verb of Perception

  ➔ "Can feel" uses the modal verb "can" to express the ability or capacity to perceive something. "Feel" is a verb of perception. "The storm inside you" is a metaphor.

• And I'm fooled by my own desires

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ This sentence is in the passive voice. The subject "I" receives the action "fooled," and "by my own desires" identifies the agent performing the action.

• Just to feel you

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to feel you" is used here to express the purpose or reason for the preceding action ("I twist my fate just to feel you").

• But you, you turn me toward the light

  ➔ Emphatic Pronoun Repetition + Phrasal Verb "turn toward"

  ➔ The repetition of "you" ("you, you turn") is used for emphasis, making the statement more forceful. "Turn toward" is a phrasal verb meaning to direct oneself or something in a particular direction.

• Take what you need from me

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object + Imperative

  ➔ "What you need" is a noun clause acting as the direct object of the imperative verb "Take." It means "take that which you need."