Stayin' Alive – English Lyrics

• By: Bee Gees
• Album: Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A2	verb - to move on foot at a regular pace
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A2	noun - adult female human
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measured or specific period
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A2	noun - art of arranging sounds
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into parts
shake /ʃeɪk/ B2	verb - to move quickly back and forth
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - existence of living beings
help /hɛlp/ A2	verb - to assist or aid
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B2	adjective - living, not dead
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A2	noun - large urban area
effect /ɪˈfɛkt/ B2	noun - a result or influence
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ A2	noun - female parent
brother /ˈbrʌð.ər/ A2	noun - male sibling

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm a woman's man, no time to talk.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase "I'm a woman's man" uses the present simple to describe a current state.

• And you may look the other way.

  ➔ Modal verb 'may'.

  ➔ The use of "may" indicates possibility or permission.

• Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother.

  ➔ Conditional structure.

  ➔ The phrase uses a conditional structure to present two possibilities.

• Feel the city breaking and everybody shaking.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous is used to describe actions happening right now.

• Life going nowhere, somebody help me.

  ➔ Gerund phrase.

  ➔ The gerund "going" is used to describe a state of being.

• I'll live to see another day.

  ➔ Future simple tense.

  ➔ The future simple tense is used to express a future action.

• And now it's all right, it's okay.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple is used to express a current state of being.