Stayin' Alive

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

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - a journey made on foot
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words aloud
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion
warm /wɔːrm/ A2	adjective - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot
kicked /kɪkt/ A2	verb - strike (someone or something) with the foot
born /bɔːrn/ A2	verb - having started life
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
shaking /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - move with quick, short movements, typically from side to side or up and down
low /loʊ/ A1	adjective - situated not far above the ground or sea level
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great or superior height
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - a covering for the foot, typically made of leather or plastic
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - be deprived of something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
help /help/ A1	verb - give assistance or support to noun - the action of helping someone to do something
effect /ɪˈfekt/ B1	noun - a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

Grammar:

• Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability/possibility with "by + the way"

  ➔ "Can" indicates the ability to tell something based on the manner of walking. "By the way" means 'based on' or 'judging from'.

• I'm a woman's man, no time to talk

  ➔ Possessive noun ("woman's") and short sentences using ellipsis.

  ➔ "Woman's man" implies that he is attractive to women, and "no time to talk" is a shortened way of saying 'I have no time to talk'. The apostrophe indicates possession.

• I've been kicked around since I was born

  ➔ Present perfect passive ("I've been kicked") with "since" indicating a starting point in the past.

  ➔ The present perfect passive expresses an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has a result in the present. "Since I was born" means from the time of birth.

• And now it's all right, it's okay

  ➔ Use of "it" as a dummy subject, general statements of condition.

  ➔ "It" doesn't refer to any specific thing but is used to express a general feeling of well-being or acceptance. "All right" and "okay" are synonyms used for emphasis.

• But we can try to understand the New York Times' effect on man

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for possibility/ability with infinitive of purpose ("to understand").

  ➔ "Can" suggests that it is possible to attempt to understand something. "To understand" specifies the purpose of the attempt.

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

  ➔ "Whether... or" construction to express alternative possibilities.

  ➔ The structure "whether... or" presents two possibilities, regardless of which one is true, the following statement applies. It emphasizes the universality of the statement.

• Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'

  ➔ Use of gerunds (breakin', shakin') as nouns modifying the verbs. Shortened for of breaking and shaking.

  ➔ The gerunds "breakin'" and "shakin'" provide a sense of ongoing activity and intensity. They describe the state of the city and the people, respectively.