Stayin' Alive – English Lyrics

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

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind the Bee Gees' hit "Stayin' Alive," a disco classic that transcends its danceable beat to explore themes of survival and resilience. Learn about the song's creation, its connection to 'Saturday Night Fever,' and how it became an anthem for overcoming life's challenges, offering a deeper understanding of both the music and the cultural context of the 1970s .

[English]

(upbeat disco music)

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

♪ I'm a woman's man, no time to talk ♪

♪ Music loud and the women warm ♪

♪ I've been kicked around since I was born ♪

♪ And now it's all right, it's okay ♪

♪ And you may look the other way ♪

♪ But we can try to understand ♪

♪ The New York Times' effect on man ♪

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

♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' ♪

♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Oh, when you walk ♪

♪ Well, now I get low and I get high ♪

♪ And if I can't get either, I really try ♪

♪ Got the wings of heaven on my shoes ♪

♪ I'm a dancin' man, and I just can't lose ♪

♪ You know, it's all right, it's okay ♪

♪ I'll live to see another day ♪

♪ We can try to understand ♪

♪ The New York Times' effect on man ♪

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

♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' ♪

♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪

♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me, yeah ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive ♪

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

♪ I'm a woman's man, no time to talk ♪

♪ Music loud and women warm ♪

♪ I've been kicked around since I was born ♪

♪ But now it's all right, that's okay ♪

♪ You may look the other way ♪

♪ We can try to understand ♪

♪ The New York Times' effect on man ♪

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

♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' ♪

♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪

♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me, yeah ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪

♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me, yeah ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪

♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪

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.