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(upbeat disco music) 00:01
♪ Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk ♪ 00:14
♪ I'm a woman's man, no time to talk ♪ 00:17
♪ Music loud and the women warm ♪ 00:19
♪ I've been kicked around since I was born ♪ 00:21
♪ And now it's all right, it's okay ♪ 00:24
♪ And you may look the other way ♪ 00:26
♪ But we can try to understand ♪ 00:29
♪ The New York Times' effect on man ♪ 00:31
♪ Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother ♪ 00:33
♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 00:35
♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' ♪ 00:38
♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 00:40
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 00:43
♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive ♪ 00:47
♪ Oh, when you walk ♪ 00:58
♪ Well, now I get low and I get high ♪ 01:03
♪ And if I can't get either, I really try ♪ 01:06
♪ Got the wings of heaven on my shoes ♪ 01:08
♪ I'm a dancin' man, and I just can't lose ♪ 01:10
♪ You know, it's all right, it's okay ♪ 01:13
♪ I'll live to see another day ♪ 01:15
♪ We can try to understand ♪ 01:17
♪ The New York Times' effect on man ♪ 01:20
♪ Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother ♪ 01:22
♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 01:24
♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' ♪ 01:27
♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 01:29
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 01:31
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive ♪ 01:36
♪ Oh ♪ 01:46
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪ 01:53
♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪ 01:58
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me, yeah ♪ 02:04
♪ I'm stayin' alive ♪ 02:10
♪ Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk ♪ 02:15
♪ I'm a woman's man, no time to talk ♪ 02:17
♪ Music loud and women warm ♪ 02:20
♪ I've been kicked around since I was born ♪ 02:22
♪ But now it's all right, that's okay ♪ 02:24
♪ You may look the other way ♪ 02:27
♪ We can try to understand ♪ 02:29
♪ The New York Times' effect on man ♪ 02:32
♪ Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother ♪ 02:34
♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 02:36
♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' ♪ 02:39
♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 02:41
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ 02:43
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive ♪ 02:48
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪ 03:05
♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪ 03:10
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me, yeah ♪ 03:16
♪ I'm stayin' alive ♪ 03:22
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪ 03:30
♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪ 03:35
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me, yeah ♪ 03:42
♪ I'm stayin' alive ♪ 03:47
♪ Life going nowhere, somebody help me ♪ 03:56
♪ Somebody help me, yeah ♪ 04:01

Stayin' Alive – English Lyrics

By
Bee Gees
Album
Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
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Lyrics & Translation

[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

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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.