Stayin' Alive – English Lyrics

• By: Bee Gees
• Album: Saturday Night Fever

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees is an excellent place to start. While its driving disco beat makes you want to dance, the lyrics tell a compelling story of struggle and resilience in 1970s New York City. By exploring this song, you can learn vocabulary related to city life and emotions, all while grooving to one of the most iconic tracks in music history.

[English]

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

And now it's all right, that's okay

And 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, ha, ha, ha, 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, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive

Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive

...

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me

Somebody help me, yeah

...

Life goin' 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

And now it's all right, it's okay

And 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, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive

Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive

...

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me

Somebody help me, yeah

...

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah

I'm stayin' alive

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me

Somebody help me, yeah

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah

I'm stayin' alive

...

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me

Somebody help me, yeah

...

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah

I'm stayin' alive

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me

Somebody help me, yeah

...

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah

I'm stayin' alive

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A2	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - the act or an instance of walking
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A2	noun - an adult female human being
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A2	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony
effect /ɪˈfekt/ B1	noun - a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A2	noun - a large town
brother /ˈbrʌð.ər/ A2	noun - a male sibling
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ A2	noun - a female parent
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb,noun - to assist or aid; assistance
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A2	noun - a large town
world /wɜːld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm a woman's man, no time to talk

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm" indicates a state of being in the present.

• And now it's all right, that's okay

  ➔ Contractions

  ➔ The phrase "that's" is a contraction of "that is".

• We can try to understand

  ➔ Modal verbs

  ➔ The modal verb "can" expresses ability or possibility.

• Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "feel" indicates an ongoing action in the present.

• Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me

  ➔ Gerunds

  ➔ The word "goin'" is a gerund form indicating an ongoing state.

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

  ➔ Conditional clauses

  ➔ The phrase introduces a condition with "whether".

• I'm stayin' alive

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm stayin'" indicates an ongoing action of survival.