STAYING ALIVE – English Lyrics

• By: DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Baby

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind DJ Khaled's hit song "STAYING ALIVE," featuring Drake and Lil Baby. Explore the song's themes of resilience and success, and learn how it pays homage to the Bee Gees' iconic track. Dive into the lyrics, production, and public reaction to gain a deeper understanding of this popular collaboration.

[English]

(traffic moving)

- They didn't believe in us.

- [AuDience] God did.

- This is the Khalid Khalid Hospital

for those that didn't believe.

Being a doctor, being a nurse, that's not regular.

That's special.

We're gonna save lives.

We're gonna stay alive.

They didn't believe in us.

♪ Try me a hunnid times ♪

♪ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die ♪

♪ Real life ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, I'm staying alive, I'm staying alive ♪

♪ I'm staying alive, I'm staying alive ♪

- [DJ Khalid] Another one.

♪ Try me a hunnid time ♪

♪ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die ♪

- [DJ Khalid] DJ Khalid.

♪ Ah, ah, ah, I'm staying alive, I'm staying alive ♪

♪ I'm staying alive, I'm staying alive ♪

♪ How she in love and she been over once ♪

♪ It's not like I known her for months ♪

♪ This life, it allowed me to take what I want ♪

♪ It's not like I know what I want ♪

♪ It's not like I know what I need ♪

♪ I get some time, but it's no guarantees ♪

♪ When I was broke, she was bein' a tease ♪

♪ Four pockets full, now she down on her knees ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Baby gon' hit it and send her to me, yeah ♪

♪ Or I'ma hit it and send her to Baby ♪

♪ That's how I get when this life get too crazy ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, for real, for real, whoa ♪

♪ They tryna seal the deal ♪

♪ See me up under a sheet, parade in the streets ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Try me a hunnid times ♪

♪ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Try me a hunnid times ♪

♪ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, for real ♪

♪ For real, for real ♪

♪ I put my feelings aside, you want me to die ♪

♪ But baby, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ 'Posed to be one of a kind, you puttin' on miles ♪

♪ I thought you was down for the ride ♪

♪ I'm tryna turn up her style, we goin' Chanel ♪

♪ She get everything in her size ♪

♪ She in some shit with another guy, I don't even care ♪

♪ Whenever I see you, you mine ♪

♪ Drizzy hit her and then he send her to me ♪

♪ I don't talk, definition of P ♪

♪ Hood nigga turned superstar ♪

♪ But I fuck her good like I'm still in the streets ♪

♪ No response, you can see that I read it ♪

♪ I'm with all that whenever you ready ♪

♪ Sure be happy if I fell off, but I'm still there ♪

♪ They gon' have to accept it ♪

♪ Try me a hunnid times ♪

♪ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ Try me a hunnid times ♪

♪ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, ♪

♪ Wanted me to die, wanted me to die ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive ♪

♪ I'm stayin' alive, I'm stayin' alive, for real ♪

♪ For real, for real, for real, for real ♪

(hip hop music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to say something untrue deliberately noun - a false statement
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
save /seɪv/ B1	verb - to rescue from harm
tease /tiːz/ B2	noun - a person who provokes or annoys playfully
guarantees /ˌɡærənˈtiːz/ B2	noun - promises or assurances
seal /siːl/ C1	verb - to close securely; to finalize
parade /pəˈreɪd/ B1	noun - public procession
accept /əkˈsept/ B1	verb - to recognize something as true or valid
hood /hʊd/ C1	noun - neighborhood; often implies urban area (slang)
hit /hɪt/ B1	verb - to strike; colloquial for sexual encounter
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - wildly excited or foolish; mentally unstable
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ B1	adjective - having no money; shattered
hunnid /ˈhʌnɪd/ C2	adjective - slang for 'hundred'; loyal/genuine (informal)
player /ˈpleɪə(r)/ C1	noun - person who manipulates relationships; slang term