Stone Love – English Lyrics

• By: Kool & The Gang

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the enduring sound of R&B and Funk with Kool & The Gang's "Stone Love." This track, with its smooth grooves and heartfelt lyrics, offers a fantastic way to experience the language of passionate dedication and resilience in a relationship. Learn how English expresses deep affection and a commitment that is "solid as a rock" even when life is lived in the "fast lane."

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ Girl, the first time we met, it took me by surprise ♪

♪ Oo girl, you walked into my life ♪

♪ With those street corner blues ♪

♪ You were living in the fast lane, ♪

♪ Much to my surprise, baby ♪

♪ But I fell for you anyway ♪

♪ I'm addicted to your love, girl ♪

♪ Hey, stone love, solid as a rock ♪

♪ I'm in love with you, baby ♪

♪ Stone love, solid as a rock ♪

♪ Girl, our love is so unique, it's one of a kind ♪

♪ And girl, whenever we kiss it's like a natural high ♪

♪ But we're living in the fast lane ♪

♪ Red lights flashing, baby ♪

♪ Will we ever change the way we are ♪

♪ Stone love girl ♪

♪ Oh, stone love, solid as a rock ♪

♪ Stone love, solid as a rock ♪

♪ The life we live is a challenge ♪

♪ Always standing on the edge ♪

♪ May not be the best way but that's all we know ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wanna live my life alone no ♪

♪ Oh, stone love baby ♪

♪ I've got you, yes, I've got you ♪

♪ Got you under my skin, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Stone love, solid as a rock ♪

♪ That's the way we are, baby ♪

♪ Stone love, woo stone love ♪

♪ Solid as a rock ♪

♪ Oo baby ♪

♪ May not be the best way but that's all we know ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wanna live my life alone no ♪

♪ La la la la la, stone love ♪

♪ La la la, stone love, stone love ♪

♪ La la la la la, stone love ♪

♪ La la la, stone love, stone love ♪

♪ You're everything I've ever wanted baby ♪

♪ La la la la la, stone love ♪

♪ La la la, stone love, stone love ♪

♪ Talking about stone love baby ♪

♪ La la la la la, stone love ♪

♪ La la la, stone love, stone love ♪

♪ La la la la la, stone love ♪

♪ La la la, stone love, stone love ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone)
stone /stoʊn/ B1	noun - a hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter, rock adjective - (informal, as an intensifier) completely; utterly; unyielding, firm
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ B1	adjective - firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid adjective - of good quality; strong and reliable
rock /rɒk/ A2	noun - the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, or compulsively drawn to a particular activity or thing
unique /juːˈniːk/ B1	adjective - being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ B1	noun - a task or situation that tests someone's abilities verb - to invite someone to take part in a competition or fight
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center of something
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present; by oneself
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ A2	noun - an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing verb - (of an event or fact) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
fast /fɑːst/ (UK), /fæst/ (US) A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
lane /leɪn/ B1	noun - a narrow road, track, or path
high /haɪ/ B1	adjective - of great or considerable vertical extent noun - a state of euphoria or intoxication
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different noun - the act or process of making or becoming different
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - remain alive; make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal

Key Grammar Structures

• Girl, the first time we met, it took me by surprise

  ➔ Past Simple, Past Perfect implied

  ➔ The sentence uses the Past Simple ("met", "took") to describe completed actions in the past. The phrase 'it took me by surprise' implies a prior state of not expecting the meeting, hinting at a Past Perfect situation (had not expected).

• You were living in the fast lane, much to my surprise, baby

  ➔ Past Continuous, Adverbial Phrase of Result

  ➔ "Were living" is the Past Continuous, describing an ongoing action in the past. "Much to my surprise" is an adverbial phrase indicating the result of her lifestyle – it surprised the speaker.

• I'm addicted to your love, girl

  ➔ Present Continuous for habitual action, Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ While 'addicted' usually implies a state, 'I'm addicted' here uses the Present Continuous to emphasize the ongoing and habitual nature of the speaker's feelings. 'To your love' is a prepositional phrase modifying 'addicted'.

• Stone love, solid as a rock

  ➔ Noun used as adjective, Simile

  ➔ "Stone" is a noun functioning as an adjective, modifying "love". "Solid as a rock" is a simile, comparing the love to the stability and strength of a rock using 'as'.

• Will we ever change the way we are

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will', Indirect Question, Pronoun 'we'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'will' to express a question about a future possibility. 'Change the way we are' is an indirect question embedded within the main question. 'We' is a first-person plural pronoun.