The Night Is Still Young – English Lyrics

• By: Nicki Minaj
• Album: The Pinkprint

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in Nicki Minaj's 'The Night Is Still Young,' a vibrant anthem that teaches the power of living in the present and embracing youthful exuberance. Its catchy beats and empowering lyrics make it an excellent song for understanding expressions related to celebration, resilience, and seizing the day in English.

[English]

Yo, ayo tonight is the night that I'ma get twisted

Myx Moscato and vodka, I'ma mix it

Roll that spaceship, we about to get lifted

Live in the present, that gift is for the gifted

This what you came, this what you came for

You get what you buy, this what you paid for

So make sure the stars is what you aim for

Make mistakes though

I never worry, life is a journey

I just wanna enjoy the ride

What is the hurry? It's pretty early

It's okay, we'll take our time

The night is still young

The night is still young

The night is still young

And so are we

The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly?)

The night is still young (and watch the world pass us by)

The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly?)

So are we

Ayo, drinks on you or the drinks is on me

We ain't going nowhere like tanks is on E

We still getting money, which bank is it gonna be?

If he sexy, he planking on me

So when them big boys want all of that

Tell the bartender, say my order back

It's bottle service, he ordered that

Might let him take it home and slaughter that

He got friends for all of my friends

They ain't leaving 'til we say when

And we gon' hangover the next day

But we will remember this day

So drop the pop and get low

Or we can drop the top and just cruise

We fresh to death, down to the shoes

My only motto in life is don't lose

I never worry, life is a journey

I just wanna enjoy the ride

What is the hurry? It's pretty early

It's okay, we'll take our time

The night is still young

The night is still young

The night is still young

And so are we

The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly)

The night is still young (and watch the world pass us by)

The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly)

So are we

We're just getting started, yeah, yeah

We're just getting started, yeah, yeah

Can't you see the night's still early

And we gon' get wild and crazy?

We're just getting started, yeah, yeah

We're just getting started, yeah, yeah

Can't you see the night's still early

And we gon' get wild and crazy?

The night is still young

The night is still young

The night is still young

And so are we

The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly)

The night is still young (and watch the world pass us by)

The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly)

So are we

How dare we sit quietly

And watch the world pass us by

How dare we sit quietly

And watch the world pass us by

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B1	adjective - intoxicated or drunk
mix /mɪks/ A2	verb - to combine or blend
lifted /ˈlɪftɪd/ B1	adjective - elevated or high
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ A2	noun - a voyage or trip
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ A2	verb - to take pleasure in
hurry /ˈhʌri/ A1	verb - to move or act quickly
aim /eɪm/ A2	verb - to direct or point toward
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ A2	noun - an error or wrong action
motto /ˈmɒtoʊ/ B1	noun - a slogan or principle
plank /plæŋk/ B2	verb - to lie flat and rigid
slaughter /ˈslɔːtʃər/ B2	verb - to kill or destroy in a brutal manner
hangover /ˈhæŋˌoʊvər/ B1	noun - discomfort after drinking too much alcohol
cruise /kruːz/ A2	verb - to travel or move at a relaxed pace
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - unrestrained or crazy
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or wild

Key Grammar Structures

• I never worry, life is a journey

  ➔ Simple present (negative)

  ➔ The adverb "never" + base verb "worry" creates a negative simple present to talk about a habitual state.

• I just wanna enjoy the ride

  ➔ Informal contraction of "want to" + infinitive

  ➔ "wanna" is a spoken reduction of "want to" followed by the infinitive "enjoy".

• We ain't going nowhere like tanks is on E

  ➔ Negative contraction "ain't" + present continuous

  ➔ "ain't" is an informal negative replacing "are not"; it is followed by the present‑continuous "going" to describe an ongoing action.

• We still getting money, which bank is it gonna be?

  ➔ Present progressive (elliptical) + future "going to" (gonna)

  ➔ "getting" is used without "are" (elliptical) to keep rhythm; "gonna" is the colloquial form of "going to" that marks future intention.

• If he sexy, he planking on me

  ➔ Zero conditional with omitted copula

  ➔ "If" introduces a zero conditional; the verb "is" before "sexy" is omitted, a common feature in slang.

• Might let him take it home and slaughter that

  ➔ Modal verb "might" + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Might" expresses possibility and is followed directly by the base form "let" without "to".

• We're just getting started, yeah, yeah

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangement

  ➔ "Getting" with "are" forms the present continuous, which here conveys that the activity is about to begin soon.

• The night is still young

  ➔ Simple present with linking verb "is" + adjective

  ➔ "is" works as a linking verb connecting the subject "night" to the adjective "young".

• What is the hurry? It's pretty early

  ➔ Interrogative with "is" + declarative with contraction "it's"

  ➔ "What is the hurry?" uses the verb "is" to form a direct question; "It's" contracts "it is" in the following statement.