Those Days – English Lyrics

• By: Nickelback
• Album: Get Rollin'

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey through the vibrant memories of the 1980s with Nickelback's 'Those Days.' This song is a perfect way to immerse yourself in English through relatable themes of childhood nostalgia, featuring everyday language and numerous cultural touchstones that offer a glimpse into a pivotal decade. Its clear storytelling and anthemic chorus make it an engaging and accessible piece for language learners.

[English]

Remember when the streetlights came on

And we had to be home?

Remember when Elm Street came on?

Couldn't watch it alone

Remember every prank call we made?

And star sixty-nine

Remember trying to hit eighty-eight

To go back in time?

Remember when they played Purple Rain

To our first slow dance?

Remember when we thought that first base

Was just holding hands?

Those days come back in the dead of night

Those days that felt like another life

What would you be doin' back in those days?

We'd be turnin' up the stereo

And play it everywhere we'd go

And so did everyone we'd know in those days

And everybody got to fall in love

With every movie made for us

God, I couldn't get enough of those days

Remember every poster we had

Hanging on the wall

Remember every t-shirt we stole

From the local mall?

Remember Guns n' Roses came out?

We were standin' in line

Remember front row at that show?

Camped out all night

Those days come back in the dead of night

Those days that felt like another life

What would you be doin' back in those days?

We'd be turnin' up the stereo

And play it everywhere we'd go

And so did everyone we'd know in those days

And everybody got to fall in love

With every movie made for us

God, I couldn't get enough of those days

The time we'd waste 'cause life could wait

What we'd give to relive just a single day

The time we'd waste 'cause life could wait

What we'd give to relive just a single day

Instead of turnin' the page

We'd be turnin' up the stereo

And play it everywhere we'd go

And so did everyone we'd know in those days

And everybody got to fall in love

With every movie made for us

God, I couldn't get enough of those days

Those days that felt like another life

Those days come back in the dead of night

Those days that felt like another life

What would you be doin' back in those days?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A1	verb - to recall a past event or fact
streetlights /ˈstriːtlaɪts/ B1	noun - a light in a street
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people
prank /præŋk/ B1	noun - a trick that is intended to be funny
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone by phone noun - an act of calling someone by phone
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move your body to music noun - a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of time when it is dark
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
stereo /ˈsterioʊ/ B1	noun - sound reproduction using two or more channels
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1	noun - a film
poster /ˈpoʊstər/ A2	noun - a large printed picture used for decoration
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure
t-shirt /ˈtiːʃɜːrt/ A1	noun - a casual short-sleeved top, generally made of cotton
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - an event staged for the public verb - to present something to someone
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2	adjective - as much or as many as required adverb - to a moderate degree
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher place