LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL – English Lyrics

• By: Electric Callboy, The Offspring
• Album: TANZNEID

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the upbeat world of 'Let The Good Times Roll.' This song is a fantastic way to learn casual, expressive English phrases related to partying and positive thinking, delivered through a fast-paced, modern rock vocabulary that is both fun and memorable.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> Headlights shining [music] through the

night, we need no [singing] daylight.

Feels like we will never die. We are

unstoppable.

>> [singing]

>> We are incredible. And I feel [music]

like everybody knows that.

>> I want to shake it. Then you can watch

me ROLL THE FLOOR.

I WANT TO SHAKE [music] IT. JUST SHAKE

IT. SHAKE IT.

I WANT TO SHAKE IT.

THEN YOU CAN WATCH ME ROLL THE FLOOR.

>> [music]

>> I WANT TO SHAKE IT. JUST EVERYWHERE I

GO.

>> [music]

>> WE TEAR DOWN THE

WALLS. WE ARE READY TO GO.

Keep your friends close

and let the GOOD TIMES

>> [music]

>> GET YOUR BACK

ON THE WALL.

THEY SAY WE'RE TOO YOUNG.

So keep your heart

out and [music] let the

good times roll.

We will never let it go.

And let the good times roll.

>> [music]

>> We will never let it go.

We will never let

it go.

And let the [music] good times roll.

>> Sunlight

shining on my face, I'm [music] feeling

so high.

That's what I was waiting for. A long

time.

I am leaving

it all behind.

The best is yet [music] to come.

>> I want TO SHAKE IT. THEN YOU CAN WATCH

ME ROLL THE FLOOR.

I WANT TO SHAKE IT. [music] JUST SHAKE

IT. SHAKE IT.

I WANT TO SHAKE IT. THEN YOU CAN WATCH

ME ROLL THE FLOOR.

I WANT TO SHAKE [music] IT. JUST

EVERYWHERE I GO.

>> WE TEAR DOWN THE

WALLS. WE ARE

READY TO GO.

KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE

AND LET THE

>> [music]

>> GOOD TIMES ROLL.

GET YOUR BACK

ON THE WALL.

THEY SAY WE'RE TOO YOUNG.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> When you see me move, my hips they yell.

Like you like you like. We feel the

[music] groove.

Now it's the time

to make a step. Un, dos, tres, QUATRO,

CINCO, SEIS.

>> [music]

[music]

>> WOAH,

WE WILL NEVER LET IT GO.

WE LET THE GOOD times

>> [music]

>> roll.

Woah, we will never

let it go.

We turn up the party, we

>> [music]

>> ready to go.

Keep your friends close

and let the good times roll.

Got [music] you back

on the floor playing favorite songs.

We got it worked out and let

>> [music]

>> the GOOD TIMES ROLL.

WOAH, WE will never let it go.

>> [music]

>> We let

the good times roll.

>> [music]

>> Woah, we will never

let it go.

We let the good

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
headlights /ˈhɛdˌlaɪts/ B1	noun - powerful lights at the front of a vehicle
unstoppable /ʌnˈstɒpəbəl/ B2	adjective - impossible to stop or prevent
incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/ B1	adjective - extremely good or extraordinary
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically back and forth or up and down
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - to move by turning over and over
tear /tɛər/ B1	verb - to pull something apart or to pieces with force
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide an area
sunlight /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ A2	noun - light from the sun
hips /hɪps/ B1	noun - the projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body
groove /ɡruːv/ C1	noun - a rhythmic style or beat in music
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred above all others
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared for action or use
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood, often symbolic of emotions

Key Grammar Structures

• Feels like we will never die.

  ➔ Future Simple tense

  ➔ The use of "will" expresses a prediction or a firm belief about the future state of being.

• The best is yet to come.

  ➔ The structure 'to be yet to [verb]'

  ➔ This formal structure means something has not happened yet but is expected to happen.

• Keep your friends close and let the good times roll.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs "keep" and "let" are used to give advice or instructions directly.

• That's what I was waiting for.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'what'

  ➔ The clause "what I was waiting for" functions as a noun phrase referring to a specific thing.

• They say we're too young.

  ➔ Present Simple for general truth/opinions

  ➔ The verb "say" is in the present simple to indicate a commonly held belief or social opinion.

• I am leaving it all behind.

  ➔ Present Continuous for planned future or current action

  ➔ The structure "am leaving" indicates a dynamic action that is in the process of occurring or firmly decided.

• When you see me move, my hips they yell.

  ➔ Time clause with 'When'

  ➔ The "When" clause sets the temporal condition under which the action of the main clause happens.

• We have got it worked out.

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The Present Perfect is used here to describe a completed action with a result in the present.