I can hound you if I need to
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
English
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
elton john
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket by elton john — English lyrics with Spanish translation, line by line. Learn English through music on Langooo.
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8 lines, first 8 translated
About this song
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket by elton john is a great song to learn English through music. This page breaks down 8 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 6 key words such as corner, bottom, line. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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Sip your brandy from a crystal shoe
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In the corner, in the corner
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While the others climb reaching dizzy heights
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The world's in front of me in black and white
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I'm on the bottom line, I'm on the bottom line
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I'd have a cardiac if I had such luck
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Lucky losers, lucky losers landing on skid row
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Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
corner
esquina
bottom
abajo
line
línea
lucky
afortunado
losers
perdedores
hound
sabueso
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