On the Road Again
Willie Nelson · 1980
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- On the road again
- Just can't wait to get on the road again
- The life I love is makin' music with my friends
- And I can't wait to get on the road again
Echo the hook
- We're the best of friends
- Insisting that the world keep turnin' our way, and our way
- Is on the road again
- I just can't wait to get on the road again
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Goin' places that I've never been
Exercise 4
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Seein' things that I may never see again
Exercise 5
Translate this line to Portuguese:
We're the best of friends
Exercise 6
Translate this line to Portuguese:
On the road again
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Is on the road again
Exercise 8
Choose the missing word:
On the ? again
Exercise 9
Choose the missing word:
Just ? wait to get on the road again
Exercise 10
Choose the missing word:
Goin' ? that I've never been
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
Seein' ? that I may never see again
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
We're the ? of friends
Exercise 13
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 14
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 15
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
How many times do you hear the word "road" in the whole song?
"road"
Exercise 18
How many times do you hear the word "can't" in the whole song?
"can't"
Exercise 19
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Is on the road again
- On the road again
- Seein' things that I may never see again
Exercise 20
If you could ask Willie Nelson one question about "On the Road Again", what would it be and why?
Exercise 21
Rewrite the chorus of "On the Road Again" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 22
If you had to summarize "On the Road Again" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 23
Write the full form of each contraction:
can't→i've→we're→
Exercise 24
Describe the mood of "On the Road Again" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 25
Imagine you are making a short film with "On the Road Again" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 26
Who in your life would you dedicate "On the Road Again" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Compare "On the Road Again" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 29
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "On the Road Again" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.