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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

joey

what are you doing here waiting for my

grandma to finish my laundry

what about you i'm uh i'm here to see

mary angela

you are so the man

now look listen listen you gotta be cool

cause my grandma doesn't know about you

two yet and you do not wanna take her

off

she was like the sixth person to spit on

mussolini's hanging body

where's mary angela she's right in there

this tiramisu is is excellent

did you make it mariangela no i did

well it's yummy so uh

mariangela do you like it of course

it's her favorite

so um hmm mary angela

what's your second favorite more

grandmother's dinner me so

oh would you just please

give me the recipe because this is great

it's top-notch

that guy is with me so a lie

excuse yourself and go to the bathroom

oh no no i was just squinting that

doesn't mean anything

just do it

will you excuse me i have to um

finally i thought we'd never be alone

can i just tell you something

i have not stopped thinking about you

since the party

look i may have jumped the gun here

i just got out of a relationship and i'm

not really in a

in a commitment kind of place so me

neither god

mary angela was right you do have the

softest lips

you're not mary angela no i'm married to

reese

this is so bad if if you're not mary

angela then

then who is i am

oh it's so bad

no joey no joey no joey joey what's

going on

you're it now run and hide

it's no big deal chandler was just

kissing me because he thought i was

marry angela

what how could you do that how could you

think she was mary angela

i wasn't sure which one mariangela was

look i'm sorry okay i was really drunk

and you guys all look

really similar i say punch him joey yeah

yeah so you know what we should all calm

down because you know

your brother's not gonna punch me oh

yeah

well that is usually what i would do but

i just never thought you'd be on the

receiving end of it how could you do

this

joey if you want to punch me go ahead i

deserve it but i just want you to know

that i would never

soberly hurt you or your family you're

my best friend

and i would never do anything like this

ever again

so what i say punch him yeah

gonna punch chandler i'll do it no you

won't

look he knows he did a terrible thing

and i believe him he's sorry

but you got one more apology to make all

right you got to apologize

to mary angela okay absolutely all right

cookie now you can punch what

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - to stay in one place while expecting something or someone
laundry /ˈlɔːndri/ A1	noun - clothes and linens that need to be washed, or the act of washing them
tiramisu /ˌtɪrəˈmiːsuː/ A2	noun - an Italian dessert made of layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese
excellent /ˈɛksələnt/ A2	adjective - extremely good or of high quality
recipe /ˈrɛsəpi/ A1	noun - a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish
top-notch /ˌtɒpˈnɒtʃ/ B1	adjective - of the highest quality or standard
squinting /ˈskwɪntɪŋ/ A2	verb - to partially close the eyes to see better or because of bright light
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ B1	noun - a promise or firm decision to do something
jumped the gun /dʒʌMPT ðə ɡʌn/ B2	idiom - to do something too soon, without thinking carefully
apologize /əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz/ A2	verb - to express regret for something wrong one has done
terrible /ˈtɛrəbəl/ A2	adjective - extremely bad
soberly /ˈsoʊbərli/ B1	adverb - in a serious, calm, and rational manner
punch /pʌntʃ/ A1	verb - to strike with the fist
calm /kɑːm/ A1	adjective - not excited or nervous; peaceful

Key Grammar Structures

• what are you **doing** here waiting for my grandma to finish my laundry

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The verb **are doing** shows an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

• you **gotta** be cool cause my grandma doesn't know about you

  ➔ Modal verb ‘have to’ (informal ‘gotta’)

  ➔ **gotta** is the contracted, informal form of **have to**, expressing necessity.

• she **was like** the sixth person to spit on Mussolini's hanging body

  ➔ Past simple + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The verb **was** is in the past simple, and **to spit** is an infinitive expressing the action she performed.

• I **have not stopped** thinking about you since the party

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ **have not stopped** shows an action that began in the past and continues up to now.

• I **just got out** of a relationship and I'm not really in a commitment‑kind of place

  ➔ Present perfect simple (recent past) + negative adjective phrase

  ➔ **just got out** uses the present perfect to talk about a recent change; **not really in a… place** is a negative predicative adjective phrase.

• If you **want to punch** me, go ahead, I **deserve** it

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple) + modal of obligation

  ➔ **want to punch** is a present‑simple verb after *if* showing a possible future action; **deserve** is a modal‑like verb expressing merit.

• you **got to** apologize to Mary Angela

  ➔ Modal ‘have to’ (informal ‘got to’)

  ➔ **got to** is the colloquial contraction of **have to**, used here to give a strong obligation.

• Look, I **may have jumped** the gun here

  ➔ Modal ‘may’ + perfect infinitive (may have + past participle)

  ➔ **may have jumped** combines the modal **may** (possibility) with the perfect infinitive **have jumped**, indicating a possible past action.