7 Summers – English Lyrics

• By: Morgan Wallen

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about a past love? Morgan Wallen's "7 Summers" perfectly captures that feeling of looking back. This song is a great way to learn some conversational phrases and storytelling in English, all wrapped in a dreamy, nostalgic melody that became a massive hit thanks to its honest emotion and social media buzz.

[English]

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♪ YEAH, YOU USED TO TALK ABOUT ♪

♪ GETTIN EVEN FURTHER SOUTH ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE WHERE THE SUMMER LASTED ♪

♪ ALL YEAR ROUND ♪

♪ PROBABLY GOT A BIG OL DIAMOND ♪

♪ ON YOUR HAND RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ MAYBE A BABY OR A COUPLE BY NOW ♪

♪ LONG DRIVEWAY TO A BIG WHITE HOUSE ♪

♪ BUT I WONDER WHEN YOU'RE DRINKIN ♪

♪ IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THINKIN ♪

♪ ABOUT THAT BOY FROM EAST TENNESSEE ♪

♪ AND I KNOW WE BOTH KNEW BETTER ♪

♪ BUT WE STILL SAID FOREVER ♪

♪ AND THAT WAS SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

♪ IN SOUTHERN COMFORT ♪

♪ WERE WE DUMB OR JUST YOUNGER? ♪

♪ WHO KNOWS ♪

♪ BACK THEN YOU USED TO LOVE THE RIVER ♪

♪ AND SIPPIN' ON A SIXER WITH ME ♪

♪ DOES IT EVER MAKE YOU SAD TO KNOW ♪

♪ THAT WAS SEVEN SUMMERS AGO? ♪

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♪ YEAH, I BET YOUR DADDY'S SO PROUD ♪

♪ OF HOW HIS LITTLE GIRL TURNED OUT ♪

♪ THINKS SHE DODGED A BULLET ♪

♪ OF A GOOD OLD BOY LIKE ME ♪

♪ CAUSE I STILL GO DRINKIN, SAME FRIENDS ON FRIDAY ♪

♪ BOUGHT A FEW ACRES, COUPLE ROADS OFF THE HIGHWAY ♪

♪ GUESS YOU NEVER SAW THINGS MY WAY, ANYWAY ♪

♪ BUT I WONDER WHEN YOU'RE DRINKIN ♪

♪ IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THINKIN ♪

♪ ABOUT THAT BOY FROM EAST TENNESSEE ♪

♪ AND I KNOW WE BOTH KNEW BETTER ♪

♪ BUT WE STILL SAID FOREVER ♪

♪ AND THAT WAS SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

♪ IN SOUTHERN COMFORT ♪

♪ WERE WE DUMB OR JUST YOUNGER? ♪

♪ WHO KNOWS ♪

♪ BACK THEN YOU USED TO LOVE THE RIVER ♪

♪ AND SIPPIN ON A SIXER WITH ME ♪

♪ DOES IT EVER MAKE YOU SAD TO KNOW ♪

♪ THAT WAS SEVEN SUMMERS AGO? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

♪ ♪

♪ SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

♪ ♪

♪ YEAH, I WONDER WHEN YOU'RE DRINKIN ♪

♪ IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THINKIN ♪

♪ ABOUT THAT BOY FROM EAST TENNESSEE ♪

♪ AND I KNOW WE BOTH KNEW BETTER ♪

♪ BUT WE STILL SAID FOREVER ♪

♪ AND THAT WAS SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

♪ IN SOUTHERN COMFORT ♪

♪ WERE WE DUMB OR JUST YOUNGER? ♪

♪ WHO KNOWS ♪

♪ BACK THEN YOU USED TO LOVE THE RIVER ♪

♪ AND SIPPIN ON A SIXER WITH ME ♪

♪ DOES IT EVER MAKE YOU SAD TO KNOW ♪

♪ THAT WAS SEVEN SUMMERS AGO? ♪

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♪ SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

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♪ SEVEN SUMMERS AGO ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words; to communicate verbally noun - conversation; discussion
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection noun - a strong feeling of affection
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling sorrow; unhappy
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - more excellent or effective than something else
dumb /dʌm/ B2	adjective - unable to speak; temporarily speechless adjective - informal: stupid.
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

Key Grammar Structures

• And I know we both knew better

  ➔ Use of past simple tense with 'knew' to describe a completed past action.

  ➔ 'knew' is the past simple form of 'know', indicating knowledge or awareness in the past.

• Were we dumb or just younger?

  ➔ Use of 'were' as the past subjunctive form of 'are' in a hypothetical or interrogative sentence.

  ➔ 'Were' is used here to express a hypothetical situation or to question the reality of something past.

• And I still go drinkin, same friends on Friday

  ➔ Use of present simple tense 'go' with the gerund '-in' to describe habitual actions.

  ➔ 'Go' in this context is in the present simple tense, often used with '-ing' to indicate routines or habitual actions.

• Would we be dumb or just younger?

  ➔ Use of 'would' to form a conditional or hypothetical question.

  ➔ 'Would' is used here to pose a hypothetical or conditional question about a past scenario.

• And I wonder when you're drinkin'

  ➔ Use of 'wonder' as a verb indicating curiosity or questioning, with 'when' as a subordinate conjunction initiating the clause.

  ➔ 'Wonder' expresses curiosity, and 'when you're drinkin'' introduces a subordinate clause about the timing of the action.

• And I know we both knew better

  ➔ Use of 'both' to emphasize that two people shared the same knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ 'Both' emphasizes that the two individuals shared the same understanding or realization.