80s Mercedes

• By: Maren Morris
• Album: HERO

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
runs /rʌnz/ A2	verb - to move swiftly on foot
built /bɪlt/ B1	verb - to construct or form by putting parts together
moves /muːvz/ A2	verb - to change position or go from one place to another
made /meɪd/ A2	verb - to create, produce, or cause to exist
practicality /ˌpræk.tɪˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ C1	noun - the state or quality of being practical or useful
she /ʃiː/ A1	pronoun - used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned or easily identified
guess /ɡes/ A2	verb - to form an opinion or give an answer without certain knowledge
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to give a name to someone or to summon someone by phone
shade /ʃeɪd/ A2	noun - an area of darkness caused by an object blocking the light
shades /ʃeɪdz/ A2	noun - plural of shade; different tints or varieties of a color
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
jacket /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/ A2	noun - a short coat
neon /ˈniː.ɒn/ B2	noun - a type of bright gas-discharge lamp used for signs and lighting
radio /ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/ A1	noun - a device for receiving radio broadcasts

Grammar:

• Still runs good, built to last

  ➔ Passive voice + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ Uses the passive construction to emphasize the car's durability.

• Moves like a hula girl on the dash

  ➔ Simile (like)

  ➔ Uses "like" to compare the movement to that of a hula girl.

• She's my teenage time machine

  ➔ Metaphor

  ➔ Implying that the car transports the singer back to her teenage years, as a metaphor.

• Feel like a hard-to-get starlet when I'm driving

  ➔ Simile with "like"

  ➔ Uses "like" to compare the feeling of elegance and allure while driving.

• Call me old school, but hey I'm a 90's baby

  ➔ Idiom + contrastive conjunction "but"

  ➔ Uses idiomatic expression "old school" to refer to traditional values, contrasted with her being a "90's baby".

• In my 80's Mercedes

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating possession and era

  ➔ Highlights ownership of a vintage car from the 1980s by using a prepositional phrase.