– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Turn off your train, we've got to talk.

-(train stops) -About what?

Mom is so upset about Dad and Meemaw,

she might want a divorce.

No one's getting divorced.

How do you know?

(whistles)

Great, now I have to throw that out.

Mother-in-laws are always held in low regard by the father.

It rarely leads to a breakup of the family.

MISSY: He's right.

Fred and Wilma are still happily married.

I think if we can figure out

a way for Dad to get Meemaw's brisket recipe,

this all goes away.

I don't see how we can accomplish that.

(train clatters)

Put that down.

That's not a toy.

Sure it is.

Choo choo.

MEEMAW: Choo choo...

Choo choo.

Open wide, Moonpie.

Here comes the choo choo train.

Choo choo.

Mmm. Isn't that good?

(chuckles)

That's Meemaw's famous brisket.

Would you like the secret recipe?

(gasps)

You promise not to tell anybody?

Of course you're not gonna tell anybody.

I start with a tablespoon of cumin,

and then a cup of brown sugar, and...

I know the recipe.

What?

She told it to me.

When?

February 14, 1982.

I was 23 months old, it was Valentine's Day,

and Mom and Dad went out for dinner.

You were there. Don't you remember?

(sighs)

(wind whistling softly)

I got nothing.

You can really remember when you were that little?

Uh-huh. You were there, too.

You were still struggling with potty training.

(chuckling): I don't think so.

Oh, yes. Meemaw used to call you Mr. Soggy Pants.

Nuh-uh.

(laughs): Mr. Soggy Pants.

Quit it. This is serious.

Sheldon, you've got to tell Dad that recipe.

But Meemaw told me it was a secret.

If you don't, and Mom and Dad get a divorce, it's your fault.

All right. Fine.

Good job, Soggy Pants.

(referee whistle blowing over TV)

Dad, could you please come into the living room?

What for?

My brain did something impressive

and I'd like to share it with you.

Hmm.

(George Sr. grunts)

What are you doing here?

Same as you.

I want to see what his brain did.

Please have a seat.

All right.

(grunts)

GEORGE SR.: Well?

I know Meemaw's brisket recipe.

What?

No, you don't.

Yes, I do.

And in order to bring peace to this family,

I'm prepared to make it public.

You're bluffing.

One tablespoon of cumin,

one cup of brown sugar,

two tablespoons of smoked paprika...

Okay, okay, stop.

No, no, no. Keep going.

How do you know the recipe, Shelly?

Meemaw told it to me on Valentine's Day, 1982.

You were out with Dad seeing Cannonball Run

at the dollar theater.

That's impossible, you weren't even two years old.

Three tablespoons of dried mustard,

one cup of Lone Star beer...

Okay.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Give it to your father.

I can write it down for you.

That's okay, I don't want it.

(quietly): You have got to be kidding me.

Connie, you've had every opportunity

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak to someone
upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ A2	adjective - unhappy or worried
divorce /dɪˈvɔːrs/ B1	noun - legal end of a marriage
accomplish /əˈkɒmplɪʃ/ B1	verb - to succeed in doing something
recipe /ˈrɛsɪpi/ A2	noun - set of instructions for cooking
brisket /ˈbrɪskɪt/ B2	noun - cut of meat from the chest of an animal
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A1	noun - something kept hidden
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A2	verb - to recall past events
struggling /ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have difficulty with something
serious /ˈsɪərɪəs/ A2	adjective - important and needing attention
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance
public /ˈpʌblɪk/ A2	adjective - known by many people
impressive /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/ B1	adjective - causing admiration
opportunity /ˌɒpərˈtjuːnɪti/ B1	noun - a chance to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• Mom is so upset about Dad and Meemaw, she might want a divorce.

  ➔ Present continuous with 'so' for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase 'is so upset' uses the present continuous tense with 'so' to emphasize the intensity of the emotion.

• How do you know?

  ➔ Question formation with auxiliary verb

  ➔ The question 'How do you know?' is formed using the auxiliary verb 'do' to invert the subject and verb.

• I think if we can figure out a way for Dad to get Meemaw's brisket recipe, this all goes away.

  ➔ Conditional sentence Type 1

  ➔ The sentence uses a Type 1 conditional structure ('if + present simple, future simple') to express a likely result.

• She told it to me on Valentine's Day, 1982.

  ➔ Past simple with specific time reference

  ➔ The past simple tense is used with a specific date ('Valentine's Day, 1982') to indicate when the action occurred.

• You were still struggling with potty training.

  ➔ Past continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The past continuous tense ('were struggling') is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.