– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm sure didn't mean any more than that

one he tells about Mexican trained

killers having locomotives oh I just got

that loco notice honey it's okay

I'll just never tell my dad and live my

life and secret forever

no deal that's a very big deal a life

and secret is no way to live trust me I

know I didn't tell my parents I was

dating Marvin for years why because he's

white but you you're white yeah you know

parents and their expectations anyway

when I finally got the courage to tell

him I was so relieved and they ended up

loving Marvin

we'd be there when I tell him for moral

support of course and we can tell him

that movie night so help you relaxed

watch Crimson Tide tell him after the

part when Denzel relieves Gene Hackman

of his command for maybe after watching

that you won't have anything you need to

tell him at all

what do you mean bony is not coming you

said you two would do anything for each

other that's what I talked to I did that

magic bridge work glue I had my hands in

his mouth for 36 months Sonia was my

whole strategy don't worry about it I

got you another ringer who me you

dear God

yeah I played mushball for three

championship seasons in the Navy welcome

to the team sliding drill come on I'm

fine all they want I'm clean you're in

the wrong place if you want to stay

clean about this yesterday I'm crazy

nervous don't pee I'm here to support

you I have my boom box already oh I love

movie night all right what are we

watching ladies a league of their own

Penny Marshall don't make no junk

[Applause]

is this such a great movie hmm good to

see women supporting other women great

Nicole right that Tom Hanks isn't half

bad either

let me get us some more popcorn yeah

[Music]

mmm dad I need to talk to you

a pause button must be big yeah it is I

I talked to mrs. Wong and I told her I

prefer playing shortstop but she made me

first base well that's good to know

princess but it's hardly pause worthy

come on I'm in the middle of a narrative

here

[Music]

I'm sorry sorry I'm so sorry

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
locomotive /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/ C1	noun - A powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains.
courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ B1	noun - The ability to do something that frightens one.
relieved /rɪˈliːvd/ B2	adjective - Feeling happy that something unpleasant has not happened.
expectations /ˌekspekˈteɪʃnz/ B2	noun - Strong beliefs that something will happen.
narrative /ˈnærətɪv/ C1	noun - A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
strategy /ˈstrætədʒi/ B2	noun - A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term aim.
command /kəˈmɑːnd/ B2	noun - An order given; authority over a group.
championship /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ B2	noun - A contest held to determine a winner.
support /səˈpɔːt/ A2	verb - To give assistance or approval to.
sliding /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - To move along a surface while maintaining continuous contact.
nervous /ˈnɜːvəs/ A2	adjective - Easily agitated or alarmed.
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ A2	noun - Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown.
prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/ A2	verb - To like one thing or person better than another.
deal /diːl/ A2	noun - An agreement, especially in business.
relaxed /rɪˈlækst/ B1	adjective - Free from tension and anxiety.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm sure didn't mean any more than that

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of subject)

  ➔ In casual speech, the pronoun 'I' is often omitted at the start of a sentence: "[I] didn't mean..."

• a life and secret is no way to live

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ Using the act of "living" a secret life as the noun subject of the sentence.

• I didn't tell my parents I was dating Marvin for years

  ➔ Past Continuous for duration

  ➔ Used to describe an action that was happening over a period of time in the past.

• when I finally got the courage to tell him I was so relieved

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The clause starting with "when" sets the timeframe for the main clause "I was so relieved."

• that's what I talked to

  ➔ Relative clause (Zero relative pronoun)

  ➔ The word "that" functions as the object of the verb "talked to," and the relative pronoun "that/which" is omitted.

• you're in the wrong place if you want to stay clean about this

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ Used to express a real possibility: "if" + present simple, + will/be verb.

• Penny Marshall don't make no junk

  ➔ Double negative (Non-standard/Informal)

  ➔ Using "don't" and "no" together for emphasis, common in informal dialect.

• I talked to mrs. Wong and I told her I prefer playing shortstop

  ➔ Reporting verb + object

  ➔ The verb "told" is a reporting verb followed by the indirect object "her."