– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

differently this year of Cattleman's is

going to win I need to change it up

develop more of a killer instead I'll

stop you right there I don't have time

to manage your softball team to its

first victory that's not what I meant

I'm the manager of the Cattlemen's team

are you saying I can't manage your team

to fix her I haven't mentioned you at

all

managing is managing you don't know

anything about softball one person

throws a big ball another person runs to

the squares faces ever I don't care what

you say

I can manage any team to victory it

doesn't even have to be yours challenge

accepted what just happened I need to

speak with the manager of the softball

team I'm the team manager I want to

challenge you from control of the team

this is an academic history of the game

of softball from 1887 to 1937 I got it

at the library along with the newest

James Patterson I've read it

cover-to-cover

asking anything this is exactly how I

took control of the team remember that

bad oh I remember

time to hand this over she blows for you

now also remember to bring orange slices

for everyone I will be the best manager

of a softball team since Walter hakonsen

calling to the term softball in 1927

before that it was called Musha memories

when Bonilla gets to practice make sure

you get a picture of our first handshake

two men went to wet okay ladies

you said I couldn't manage a team and

now I'm managing the team that's gonna

beat him I never said that you implied

it I can't believe you would go this far

to prove a point

can't you though

uh hey what's my dad doing here you

didn't say anything to him did you no I

would never

but maybe this is like when you saw me

at the denim turtle maybe this is a sign

yeah maybe this look who it is

huh you didn't tell me you were playing

softball princess yeah I'm on the denim

Trinity looked at those denim turtle

girls are great you just make sure

that's the only team of theirs you're

playing on huh

so what are we gonna tell me just that

uh the tight you got me is too small for

my bass guitar and which stuff well

we'll go to Big Five tomorrow

hello let's go let's go it was just a

joke oh really

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
manage /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ B1	verb - To be in charge of a business, team, or organization.
victory /ˈvɪk.tər.i/ B2	noun - An act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a game or battle.
challenge /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ B1	noun - A call to prove or justify something or to compete in a contest. verb - To invite someone to engage in a contest.
academic /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/ B2	adjective - Related to education, schools, or universities.
practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ A2	noun - The actual application or use of an idea or belief.
implied /ɪmˈplaɪd/ C1	verb - Suggested without being stated directly.
killer /ˈkɪl.ər/ B2	noun - A person or thing that kills; colloquially, something very impressive or intense.
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B1	noun - The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
history /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ A2	noun - The study of past events.
library /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ A1	noun - A building or room containing collections of books.
handshake /ˈhænd.ʃeɪk/ B1	noun - An act of grasping and shaking a person's hand.
prove /pruːv/ A2	verb - To demonstrate the truth or existence of something.
point /pɔɪnt/ A2	noun - An idea or argument put forward.
memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ A2	noun - The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
softball /ˈsɒft.bɔːl/ B2	noun - A game similar to baseball, played with a larger ball.

Key Grammar Structures

• I need to change it up

  ➔ Phrasal Verbs

  ➔ "Change up" means to change the way something is done to improve or vary it.

• I'm the manager of the Cattlemen's team

  ➔ Possessive Nouns ('s)

  ➔ The apostrophe 's after "Cattlemen" indicates that the team belongs to or is associated with the Cattlemen.

• I haven't mentioned you at all

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used "haven't mentioned" to describe an action that has not occurred up to the present moment.

• I can manage any team to victory

  ➔ Modal Verbs (can)

  ➔ "Can" is used here to express ability or capability to achieve a goal.

• I need to speak with the manager

  ➔ Infinitive Verbs

  ➔ "To speak" functions as an infinitive following the verb "need".

• I haven't mentioned you at all

  ➔ Negative Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ "At all" adds emphasis to the negative statement.

• Before that it was called Mushball

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "Was called" is in the passive voice, shifting focus to the name of the game rather than who named it.

• You didn't say anything to him

  ➔ Indefinite Pronouns (anything)

  ➔ "Anything" is typically used in negative sentences or questions to refer to an unspecified thing.