All the Pretty Girls – English Lyrics

• By: Kenny Chesney

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All the pretty girls said pick me up at eight

All the pretty girls said I'm going to LA

All the pretty girls said I hate my hair

Talking to the mirror in their underwear

All the lost boys said I just got paid

All the lost boys said I wanna get laid

When the town goes blue and the lights blink red

All the lost boys do what all the pretty girls said

I'm home for the summer Shoot out the lights

Don't blow my cover Oh I'm free tonight

I'm coming over Call all your friends

Somebody hold me All the pretty girls said

All of the whiskey Went to my head

Shut up and kiss me All the pretty girls said

All the sheriffs said kid you better slow down

All the preachers said it's the devil's playground

I wonder if they knew they were wasting their breath

All I ever heard was all the pretty girls said

I'm home for the summer Shoot out the lights

Don't blow my cover Oh I'm free tonight

I'm coming over Call all your friends

Somebody hold me All the pretty girls said

All of the whiskey Went to my head

Shut up and kiss me All the pretty girls said

All the seventeens said I'm getting out of dodge

All the big dreams said I'm selling all I got

All the high rollers busy placing their bets

Me, I'm heading south 'cause all the pretty girls said

I'm home for the summer Shoot out the lights

Don't blow my cover Oh I'm free tonight

I'm coming over Call all your friends

Somebody hold me All the pretty girls said

All of the whiskey Went to my head

Shut up and kiss me All the pretty girls said

All the pretty girls said

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive or beautiful
pick /pɪk/ A1	verb - to choose or select
hate /heɪt/ A1	verb - to dislike intensely
talking /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to speak to someone
lost /lɔst/ A1	adjective - unable to find one's way
blink /blɪŋk/ A2	verb - to flash on and off
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
shoot /ʃut/ A2	verb - to fire a gun
cover /ˈkʌvər/ B1	noun - protection or concealment verb - to hide or conceal
whiskey /ˈwɪskɪ/ A2	noun - a distilled alcoholic drink
sheriff /ˈʃɛrɪf/ B1	noun - a law enforcement officer
preacher /ˈpriʧər/ B1	noun - a person who preaches, especially a minister
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ A2	noun - an evil spirit or demon
heading /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move in a certain direction
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love

Key Grammar Structures

• All the pretty girls said

  ➔ Simple past tense with 'said' to indicate reported speech or statements made in the past.

  ➔ Uses the **simple past tense** to report what someone said previously.

• pick me up at eight

  ➔ Imperative verb 'pick' used for making a request or giving a command.

  ➔ The verb **'pick'** is in the imperative form, used here to make a request.

• Don't blow my cover

  ➔ Negation form with 'don't' + base verb 'blow' to give a negative command or warning.

  ➔ Uses **negation** with 'don't' + base verb 'blow' to tell someone not to do something.

• Somebody hold me

  ➔ Basic sentence using **direct request** or **phrasing** with 'hold me' in the imperative form.

  ➔ Uses **imperative form** to urgently request someone to **hold** or support the speaker.

• All of the whiskey went to my head

  ➔ Past tense with 'went' to show a change of state, used metaphorically.

  ➔ Uses **past tense 'went'** to metaphorically indicate that the **whiskey** affected the speaker's mind.

• All the pretty girls said

  ➔ Same as earlier, using simple past tense 'said' for reported speech.

  ➔ Repeated use of **past tense 'said'** emphasizes the reported speech in the song's narrative.