Angel in Blue Jeans – English Lyrics

• By: Train
• Album: Bulletproof Picasso

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story of "Angel in Blue Jeans" and enhance your English skills through its narrative lyrics. The song's clear storytelling provides a great opportunity to learn descriptive language and understand a story's progression from conflict to resolution. Its catchy chorus and vivid imagery make it a memorable and enjoyable way to practice English comprehension.

[English]

And though I never got her name

Or time to find out anything

I loved her just the same

And though I rode a different road

And sang a different song

I'll love her till my last breath's gone

Like a river, made of silver

Everyone came running to the scene

I was shot down, in cold blood

By an angel in blue jeans

Late that night she got away

I chased her to the turnpike

Then lost her where the music never plays

And though I rolled upon the stones

And fell into the water

I'll love her 'till my judgement day

Like a sunrise, made of white lines

Everything was nothing as it seems

I was shot down, in cold blood

By an angel in blue jeans

...

I hear voices calling all around

I keep falling down

I think my heart could pound right out of me

I see a million different ways

To never leave this maze alive

I woke up in somebody's arms

Strange and so familiar

Where nothing could go wrong

Barely alive or nearly dead

Somehow awake in my own bed

And there you are

Like a highway, headed my way

Life is but a dream

I was shot down, by your love

My angel in blue jeans

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God
jeans /dʒinz/ A1	noun - a type of casual trousers made from denim fabric
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone or something
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ A1	adjective - made of or resembling the metal silver
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - the place where an event or activity occurs
shot /ʃɑːt/ A2	verb - to fire a bullet or other projectile from a gun
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of people and animals
chased /tʃeɪst/ A2	verb - to pursue someone or something
sunrise /ˈsʌnraɪz/ A1	noun - the time in the morning when the sun appears or the moment when the light from the sun becomes visible above the horizon
highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ A2	noun - a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities
pound /paʊnd/ B1	verb - to beat or strike with forceful, heavy blows
maze /meɪz/ B1	noun - a complex network of paths or passages, especially one intended to puzzle or confuse
familiar /fəˈmɪlɪər/ A2	adjective - well known from long or close association
judgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ B2	noun - the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions

Key Grammar Structures

• And though I never got her name

  ➔ Concessive clause with "though"

  ➔ The word "though" introduces a clause that expresses a contrast: "And **though** I never got her name..."

• I'll love her till my last breath's gone

  ➔ Future simple with "till" (until)

  ➔ "till" means "until" and is used after the future verb "will" (contracted to "'ll"): "I'll love her **till** my last breath's gone."

• I was shot down, in cold blood

  ➔ Passive voice (past simple)

  ➔ The verb phrase "was shot" is in the passive: the subject receives the action. "I **was shot** down..."

• Late that night she got away

  ➔ Phrasal verb (got away)

  ➔ The verb "got" combined with the particle "away" forms the phrasal verb **got away**, meaning "escaped".

• I chased her to the turnpike, then lost her where the music never plays

  ➔ Relative clause of place introduced by "where"

  ➔ "where" introduces a clause that describes the place: **where** the music never plays.

• I hear voices calling all around

  ➔ Verb + object + gerund (perception verb)

  ➔ After the perception verb "hear", the gerund "calling" describes what is heard: I hear voices **calling**.

• I keep falling down

  ➔ Verb + keep + gerund (continuous action)

  ➔ "keep" followed by the gerund "falling" shows an ongoing, repeated action: I **keep falling** down.

• I think my heart could pound right out of me

  ➔ Modal verb "could" for ability/potential

  ➔ "could" expresses a possible ability in the past or a hypothetical situation: my heart **could** pound.

• Where nothing could go wrong

  ➔ Modal verb "could" in a hypothetical clause

  ➔ "could" here shows a condition that is imagined as possible: **could** go wrong.

• Like a river, made of silver

  ➔ Simile with "like" + reduced relative clause

  ➔ "like" introduces a comparison, and "made of silver" is a reduced relative clause describing the river: **like** a river, **made of silver**.