Lyrics & Translation
“Before He Cheats” offers a great opportunity to learn English through its vivid storytelling and use of everyday slang. The lyrics paint a clear picture of betrayal and revenge, making the vocabulary easy to understand in context. The song’s narrative structure can help learners follow a story while picking up new phrases related to emotions and actions.
[English]
(vengeful music begins)♪ Right now, he's probably slow dancing ♪
♪ With a bleach-blonde tramp ♪
♪ And she's probably getting frisky ♪
♪ Right now, he's probably buying her ♪
♪ Some fruity little drink ♪
♪ 'Cause she can't shoot whiskey ♪
♪ Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool-stick ♪
♪ Showing her how to shoot a combo ♪
♪ And he don't know ♪
♪ I dug my key into the side ♪
♪ Of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive ♪
♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪
♪ I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights ♪
♪ Slashed a hole in all four tires ♪
♪ Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats ♪
♪ Right now, she's probably up singing ♪
♪ Some white-trash version of Shania karaoke ♪
♪ Right now, she's probably saying, "I'm drunk" ♪
♪ And he's a-thinking that he's gonna get lucky ♪
♪ Right now, he's probably dabbing on ♪
♪ Three dollars worth of that bathroom Polo ♪
♪ Oh, and he don't know ♪
♪ Oh, that I dug my key into the side ♪
♪ Of his pretty little souped four-wheel drive ♪
♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪
♪ I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights ♪
♪ Slashed a hole in all four tires ♪
♪ Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats ♪
♪ I might've saved a little trouble for the next girl ♪
♪ A-'cause the next time that he cheats ♪
♪ Oh, you know it won't be on me ♪
(vengeful music decreases)
♪ No, not on me ♪
(vengeful music swells)
♪ 'Cause I dug my key into the side ♪
♪ Of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive ♪
♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪
♪ I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights ♪
♪ Slashed a hole in all four tires ♪
♪ Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats ♪
♪ Oh, maybe next time, he'll think ♪
♪ Before he cheats ♪
♪ Oh, before he cheats ♪
♪ Oh ♪
Key Vocabulary
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digger /ˈdʌg/ B2 |
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cheats /tʃiːts/ B1 |
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slugger /ˈslʌɡər/ C1 |
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seat /siːt/ A2 |
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dish /dɪʃ/ A1 |
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whiskey /ˈwɪski/ A2 |
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drinks /drɪŋks/ A2 |
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seats /siːts/ A2 |
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tires /taɪərz/ A2 |
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body /ˈbɒdi/ A1 |
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name /neɪm/ A1 |
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drive /draɪv/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Right now, he's probably slow dancing.
➔ Present continuous tense.
➔ The phrase "he's probably slow dancing" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening at the moment.
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I dug my key into the side.
➔ Simple past tense.
➔ The phrase "I dug my key into the side" uses the simple past to describe a completed action in the past.
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Maybe next time, he'll think before he cheats.
➔ Future simple tense.
➔ The phrase "he'll think before he cheats" uses the future simple to express a prediction about a future action.
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Oh, and he don't know.
➔ Informal contraction.
➔ The phrase "he don't know" is an informal way of saying "he doesn't know," which is common in spoken English.
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I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights.
➔ Past simple with a specific object.
➔ The phrase "I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights" uses the past simple to describe a specific action that was completed.
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A-'cause the next time that he cheats.
➔ Informal contraction and future reference.
➔ The phrase "A-'cause the next time that he cheats" uses an informal contraction to refer to a future event.
