club – English Lyrics

• By: Kelsea Ballerini

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kelsea Ballerini's hit song "club" to explore relatable themes of self-acceptance and choosing your own path. This pop-country track offers straightforward, conversational English lyrics, making it an excellent song for language learners to grasp everyday phrases and expressions related to social life and personal preferences, all wrapped in a catchy, anthemic melody.

[English]

(despondent country music)

♪ Yeah I like my friends, yeah I like tequila ♪

♪ I like puttin' on a dress and dancin' with my feelings ♪

♪ I could be the life of any party ♪

♪ I can play along with anybody ♪

♪ But sorry ♪

♪ I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna watch everybody around me try to hook up ♪

♪ And say stuff they don't mean ♪

♪ And get drunk and get cheap ♪

♪ So what's wrong with me ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I already know it ain't worth it in the morning ♪

♪ And yeah I like the high, I just don't like payin' for it ♪

♪ I'm stressin' over conversations ♪

♪ But now that's anxiety that I'm erasin' ♪

♪ 'Cause lately ♪

♪ I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna watch everybody around me try to hook up ♪

♪ And say stuff they don't mean ♪

♪ And get drunk and get cheap ♪

♪ So what's wrong with me ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna wake up on the floor of a bathroom ♪

♪ Lookin' at the stamps on my hand like a tattoo ♪

♪ Say I'm never doin' that again if I don't have to ♪

♪ And I don't have to go to the club ♪

♪ So I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna watch everybody around me try to hook up ♪

♪ And say stuff they don't mean ♪

♪ And get drunk and get cheap ♪

♪ So what's wrong with me ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna watch everybody around me try to hook up ♪

♪ And say stuff they don't mean ♪

♪ And get drunk and get cheap ♪

♪ So what's wrong with me ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't wanna go to the club ♪

♪ I don't wanna wake up on the floor of a bathroom ♪

♪ Lookin' at the stamps on my hand like a tattoo ♪

♪ Say I'm never doin' that again if I don't have to ♪

♪ And I don't have to go to the club ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a place where people gather to dance, drink, or listen to music
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - people with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for entertainment or celebration
drunk /drʌŋk/ A2	adjective - under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated verb - to consume enough alcohol to become intoxicated
high /haɪ/ B1	adjective - feeling elated or under the effect of a drug
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ B2	noun - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - mental or emotional strain resulting from demanding circumstances verb - to emphasize or give special importance to something
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at or observe attentively over a period of time
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
cheap /tʃiːp/ A2	adjective - low in price; inexpensive
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room on which one stands
bathroom /ˈbæθruːm/ A1	noun - a room containing a bathtub or shower and a toilet
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ B1	noun - a permanent design made on the skin by inserting pigment with needles
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - emotional states or reactions
tequila /təˈkiːlə/ B1	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the blue agave plant, originating in Mexico

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I could be the life of any party ♪

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for ability

  ➔ The word "could" is used to express ability or possibility in the past or hypothetically.

• ♪ But sorry ♪

  ➔ Interjection (sorry) for apology

  ➔ "Sorry" is used here as an interjection to politely express disagreement or refusal.

• ♪ I don't wanna go to the club ♪

  ➔ Contraction (don't) and modal (wanna) for informal negation

  ➔ "Don't" is a contraction of "do not," and "wanna" is informal for "want to." Together, they create a casual negation.

• ♪ And get drunk and get cheap ♪

  ➔ Conjunction (and) for linking actions

  ➔ The conjunction "and" is used to link two actions together, indicating they happen sequentially or simultaneously.

• ♪ So what's wrong with me ♪

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with subject-verb inversion

  ➔ In questions with auxiliary verbs like "what's," the subject and verb are inverted for emphasis or formality.

• ♪ I already know it ain't worth it in the morning ♪

  ➔ Contraction (ain't) for informal negation

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction of "is not" or "are not," used informally for negation.

• ♪ But now that's anxiety that I'm erasin' ♪

  ➔ Present continuous (am erasin') for ongoing action

  ➔ The present continuous tense with "am erasin'" indicates an action happening now or over a period of time.

• ♪ I don't wanna wake up on the floor of a bathroom ♪

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (on the floor of a bathroom) for location

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "on the floor of a bathroom" specifies the location where the action of waking up occurs.