Cold As You – English Lyrics

• By: Luke Combs
• Album: What You See Ain’t Always What You Get

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of heartache and resilience with Luke Combs' "Cold As You." This song offers a glimpse into the language of country heartbreak, teaching listeners how vivid imagery and simple metaphors can convey deep emotions. Discover how Combs uses the setting of a classic dive bar to illustrate the universal experience of dealing with lost love, making it a compelling study in emotional expression.

[English]

You know, I've seen guys like you in here before.

You're not the only lonely one.

♪ It's a junked out joint off a backroad ♪

♪ A blinkin' window sign with an arrow ♪

♪ A gravel lot chocked full of toolbox trucks ♪

♪ Makin' their happy hour way home ♪

♪ When guys like me lose girls like you ♪

♪ That's where we run to ♪

♪ They got "Whiskey River" on a jukebox ♪

♪ A honky tonk sawdust dance floor ♪

♪ A neon five o'clock broke clock ♪

♪ And plenty damn many when you want one more ♪

♪ This broke heart fool on an old bar stool ♪

♪ Drinkin' beer almost as cold as you ♪

♪ A bunch of good time numbers on the stall door ♪

♪ A picture of you on the dart board ♪

♪ Them cinder block walls ain't ever been cleaned ♪

♪ Still ain't as dirty as you done me ♪

♪ "Whiskey River" on a jukebox ♪

♪ A honky tonk sawdust dance floor ♪

♪ A neon five o'clock broke clock ♪

♪ And plenty damn many when you want one more ♪

♪ This broke heart fool on an old bar stool ♪

♪ Drinkin' beer almost as cold as you ♪

♪ When guys like me lose girls like you ♪

♪ That's where we run to ♪

♪ We got "Whiskey River" on a jukebox ♪

♪ A honky tonk sawdust dance floor ♪

♪ A neon five o'clock broke clock ♪

♪ And plenty damn many when you want one more ♪

♪ Of this broke heart fool on an old bar stool ♪

♪ Drinkin' beer almost as cold as you ♪

♪ Cold as you ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
seen /siːn/ B1	verb - past participle of see
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because you have no friends or company
junked /dʒʌŋkt/ B2	adjective - abandoned; discarded
joint /dʒɔɪnt/ B1	noun - a place, especially a bar or restaurant.
backroad /ˈbækroʊd/ B1	noun - a minor road, often in a rural area
blinking /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to open and close your eyes quickly
arrow /ˈæroʊ/ A2	noun - a mark or sign
gravel /ˈɡrævl/ A2	noun - small stones used for making roads or paths
toolbox /ˈtuːlbɒks/ B1	noun - a container for tools
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be unable to find something or someone
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
jukebox /ˈdʒuːkbɒks/ B1	noun - a machine that plays music when you put money into it
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move your body rhythmically to music noun - an act of moving your body rhythmically to music
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the part of a room that you walk on
broke /brəʊk/ B1	adjective - having no money
clock /klɒk/ A1	noun - a device that shows the time
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person who acts unwisely verb - to deceive or trick someone
beer /bɪər/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from grain
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - at a low temperature
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - covered or marked with an unclean substance

Key Grammar Structures

• You're not the only lonely one.

  ➔ Negative contraction with 'not' to form negation in present tense.

  ➔ The phrase 'You're not' is a contraction of 'You are not', used to make a negative statement about the subject.

• a blinkin' window sign with an arrow

  ➔ Use of informal slang 'blinkin' to intensify description.

  ➔ The adjective 'blinkin'' is an informal way to emphasize the window sign, implying it's noticeable or striking.

• makin' their happy hour way home

  ➔ Use of informal verb form 'makin'' as a colloquial contraction of 'making'.

  ➔ The form 'makin'' is a colloquial contraction of 'making', commonly used in casual speech to indicate an ongoing action.

• "When guys like me lose girls like you"

  ➔ Use of 'like' as a preposition to compare or describe similarity.

  ➔ In this phrase, 'like' functions as a preposition meaning 'similar to' or 'such as', used for comparison.

• Drinkin' beer almost as cold as you

  ➔ Use of the comparative 'as...as' to compare two qualities.

  ➔ The structure 'almost as cold as you' uses the 'as...as' construction to compare the temperature of the beer to that of 'you', implying that the beer is very cold, nearly as cold as the person.