Coming Home

• By: Old Dominion
• Album: Odies But Goodies

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives adverb - to or at one's home
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and other animals
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - a telephone
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - a one-piece garment for women or girls that covers the body and part or all of the legs
key /kiː/ A2	noun - a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock
candle /ˈkændl/ A2	noun - a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a wick down the middle, which is burned to produce light
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different nations or groups within a nation
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
gravity /ˈɡrævəti/ B2	noun - the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass
ragged /ˈræɡɪd/ B2	adjective - old and torn
winding /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - having bends and curves

Grammar:

• I've been so many miles

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've been" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I look like hell baby

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "look like hell" is a simile comparing one's appearance to something undesirable.

• I'm coming in hot baby

  ➔ Colloquial expression

  ➔ The phrase "coming in hot" is a colloquial expression meaning to arrive with enthusiasm or urgency.

• Gonna kiss you like I'm coming home from war

  ➔ Future intention (informal)

  ➔ The phrase "gonna" is an informal way to express future intention.

• Your gravity is pulling me

  ➔ Metaphor

  ➔ The phrase "your gravity is pulling me" is a metaphor comparing someone's attraction to gravitational force.

• Been driving all night

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "been driving" indicates an action that has occurred over a period of time and is relevant to the present.

• I'm almost there

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm almost there" uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action that is currently happening.