Drowns the Whiskey – English Lyrics

• By: Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert
• Album: Rearview Town

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All the folks down in Lynchburg, Tennessee

Been working hard for good ol' boys like me

I don't wanna be the one to tell 'em

That stuff that they've been selling

Ain't working like it should

But I damn sure wish it would

Whiskey's supposed to drown the memory

I've gone from one to one too many

And the thing that really gets me

Is how your memory drowns the whiskey

Maybe it's the bar or the stool I'm on

Maybe it's the band and the sad old song

That keeps me buying rounds

That keeps me turning down

Any girl that wants to dance

And you ain't giving them a chance

Whiskey's supposed to drown the memory

I've gone from one to one too many

And the thing that really gets me

Is how your memory drowns the whiskey

...

Girl I don't have the proof that 80 proof

Ain't got a shot at touching you

But whiskey's supposed to drown the memory

I've gone from one to one too many

And the thing that really gets me

Is whiskey's supposed to drown the memory

I've gone from one to one too many

And the thing that really gets me

Is how your memory drowns the whiskey

Yeah the thing that really gets me

Is how your memory drowns the whiskey

...

All the folks down in Lynchburg, Tennessee

Been working hard for good old boys like

me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
whiskey /ˈwɪs.ki/ B2	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash
memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ B1	noun - the ability to recall past experiences or information
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to cause something to be submerged in liquid; to overwhelm
thing /θɪŋ/ A2	noun - an object, item, or matter
gets /ɡɛts/ B1	verb - to obtain or receive; to become
gone /ɡɒn/ B1	verb - having moved away or disappeared; past participle of go
stuff /stʌf/ B1	noun - things, material, or items in general
selling /ˈsɛl.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - the act of offering something for purchase
song /sɒŋ/ A2	noun - a short piece of music with words
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - a place where drinks, especially alcoholic ones, are served
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a social gathering for dancing
proof /pruːf/ B2	noun - evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	noun - a small amount of an alcoholic drink; a try or attempt
boys /bɔɪz/ A2	noun - male children or young men
folks /foʊks/ B1	noun - people in general; a group of people
Lynchburg /ˈlɪn(t)ʃbɜːrɡ/ C1	proper noun - a city in Tennessee, USA, known for its distillery
Tennessee /ˌtɛnəˈsiː/ C1	proper noun - a state in the southeastern United States