Dry Spell – English Lyrics

• By: Kacey Musgraves
• Album: Middle of Nowhere

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kacey Musgraves' witty and relatable "Dry Spell" to explore modern country slang and everyday conversational English. This song is special for its clever wordplay and frank, humorous take on a universal human experience, making it an engaging and fun way to enhance your English vocabulary and understanding of contemporary idioms. You'll learn to appreciate how language can be used to discuss personal topics with both honesty and a smile.

[English]

[SHOPPING CART ROLLING]

[TRUCK ENGINE REVS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[ELECTRIC GUITAR MELODY]

♪ IT'S BEEN A REAL LONG ♪

♪ 335 DAYS ♪

♪ AND THE LAST TIME ♪

♪ IT WASN'T GOOD ANYWAY ♪

♪ I'M SO LONELY ♪

♪ LONELY WITH A CAPITAL H ♪

♪ IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN SITTING ON THE WASHING MACHINE ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S TOOL UP IN MY SHED ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S BOOTS UNDER MY BED ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S TRUCK UP IN MY DRIVE ♪

♪ FOR A LATE NIGHT CALL FOR A REAL GOOD TIME ♪

♪ AIN'T NO NEW NOTCHES ON MY BELT ♪

♪ AND I'M TIRED OF KEEPING MY HANDS TO MYSELF ♪

♪ 911, IT'S OFFICIALLY A CRY FOR HELP ♪

♪ Y'ALL, I'M GOING THROUGH A DRY SPELL, YEP ♪

♪ SO TELL ME ♪

♪ WHAT'S A SELF RESPECTING GIRL TO DO? ♪

♪ I GOT THE BACON, AND NO ONE TO BRING IT HOME TO ♪

♪ IT'S A DROUGHT OUT HERE ♪

♪ WAITING ON A STORM ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ♪

♪ ME TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S TOOL UP IN MY SHED ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S BOOTS UNDER MY BED ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S TRUCK UP IN MY DRIVE ♪

♪ FOR A LATE NIGHT CALL FOR A REAL GOOD TIME ♪

♪ AIN'T NO NEW NOTCHES ON MY BELT ♪

♪ AND I'M TIRED OF KEEPING MY HANDS TO MYSELF ♪

♪ 911, IT'S OFFICIALLY A CRY FOR HELP ♪

♪ Y'ALL, I'M GOING THROUGH A DRY SPELL, YEP ♪

[SHOPPING CART RATTLES]

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S TOOL UP IN MY SHED ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S BOOTS UNDER MY BED ♪

♪ AIN'T NOBODY'S TRUCK UP IN MY DRIVE ♪

♪ FOR A LATE NIGHT CALL FOR A REAL GOOD TIME ♪

[GROCERY STORE SOUNDS]

CAN I HELP YOU?

♪ AIN'T NOBODY TO ROLL WITH IN THE HAY ♪

♪ AND NOBODY BUT THE CHICKENS ARE GETTING LAID ♪

♪ 911, IT'S OFFICIALLY A CRY FOR HELP ♪

♪ Y'ALL, I'M GOING THROUGH A DRY SPELL, YEP ♪

[BUZZER AND FEEDBACK]

SIXTY NINE

OKAY, UH, SO I WANT LIKE A BIG JUICY

[BEEP]

CAN I HAVE ONE OF THOSE? AND UH ALSO

[BEEP]

JUST THE TIP, AND THEN, UM, AWESOME

YEAH, ANYTHING ELSE THAT I SHOULD GET?

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
tool /tuːl/ A2	noun - an object used to carry out a particular function
shed /ʃed/ A2	noun - a small building used for storage
boots /buːts/ A2	noun - sturdy shoes covering the ankle
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - a large motor vehicle for transporting goods
drive /draɪv/ B1	noun - a road or a trip in a vehicle verb - to operate and control a vehicle
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to someone on the phone or to summon noun - an act of calling; a telephone conversation
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
belt /bɛlt/ A2	noun - a strip of leather or other material worn around the waist
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end parts of a person's arms that contain fingers
dry /draɪ/ A1	adjective - free from moisture verb - to remove moisture from something
spell /spɛl/ B2	noun - a period of time characterized by a particular condition (e.g., a dry spell) verb - to write or name the letters that form a word
help /hɛlp/ A1	noun - assistance given to someone verb - to give assistance to
drought /draʊt/ B2	noun - a prolonged period of deficient rainfall causing water shortage
storm /stɔːrm/ B1	noun - a violent weather condition with strong wind and rain
bull /bʊl/ A2	noun - an adult male bovine animal
horns /hɔːrnz/ B1	noun - hard, pointed projections on the head of certain animals

Key Grammar Structures

• IT'S BEEN A REAL LONG 335 DAYS

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple

  ➔ The verb "been" is the past participle used with "has/have" to form the present perfect, showing a state that started in the past and continues now.

• AND THE LAST TIME IT WASN'T GOOD ANYWAY

  ➔ Simple Past (negative)

  ➔ "wasn't" is the contracted negative form of "was not", the simple past of "to be" used to describe a past situation.

• I'M SO LONELY LONELY WITH A CAPITAL H

  ➔ Simple Present

  ➔ "I'm" is the contraction of "I am" and expresses a current state in the simple present.

• I'VE BEEN SITTING ON THE WASHING MACHINE

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "have been sitting" combines "have/has" + "been" + "-ing" form, showing an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

• AND I'M TIRED OF KEEPING MY HANDS TO MYSELF

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ "Keeping" is a gerund that follows the preposition "of"; gerunds act like nouns after prepositions.

• Y'ALL, I'M GOING THROUGH A DRY SPELL, YEP

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ "am going through" uses the verb "to be" + "-ing" form to describe a temporary situation happening now.

• WHAT'S A SELF RESPECTING GIRL TO DO?

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "to do" is an infinitive that expresses the purpose or expected action after the phrase "what's a ... girl".

• I GOT THE BACON, AND NO ONE TO BRING IT HOME TO

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after a noun

  ➔ "to bring" follows the noun phrase "no one" and shows the purpose of the missing person – the action that should be done.

• AIN'T NOBODY'S TOOL UP IN MY SHED

  ➔ Informal negative contraction (ain't) + possessive 's with indefinite pronoun

  ➔ "ain't" replaces "is not" in informal speech, and "nobody's" is the possessive form of "nobody", showing ownership.