Fire Escape – English Lyrics

• By: Miranda Lambert
• Album: Wildcard

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Miranda Lambert's "Fire Escape," a vibrant country song that offers a glimpse into American idioms and emotional storytelling. Through its vivid imagery and heartfelt delivery, you can learn expressions related to passionate connection and breaking free from convention, all while experiencing the rich narrative style that makes country music so special.

[English]

We'll smoke like a couple in the 1960's

Lit up like a pair of Woodstock hippies

Lookin' down on a town where it don't seem wrong

To be a bonfire blaze where it don't belong

Meet me on the fire escape

Meet me on the fire escape

Don't let me wait

I wanna start up this flame

Meet me on the fire escape

Meet me on the fire escape

When the building's burning

Baby, we're to blame

Mmm

...

Downtown bar band's bouncing off the brick walls

...

Half pint lovers rollin' out with their last calls

The street lights down on Lafayette

Ain't seen nothin' like you and me yet

Oh' meet me on the fire escape

Meet me on the fire escape

Don't let me wait

I wanna start up this flame

Meet me on the fire escape

Meet me on the fire escape

When the building's burning

Baby' we're to blame

Baby' we're to blame

Mmm

(Ah, ah)

(Ah, ah)

We'll smoke like a couple in the 1960's

Up all night like New York City

Oh' meet me on the fire escape

Meet me on the fire escape

Don't let me wait

I wanna start up this flame

Meet me on the fire escape

Meet me on the fire escape

When the building's burning

Baby, we're to blame

Mmm

(Ah, ah)

Mmm' mmm

(Ah, ah)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire escape /ˈfaɪər ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	noun - a metal staircase on the outside of a building, allowing people to escape quickly in a fire.
smoke /sməʊk/ A2	verb - to draw in and exhale the smoke of tobacco or a drug. noun - the visible vapor and gases given off by something burning.
couple /ˈkʌpl/ A2	noun - two people who are married, engaged, or in a romantic relationship.
lit /lɪt/ B1	adjective - illuminated; glowing or shining. (Past participle of 'light', used as adjective)
hippies /ˈhɪpiz/ B2	noun - (plural of hippie) a person of the counterculture of the 1960s, typically characterized by long hair, untraditional dress, and rejection of conventional values.
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a densely populated area, typically smaller than a city and larger than a village.
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - incorrect or mistaken; not right or true.
bonfire /ˈbɒnfaɪər/ B2	noun - a large outdoor fire, typically lit as part of a celebration or to burn rubbish.
blaze /bleɪz/ B2	noun - a very large or fiercely burning fire. verb - to burn fiercely or brightly.
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A1	noun - a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory.
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - on fire; producing flames and heat.
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong. noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong.
bouncing /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/ B1	verb - (of an object) to spring back after hitting a surface.
brick /brɪk/ A2	noun - a block of hard material used in building, typically made of fired clay. adjective - made of brick.
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ B1	noun - (plural of lover) a person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.
calls /kɔːlz/ A2	noun - (plural of call) a request, demand, or summons. (Specifically "last calls" in a bar context: the last time alcoholic drinks are served before closing.)
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens.
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin or initiate (an action or process).

Key Grammar Structures

• We'll smoke like a couple in the 1960's

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The use of 'will' indicates a future action or state, here expressing a planned or promised action.

• Lit up like a pair of Woodstock hippies

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ 'Lit up' is the past participle of 'light' used as an adjective to describe the state of being illuminated or excited.

• Lookin' down on a town where it don't seem wrong

  ➔ Contraction with 'don't'

  ➔ 'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not', used in informal or conversational English.

• Meet me on the fire escape

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or make requests, here inviting someone to meet.

• When the building's burning

  ➔ Possessive form with apostrophe

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'building's' indicates possession, showing that the building is burning.

• Baby, we're to blame

  ➔ Contraction with 'we're'

  ➔ 'We're' is a contraction of 'we are', used in informal or conversational English.

• Downtown bar band's bouncing off the brick walls

  ➔ Possessive form with apostrophe and gerund

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'band's' indicates possession, and 'bouncing' is a gerund describing the action.

• Half pint lovers rollin' out with their last calls

  ➔ Present participle and apostrophe contraction

  ➔ 'Rollin'' is a contraction of 'rolling' (present participle), and the apostrophe replaces the 'g'.