Guy For That

• By: Post Malone, Luke Combs
• Album: F-1 Trillion

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sight /saɪt/ B1	verb - to aim or look carefully noun - the ability to see
rifle /ˈraɪfl/ B2	noun - a firearm with a rifled barrel
bind /baɪnd/ B1	verb - to tie or fasten tightly
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or route between two places
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - appendages used for flight
tires /ˈtaɪərz/ A2	noun - rubber coverings fitted around a wheel
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate a vehicle noun - an urge or motivation
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the faculty of consciousness and thought
dime /daɪm/ A2	noun - a ten-cent coin
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A2	noun - separate parts of something
build /bɪld/ A1	verb - to construct
machine /məˈʃiːn/ A2	noun - an apparatus using mechanical power
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the arm

Grammar:

• I GOT A GUY TO SIGHT IN MY RIFLE

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase "to sight in" explains the purpose of having a guy. It indicates what the person does: they "sight in" (adjust the sights of) the rifle.

• MY MAMA’S NEW BOYFRIEND RE-BINDS BIBLES

  ➔ Possessive 's (Mama's)

  ➔ "Mama's" shows possession, indicating that the boyfriend belongs to Mama. It's a common and informal way to show ownership or association.

• OH, THAT AIN’T EXACTLY WHAT I’M LOOKIN’ FOR

  ➔ Informal contraction "ain't" and present continuous tense

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction for "am not," "is not," "are not," "has not," or "have not." "I'm lookin' for" is a colloquial pronunciation of "I am looking for", using the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

• SOMEONE TO PUT HER TIRES BACK INTO DRIVE

  ➔ Infinitive as an adjective (to put)

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to put her tires back into drive" modifies "someone", describing what kind of person he's looking for.

• AND IF THEY DON’T, THEN I JUST MIGHT

  ➔ Conditional sentence (implied condition)

  ➔ This is a shortened conditional sentence. The full sentence would be something like: "And if they don't put her tires back into drive, then I just might...". The "don't" implies the omitted part, which is the action from the previous line. "Might" expresses possibility.

• LOSE WHAT’S LEFT OF MY NEVER LOVIN’ MIND

  ➔ Reduced relative clause ("what's left") and gerund used as adjective (lovin')

  ➔ "What's left" is a reduction of "what is left." "Lovin'" is a gerund being used as an adjective to describe "mind," giving it a quality of being about love or romance.

• I’M DAMN NEAR DOWN, TO MY LAST DIME

  ➔ Idiomatic expression (down to my last dime)

  ➔ "Down to my last dime" is an idiom meaning to have almost no money left.

• BUT PICKIN’ UP THE PIECES IS THE HARD PART

  ➔ Gerund as subject (Pickin' up)

  ➔ "Pickin' up" (picking up) is a gerund acting as the subject of the sentence.

• KNOW A V.I.P. UP AT M.I.T.

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'I') and prepositional phrase (up at)

  ➔ The sentence omits "I" at the beginning, which is common in informal speech. "Up at" indicates a location relative to M.I.T.