Holes In The Floor Of Heaven

• By: Steve Wariner
• Album: Burnin' The Roadhouse Down

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to express happiness with upturned corners of the mouth
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes as an expression of emotion
watching /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - looking at something for an extended period of time
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to recall to the mind
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sadness at the absence of someone or something
heaven /ˈhevn/ B1	noun - a place or state of great happiness; paradise.
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room or vehicle
pouring /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/ B1	verb - flowing rapidly in a steady stream
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ B1	adjective - exquisitely beautiful
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops

Grammar:

• One day shy of eight years old, When grandma passed away.

  ➔ Past Simple (passed away)

  ➔ Uses the Past Simple tense "passed away" to describe a completed action in the past. "Pass away" is a euphemism for "die".

• How I cried when the sky let go, With a cold and lonesome rain.

  ➔ Past Simple (cried, let go)

  ➔ The use of the Past Simple tense "cried" and "let go" describes completed actions in the past. "Let go" in this context means the sky began to rain.

• Momma smiled, said: "Don't be sad child."

  ➔ Imperative (Don't be sad)

  ➔ The phrase "Don't be sad" is an imperative sentence used to give a command or instruction. It's a negative command, using "Don't" + base form of the verb.

• "Cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven,"

  ➔ Contraction ('Cause), Existential 'there is'

  ➔ 'Cause is a contraction of "because". "There's" is a contraction of "There is," an existential construction used to indicate the existence of something.

• Year by year, we made a life, In this sleepy little town.

  ➔ Past Simple (made)

  ➔ The sentence uses the Past Simple tense "made" to describe a completed action in the past, which is building their life together.

• I thought we'd grow old together, Lord, I sure do miss her now.

  ➔ Conditional (we'd grow), Emphasis with 'do'

  ➔ "we'd grow" is a contraction of "we would grow", expressing a conditional or hypothetical situation. The use of "do miss" adds emphasis to the verb "miss", highlighting the intensity of the speaker's feeling.

• Well my little girl is 23, I walk her down the aisle.

  ➔ Present Simple (is, walk)

  ➔ The use of Present Simple "is" to state a current fact (age) and "walk" to describe a custom or planned event.

• It's a shame her Mom can't be here now, To see her lovely smile.

  ➔ Modal Verb (can't be)

  ➔ "can't be" expresses inability or impossibility. Here, it highlights the sadness that the mother is not able to be present.