homecoming queen? – English Lyrics

• By: Kelsea Ballerini

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(heavy drum beat) (crowd cheering)

(heels clicking on floor)

(high pitched ringing)

(door clicks open)

(crowd cheering fades)

(high pitched ringing continues)

(door slamming closed)

(heels clicking on floor)

(soft guitar riff)

♪ Hey homecoming queen ♪

♪ Why do you lie? ♪

♪ When somebody's mean ♪

♪ Where do you hide? ♪

♪ Do people assume ♪

♪ You're always alright? ♪

♪ Been so good at smiling ♪

♪ Most of your life ♪

♪ Look damn good in the dress ♪

♪ Zipping up the mess ♪

♪ Dancing with your best foot forward ♪

♪ Does it get hard ♪

♪ To have to play the part? ♪

♪ Nobody's feeling sorry for ya ♪

♪ But what if I told you the world wouldn't end ♪

♪ If you started showing what's under your skin? ♪

♪ What if you let 'em all in on the lie ♪

♪ Even the homecoming queen cries ♪

♪ Hey homecoming queen ♪

♪ How's things at home? ♪

♪ Still walking on eggshells ♪

♪ When that curtain's closed? ♪

♪ Did your daddy teach you ♪

♪ How to act tough? ♪

♪ Or more like your mama? ♪

♪ Sweep it under the rug ♪

♪ Look damn good in the dress ♪

♪ Zipping up the mess ♪

♪ Dancing with your best foot forward ♪

♪ Did you want the crown ♪

♪ Or does it weigh you down? ♪

♪ Nobody's feeling sorry for ya ♪

♪ What if I told you the world wouldn't end ♪

♪ If you started showing what's under your skin? ♪

♪ What if you let 'em all in on the lie? ♪

♪ Even the homecoming queen cries ♪

♪ Yeah, what if I told you the sky wouldn't fall? ♪

♪ If you lost your composure, said to hell with it all ♪

♪ Not everything pretty sparkles and shines ♪

♪ And even the homecoming queen cries ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Even the homecoming queen cries ♪

♪ Hey homecoming queen ♪

♪ Why do you lie? ♪

♪ When somebody's mean ♪

♪ Where do you hide? ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
homecoming /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ B2	noun - an annual tradition at some schools or colleges where alumni come back and a dance or celebration is held adjective - relating to the return home, especially to a school or town
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - a female ruler or the wife of a king
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to say something that is not true verb - to be in a horizontal or resting position
mean /miːn/ B1	adjective - unkind or unpleasant
hide /haɪd/ B1	verb - to put or keep out of sight
smiling /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ A2	verb (present participle) - making a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - a piece of clothing worn by women or girls verb - to put clothes on oneself
mess /mɛs/ B2	noun - a dirty or untidy state
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements to music
crown /kraʊn/ B2	noun - a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch
weight /weɪt/ B1	noun - the measure of how heavy something is
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer covering of a person or animal
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse above the earth where clouds and the sun are seen
composure /kəmˈpoʊʒər/ C1	noun - the state of being calm and in control of emotions
sparkle /ˈspɑːrkl/ B2	verb - to shine with flashes of light
shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ B1	adjective - reflecting light, bright