Honeymoon Avenue – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: Yours Truly: Tenth Anniversary

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of 'Honeymoon Avenue' and learn English through its beautiful and metaphorical lyrics. This song is special because it tells a relatable story of love and loss with a sophisticated blend of pop, R&B, and orchestral sounds, making it a perfect piece for appreciating intricate songwriting and powerful vocal storytelling.

[English]

- READY?

GO. TAKE ONE TAKE ONE.

♪♪♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ [DRUMS] ♪

♪ I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND ♪

♪ IT SEEMED TO MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE ♪

♪ THAN WHAT I SEE AHEAD OF US, AHEAD OF US, BABE ♪

♪ UH, I'M READY TO MAKE THAT TURN ♪

♪ BEFORE WE BOTH CRASH AND BURN ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THAT COULD BE THE DEATH OF US, THE DEATH OF US ♪

♪ BABY, YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN RAIN ♪

♪ AND YOU DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A CHANGE ♪

♪ STUCK IN THE SAME OLD LANE ♪

♪ GOING THE WRONG WAY HOME ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE MY HEART IS STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ♪

♪ I'M UNDER PRESSURE 'CAUSE I CAN'T HAVE YOU THE WAY THAT I WANT ♪

♪ LET'S JUST GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS ♪

♪ WHEN WE WERE ON HONEYMOON AVENUE ♪

♪ HONEYMOON AVENUE, MY BABY ♪

♪ COASTIN' LIKE CRAZY ♪

♪ CAN WE GET BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS? ♪

♪ HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BUTTERFLIES? ♪

♪ GUESS THEY ENCOUNTERED THAT STOP SIGN ♪

♪ AND MY HEART IS AT A YELLOW LIGHT, A YELLOW LIGHT ♪

♪ HEY, RIGHT WHEN I THINK THAT WE'VE FOUND IT ♪

♪ WELL, THAT'S WHEN WE START TURNIN' AROUND ♪

♪ YOU'RE SAYING, "BABY, DON'T WORRY" ♪

♪ BUT WE'RE STILL GOING THE WRONG WAY ♪

♪ BABY, YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN RAIN ♪

♪ AND YOU DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A CHANGE ♪

♪ STUCK IN THE SAME OLD LANE ♪

♪ GOING THE WRONG WAY HOME ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE MY HEART IS STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ♪

♪ I'M UNDER PRESSURE 'CAUSE I CAN'T HAVE YOU THE WAY THAT I WANT ♪

♪ LET'S JUST GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS ♪

♪ WHEN WE WERE ON HONEYMOON AVENUE ♪

♪ HONEYMOON AVENUE, MY BABY ♪

♪ COASTIN' LIKE CRAZY ♪

♪ CAN WE GET BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS? ♪

♪ THEY SAY ONLY FOOLS FALL IN LOVE ♪

♪ WELL, THEY MUST'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT US ♪

♪ AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ♪

♪ I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I KNOW I'M RIGHT ♪

♪ WE'RE GON' BE LOST IF WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT ♪

♪ HONEY, I KNOW, YEAH ♪

♪ WE CAN FIND OUR WAY HOME BABY ♪

♪ I FEEL LIKE MY HEART IS STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ♪

♪ I'M UNDER PRESSURE 'CAUSE I CAN'T HAVE YOU THE WAY THAT I WANT ♪

♪ LET'S JUST GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS ♪

♪ WHEN WE WERE ON HONEYMOON AVENUE ♪

♪ HONEYMOON AVENUE, MY BABY ♪

♪ COASTIN' LIKE CRAZY ♪

♪ CAN WE GET BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS? ♪

♪ WHEN WE WERE ON HONEYMOON AVENUE ♪

♪ HONEYMOON AVENUE, MY BABY ♪

♪ COASTIN' LIKE CRAZY ♪

♪ CAN WE GET BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ CAN WE GET BACK ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to control and direct the movement of a vehicle
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky in drops
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to become different noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently adverb - to or at the place where one lives
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ A2	noun - vehicles moving on a road
pressure /ˈpreʃər/ B1	noun - the feeling of stress or strain caused by the need to do something
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire for something noun - a lack or deficiency of something
honeymoon /ˈhʌnimuːn/ B1	noun - a holiday taken by a couple after their wedding
avenue /ˈævənjuː/ B1	noun - a wide street, especially in a town or city
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally ill; insane.
butterflies /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/ A1	noun - insects with large, often brightly colored wings
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating noun - an act of stopping
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - giving out light; bright
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct; incorrect adverb - in an incorrect manner or way
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a struggle or conflict noun - a struggle or conflict
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - to discover (something) unexpectedly or while looking for something else

Key Grammar Structures

• I looked in my rearview mirror and

  ➔ Past Simple & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses the **past simple** tense for 'looked' and the prepositional phrase 'in my rearview mirror'.

• I'm ready to make that turn

  ➔ Present Simple with 'to be' + Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with the auxiliary verb 'am' (to be) + adjective 'ready' and the infinitive 'to make'.

• Baby, you know how to drive in rain

  ➔ Present Simple, Adverbial Clause of Manner, Infinitive

  ➔ Uses the **present simple** tense ('know'), the adverbial clause of manner 'how to drive' and the infinitive 'to drive' .

• And you decided not to make a change

  ➔ Past Simple, Negative Infinitive

  ➔ The sentence uses the **past simple** tense ('decided') and a **negative infinitive** ('not to make').

• I feel like my heart is stuck

  ➔ Present Simple & Clause of comparison

  ➔ Uses the present simple, and 'like' introduces a clause of comparison.

• Let's just go back to the way it was

  ➔ Imperative, Modal Verb, Prepositional phrase

  ➔ Uses an imperative form ('Let's'), the modal verb 'just' and a prepositional phrase 'to the way...'.

• When we were on Honeymoon Avenue

  ➔ Past Continuous & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The sentence employs the **past continuous** tense ('were...on') and a prepositional phrase, 'on Honeymoon Avenue'.

• What happened to the butterflies?

  ➔ Past Simple & Interrogative Sentence

  ➔ This is a past simple question with the question word 'what'.