It All Comes Out in the Wash – English Lyrics

• By: Miranda Lambert
• Album: Wildcard

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ If you wear a white shirt to a crawfish boil ♪

♪ Stone washed jeans while you're changing the oil ♪

♪ When you find yourself dating the bridesmaid's ex ♪

♪ You accidentally bring him to the wedding ♪

♪ If you pour yourself a merlot to go ♪

♪ You dip your fries in a ketchup on a bumpy road ♪

♪ You spill the beans to your mama, sister got knocked up ♪

♪ In a truck at the 7/11, don't sweat it ♪

♪ It'll all come out, all come out in the wash ♪

♪ It'll all come out, all come out in the wash ♪

♪ Every little stain, every little heart break, don't matter how messy it got ♪

♪ You take the sin and the men and throw them all in ♪

♪ And you put that sucker on spin ♪

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♪ Got frisky with your boss at the copy machine ♪

♪ Drunk dialed your ex-husband don't remember a thing ♪

♪ Had a fancy dinner at your mother in-laws ♪

♪ Spilled A1 sauce on her table cloth, don't sweat it ♪

♪ A Tide stick will get it ♪

♪ It'll all come out, all come out in the wash ♪

♪ It'll all come out, all come out in the wash ♪

♪ Every little stain, every little heart break, don't matter how messy it got ♪

♪ You take the sin and the men and throw them all in ♪

♪ And you put that sucker on spin ♪

♪ Put that sucker on spin ♪

♪ You gotta put that sucker on spin ♪

♪ And the laundry list goes like this ♪

♪ Every tear drop, every white lie ♪

♪ Every dirty cotton sheet you let it line dry ♪

♪ All the mistakes, all the wild streaks ♪

♪ That's why the good Lord made bleach ♪

♪ Oohhh ohhhh ♪

♪ Cuz' it will all come out, all come out in the wash ♪

♪ It will all come out, all come out in the wash ♪

♪ Every little stain, every little heart break, don't matter how messy it got ♪

♪ You take the sin and the men and you throw them all in ♪

♪ And you put that sucker on spin ♪

♪ Put that sucker on spin ♪

♪ Yea put that sucker on spin ♪

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♪ Yea you put that sucker on spin ♪

♪ Round and round and round and round we go ♪

♪ Round and round and round and round we go ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stain /steɪn/ A2	noun - a discolored or dirty mark on fabric or a surface
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean something using water and usually soap noun - the act of cleaning something with water and soap
spin /spɪn/ A2	verb - to rotate rapidly
messy /ˈmesɪ/ A2	adjective - dirty, untidy, or disordered
boil /bɔɪl/ A2	verb - to reach the temperature at which a liquid begins to turn to vapor noun - the state of a liquid when it is boiling
crawfish /ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/ B1	noun - a small lobster-like crustacean
bridesmaid /ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/ B1	noun - a young woman who attends the bride at a wedding
merlot /mərˈloʊ/ B2	noun - a type of red wine grape or the wine made from it
ketchup /ˈkɛtʃʌp/ A2	noun - a thick, red sauce made from tomatoes, used as a condiment
frisky /ˈfrɪski/ B2	adjective - playful and full of energy
bleach /bliːtʃ/ A2	verb - to make something white or lighter by using a chemical noun - a chemical used to make things white or lighter
laundry /ˈlɔːndri/ A1	noun - clothes and linens that need to be washed, or the process of washing them
tear /tɪr/ A1	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye, often due to emotion
streak /striːk/ B1	noun - a long, thin line or mark

Key Grammar Structures

• If you wear a white shirt to a crawfish boil

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 0/1)

  ➔ The "if" clause introduces a condition. This is a Zero or Type 1 Conditional, describing a general truth or a likely situation and its typical result (implied later as "don't sweat it").

• Stone washed jeans while you're changing the oil

  ➔ Conjunction "while" + Present Continuous (for simultaneous actions)

  ➔ "while" is used here to indicate two actions happening simultaneously. The structure "while you're changing" describes an ongoing action that occurs at the same time as another.

• When you find yourself dating the bridesmaid's ex

  ➔ "find oneself + -ing" (idiomatic expression)

  ➔ The idiom "find yourself dating" means to unexpectedly be in the situation of dating someone, often without having intended it.

• You pour yourself a merlot to go

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun + Infinitive of Purpose ("to go")

  ➔ "yourself" is a reflexive pronoun showing the action is done by the subject for their own benefit. "to go" is an infinitive of purpose, specifying that the merlot is for taking out of the establishment.

• You spill the beans to your mama

  ➔ Idiomatic Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The idiom "spill the beans" means to reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.

• It'll all come out, all come out in the wash

  ➔ Future Tense (contraction) + Idiomatic Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "It'll" is the contraction for "it will," indicating a future event. The idiom "come out in the wash" means a problem or mistake will eventually be resolved or no longer seem important.

• don't matter how messy it got

  ➔ Informal Grammar: "don't matter" + Indirect Question/Clause

  ➔ "don't matter" is an informal and grammatically incorrect usage for "doesn't matter" (lacking subject-verb agreement for "it"). "how messy it got" is an indirect question acting as a noun clause, specifying the degree of mess.

• That's why the good Lord made bleach

  ➔ Result Clause ("That's why")

  ➔ "That's why" is a common phrase used to introduce the reason or explanation for a preceding statement or situation.

• sister got knocked up

  ➔ Informal Passive Voice ("get + past participle")

  ➔ "got knocked up" is an informal and colloquial expression for "became pregnant." It's an example of the informal passive voice using "get" instead of "be."

• And you put that sucker on spin

  ➔ Phrasal Verb ("put on") + Informal Noun ("sucker")

  ➔ "put... on spin" is a phrasal verb referring to initiating a specific function or cycle, here for a washing machine. "sucker" is an informal, often slightly derogatory or playful, term for a thing.