Knew You'd Come Around – English Lyrics

• By: Jason Aldean
• Album: Highway Desperado

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I've been here since they opened up the door

Before a bunch of boots filled up the floor

Cover band settin' up, and I was already two whiskeys in

Been drinkin' walls around this heart

I knew I'd need a good head start

Got me goodbye dust cloud gone, and baby, I ain't seen you since

But you always find me somehow

I knew you'd come around and lay those memories on me

Right there in the back of the bar in the dark when I'm lonely

There ain't no closin' time

Gettin' over you ain't over

They're shuttin' off the lights for the night and I ain't one step closer

To wherever you are, but you never let me down

I knew you'd come around

Yeah, I'm doin' all I know to do

To not let that missin' you get through

You got a way of workin' on me, put a hurtin' on me

Ain't nothing new

Damn girl, why's it gotta be right now?

I knew you'd come around and lay those memories on me

Right there in the back of the bar in the dark when I'm lonely

There ain't no closin' time

Gettin' over you ain't over

They're shuttin' off the lights for the night and I ain't one step closer

To wherever you are, but you never let me down

But I knew you'd come around

...

I didn't think you'd leave, but you did

Well, I wanted you back, but not like this

Ooh, not like this

Yeah, I knew you'd come around and lay those memories on me

Right there in the back of the bar in the dark when I'm lonely

There ain't no closin' time

Gettin' over you ain't over

They're shuttin' off the lights for the night and I ain't one step closer

To wherever you are, but you never let me down

I knew you'd come around

Yeah, I knew you'd come around

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward a place or person
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1	adverb - in a circle or from one place to another
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - to put something down gently
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
closin' /ˈkloʊzɪn/ B1	verb - to move something to cover an opening
whiskeys /ˈhwɪskiz/ B1	noun - a distilled alcoholic drink made from fermented grain mash
drinkin' /ˈdrɪŋkɪn/ A2	verb - to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body
shuttin' /ˈʃʌtɪn/ B1	verb - to close something, especially a door or lid
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - a source of illumination
closer /ˈkloʊsər/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
hurtin' /ˈhɜːrtɪn/ B1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury
missin' /ˈmɪsɪn/ A2	verb - to feel sadness for someone or something that is not there
dust /dʌst/ A1	noun - fine powder consisting of tiny particles
cloud /klaʊd/ A1	noun - a visible mass of water droplets in the sky
bar /bɑːr/ A1	noun - a place where alcoholic drinks are served
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light