Middle Of A Memory – English Lyrics

• By: Cole Swindell
• Album: You Should Be Here

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is about understanding the stories and emotions that connect us. Cole Swindell's 'Middle Of A Memory' is a perfect song to dive into the heart of modern country storytelling. Its clear narrative about a missed connection and the use of common expressions related to dating and memory make it an engaging way to learn conversational English. The song's relatable theme and classic country structure offer a special window into American culture and the universal language of 'what might have been.'

[English]

Baby, it just took one look at you

For me to change my one drink order to two

Like we already knew each other

Like we've been talking all night

About a minute into our first dance

We got blindsided by your friends

All in a hurry like you had to go

Didn't they know, you can't leave someone

Girl, you can't leave someone

In the middle of a dance floor all alone

In the middle of an old school country song

Right when I was just about to lean on in

Why'd you have to go then, baby

In the middle of the glow of the neon light

It shoulda, coulda, woulda been the night of our lives

Girl, it ain't right, no, how you gonna leave me

Right in the middle of a memory

We were gonna dance 'til they shut it down

People be starin' while I spin you 'round

Thinkin' we were so in love

They wouldn't know we haven't even hooked up

I'd get your number and I'd give you mine

And we'd be hangin' out tomorrow night

But now I don't know where you are

I'm under these lights right here in the dark

In the middle of a dance floor all alone

In the middle of an old school country song

Right when I was just about to lean on in

Why'd you have to go then, baby

In the middle of the glow of the neon light

It shoulda, coulda, woulda been the night of our lives

Girl, it ain't right, no, how you gonna leave me

In the middle of a memory

Yeah, it's like you walked right out

In the middle of a movie

Tore the back half out of a book

And no, you'll never know

Girl, what you did to me it ain't right

Saying goodbye

In the middle of a dance floor all alone

In the middle of what could be our song

Right when I was just about to lean on in

Why'd you have to go then, baby

In the middle of the glow of the neon light

It shoulda, coulda, woulda been the night of our lives

Girl, it ain't right, no, how you gonna leave me

Right in the middle of a memory

In the middle of a memory

In the middle of a memory

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Key Grammar Structures

• For me to change my one drink order to two

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'for me to change' uses the infinitive of purpose to express the reason or aim of the action.

• Like we've been talking all night

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ 'We've been talking' indicates an action that started in the past and continued up to the present or recently stopped.

• Didn't they know, you can't leave someone

  ➔ Negative Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase 'Didn't they know' is a negative tag question used to seek confirmation or express surprise.

• It shoulda, coulda, woulda been the night of our lives

  ➔ Modal Verb Contractions

  ➔ 'Shoulda, coulda, woulda' are informal contractions of 'should have,' 'could have,' and 'would have,' used for emphasis or regret.

• Right when I was just about to lean on in

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The phrase 'Right when I was just about to lean on in' is an adverbial clause of time, indicating the moment something happened.

• Girl, it ain't right, no, how you gonna leave me

  ➔ Double Negative (Informal)

  ➔ 'It ain't right' uses a double negative in informal speech, which is common in colloquial or poetic language.

• In the middle of what could be our song

  ➔ Modal Verb for Possibility

  ➔ 'Could be' uses the modal verb 'could' to express possibility or uncertainty.