Next Thing You Know

• By: Jordan Davis

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to encounter someone
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	verb - making sounds and facial expressions of amusement.
trailer /ˈtreɪlər/ A2	noun - a vehicle towed by another
apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2	noun - a set of rooms for living in
carpet /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ A2	noun - a floor covering made of thick woven material
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange
jewelry /ˈdʒuːəlri/ B1	noun - ornamental objects worn for adornment
knee /niː/ A2	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg
porch /pɔːrtʃ/ B1	noun - a covered shelter in front of the entrance of a building
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
speech /spiːtʃ/ B1	noun - the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	noun - a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with a gem, worn on a finger
test /test/ A2	noun - a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use
doctor /ˈdɑːktər/ A1	noun - a person who is skilled in and licensed to practice medicine
scrubs /skrʌbz/ B2	noun - protective clothing worn by surgeons and other medical personnel

Grammar:

• You swear that you're stayin' single

  ➔ Present Continuous for future arrangement with "staying"

  ➔ The use of "staying" in the present continuous implies a firm intention or arrangement to remain single. It's often used sarcastically here, hinting that this intention won't last.

• You get her laughin' it's 2 AM

  ➔ Causative "get" + object + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Get her laughin'" means you cause her to laugh. This uses "get" in a causative way, meaning to make someone do something. The bare infinitive (laughin') is used in American English when following "get" in this form.

• Your old apartment is y'all's new place

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun "y'all's"

  ➔ "Y'all's" is a contraction of "you all's," used in Southern American English as a possessive pronoun equivalent to "your" but referring to a group of people.

• You're savin' money like never before, just to

  ➔ Comparative adverbial phrase "like never before"

  ➔ "Like never before" is an idiomatic phrase meaning that something is happening to a greater degree or intensity than it ever has in the past.

• Just prayin' she don't say no

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (informal omission of "that" and "should")

  ➔ The line implies "just praying that she doesn't say no" or "just praying she should not say no". In informal speech, "that" and "should" are often omitted after verbs expressing a wish or desire, like "pray".

• Y'all weren't really tryin'

  ➔ Past Continuous Negative with "y'all"

  ➔ This uses the past continuous negative form ("weren't trying") to describe an ongoing action in the past that wasn't happening. "Y'all" is a plural second-person pronoun used in Southern American English.

• Nobody's ever called you that

  ➔ Present Perfect with "ever" and possessive pronoun

  ➔ The present perfect tense ("Nobody's ever called") is used to describe an event that happened at an unspecified time in the past and is relevant to the present. "Ever" emphasizes that this has not happened at any point in the speaker's life until now.