Oklahoma Smokeshow

• By: Zach Bryan

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a horse or other animal, or to travel in a vehicle
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - drops of salty liquid that flow from your eyes when you are unhappy or hurt
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A2	adjective - having a strong feeling against someone who has behaved badly, making you want to shout at them or hurt them
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - a large motor vehicle used for transporting goods
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ B1	noun - a strong, brown alcoholic drink made from grain
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
God /ɡɑːd/ A1	noun - the being or spirit that is worshipped and believed to have created the universe
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to form a happy expression on your face noun - a happy expression on your face
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an area with a lot of houses, shops, and other buildings
drunk /drʌŋk/ B1	adjective - affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
smokeshow /ˈsmoʊkʃoʊ/ N/A	noun - (slang) An extremely attractive woman.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives

Grammar:

• Go on and put on that dress that all the bad boys like

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining/identifying)

  ➔ The clause "that all the bad boys like" modifies and defines which dress is being referred to. It's a necessary clause for understanding the sentence's meaning. Without this clause, we wouldn't know which specific dress to put on.

• I know your daddy ain't home so ride with me tonight

  ➔ Informal Contraction (ain't), Imperative Mood (ride)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a contraction of "is not/are not/am not/has not/have not" and is highly informal. "Ride" is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or instruction. It's an abbreviated imperative (the 'you' is implied: 'you ride').

• You always wind up here in a puddle of tears

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (wind up)

  ➔ "Wind up" means to end up in a particular situation or place, often unintentionally.

• Them boys are out and they're angry and they're lookin' for blood

  ➔ Informal Pronoun Usage ('Them' instead of 'Those')

  ➔ Using "them" instead of "those" before a noun is considered informal and is common in some dialects. It adds a colloquial feel to the lyrics.

• There's so much whiskey in his coke, it'll make her nose bend

  ➔ "So...that" structure expressing consequence

  ➔ The structure "so much whiskey...that it'll..." indicates that the quantity of whiskey is so high that it will cause a specific result (make her nose bend). This shows cause and effect.

• She's known God since she was a child

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense "has known" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. It emphasizes the duration of the relationship with God, starting from childhood until now.

• She'll never make it out alive

  ➔ Future Simple (with will)

  ➔ "She'll never make it out alive" uses the future simple tense with "will" (contracted to "'ll") to express a prediction or belief about what will happen in the future.

• He'd take you home but he's too drunk to drive

  ➔ Conditional Clause (mixed)

  ➔ This is a mixed conditional; it implies a hypothetical situation in the present (him taking her home) that is impossible because of a present condition (he is too drunk). "He'd take" is a contraction of "He would take", expressing the conditional.