Player – English Lyrics

• By: Jenna Davis

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Jenna Davis's country-pop hit "Player" to explore themes of self-assurance amidst relationship struggles. This song is special for its confident energy and clever songwriting that frames a common experience within modern relationship dynamics.

[English]

I was in my car singing car karaoke

You pulled up in your Jeep Cherokee

At the stoplight

With the new girl of the night

She looked back in your rearview mirror

Sure, her brown eyes were a stinger

But little does she know

She won't last either, so

Let's go back to the night where it started

Warning, I left brokenhearted

With my best friend on my arm

And a half-eaten Klondike bar

So I walked in in the wrong room, right time

Saw my boy make out with Adeline

Could not believe my eyes

But now I ain't surprised, so

I turned around and he was all like, "I'm sorry"

Well, I just turned around again and said

"Hello, yes, I'd like to report a player"

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

He'll win you over with his smooth talk

Soon he'll wanna meet your mom and pop

But before you can

He'll leave you for the next gem

And if you ask about his ex-girl

He'll say she moved on too well

But before you know it

You'll be gone and ghosted

I turned around and he was all like, "I'm sorry"

Well, I just turned around again and said

"Hello, yes, I'd like to report a player"

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

When he chased me down the driveway

I couldn't stand to see his face

'Cause he's so gorgeous

With a hint of poison, oh

So he texts me this morning

And he's like, "Can I see you tomorrow?"

And I'm like, "Dude, you are such a player, ugh"

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

This gonna be, this gonna be

This be the last time you play with me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
karaoke /ˌkærəˈoʊki/ B1	noun - the practice of people singing along to recorded backing music.
stinger /ˈstɪŋər/ B1	noun - a sudden, sharp pain or emotional blow.
brokenhearted /ˈbroʊkənˌhɑːrtɪd/ B2	adjective - sad or disappointed because of a failed love affair.
make out /ˈmeɪk aʊt/ B1	verb - to kiss passionately.
report /rɪˈpɔːrt/ A2	verb - to give an account of something.
smooth /smuːθ/ A2	adjective - having an even and regular surface or consistency; sophisticated.
gem /dʒem/ B1	noun - a precious or semi-precious stone.
ghosted /ˈɡoʊstɪd/ B1	verb - to suddenly stop all communication with someone.
chased /tʃeɪst/ A2	verb - to run after someone or something in order to catch them.
driveway /ˈdraɪvweɪ/ A2	noun - a short private road leading from a public road to a house.
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/ B1	adjective - very beautiful or attractive.
poison /ˈpɔɪzn/ A2	noun - a substance that is harmful or fatal when taken into the body.
texts /teksts/ A2	verb - to send someone a text message.
player /ˈpleɪər/ A2	noun - a person who is good at manipulating people in romantic relationships.

Key Grammar Structures

• I was in my car singing car karaoke

  ➔ Past Continuous (Progressive)

  ➔ The verb "was" + "-ing" shows an ongoing action in the past: **was singing**.

• But little does she know

  ➔ Inversion with auxiliary "does" for emphasis

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "does" precedes the subject for emphasis: **does she**.

• She won't last either

  ➔ Future Simple Negative contraction (will not → won't)

  ➔ The negative contraction "won't" replaces "will not" to talk about the future: **won't last**.

• Let's go back to the night where it started

  ➔ Imperative with "let's" + infinitive; relative clause using "where"

  ➔ "Let's" is a polite imperative meaning "let us"; the clause "where it started" modifies "night".

• I turned around again and said, "Hello, yes, I'd like to report a player"

  ➔ Modal verb "would like to" for polite request; past simple narration

  ➔ "I'd like to" (I would like to) expresses a polite desire: **I'd like to report**.

• He'll win you over with his smooth talk

  ➔ Future simple with contraction "will" → "'ll"

  ➔ "He'll" is the contracted form of "he will", indicating a future action: **He'll win**.

• If you ask about his ex‑girl, he'll say she moved on too well

  ➔ First conditional (If + present simple, will + base verb)

  ➔ "If you ask" uses present simple in the if‑clause; "he'll say" uses "will" to express the result in the future.

• When he chased me down the driveway, I couldn't stand to see his face

  ➔ Past simple for past action; modal verb "couldn't" + infinitive for inability

  ➔ "couldn't" is the negative form of "could", showing inability: **couldn't stand**.

• So he texts me this morning and he's like, "Can I see you tomorrow?"

  ➔ Present simple for habitual action; colloquial expression "he's like"

  ➔ "texts" is present simple showing a repeated or current action; "he's like" introduces reported speech informally.