Pour Me A Drink

• By: Post Malone, Blake Shelton
• Album: F-1 Trillion

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
pour /pɔːr/ A2	verb - to flow or cause to flow
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid for drinking verb - to swallow liquid
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity or sport usually involving skill or knowledge in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or team
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ A2	noun - a piece of paper or card that gives you the right to enter a place, travel on public transport, etc.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to one of low pressure
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - allowing access, passage, or a view
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - the cloud of black, gray, or white gases and dust that is produced by burning something verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of burning tobacco or a drug
buzz /bʌz/ B2	noun - a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure
roll /roʊl/ A2	noun - a piece of something that is rolled up verb - move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the posterior surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light and send signals to the brain
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ A2	noun - a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid
friday /ˈfraɪdeɪ/ A1	noun - the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday

Grammar:

• FORTY HOURS GOT ME GOIN’ OUT MY MIND

  ➔ Causative "get" (informal)

  ➔ The phrase "got me goin'" uses the informal causative "get + object + present participle" to indicate that the forty hours of work *caused* the speaker to go out of their mind.

• NOW MY BABY’S GONNER THAN A TULSA WIND

  ➔ Informal contraction and comparative

  ➔ "Gonner" is an informal contraction of "gone". The phrase "gonner than a Tulsa wind" uses a comparative structure to emphasize how completely the speaker's baby is gone.

• JUDGIN’ BY THE STONE SOBER, STATE I’M IN

  ➔ Present participle as adjective, relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ "Judgin'" is the present participle of "judge" used here as an adjective modifying the unspoken subject. "The state I'm in" is a relative clause where the relative pronoun "that" is omitted (the state *that* I'm in).

• I’M BOUT TO GET ON A BUZZ

  ➔ Informal expression "bout to" (about to)

  ➔ "Bout to" is an informal contraction of "about to", indicating an imminent action. Here it suggests the speaker is about to get intoxicated.

• YEAH I’VE BEEN BREAKIN’ MY BACK

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense "I've been breakin'" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. It emphasizes the duration and ongoing nature of the hard work.

• JUST KEEPIN’ UP WITH THE JONES’ES

  ➔ Gerund as object of preposition, idiom

  ➔ "Keepin'" is a gerund acting as the object of the preposition "with". "Keeping up with the Joneses" is an idiom meaning to strive to attain the same material possessions and lifestyle as one's neighbors or peers.

• WHEN IT’S UP ON A FRIDAY, AND I’M PAID

  ➔ Passive voice (implied subject)

  ➔ "It’s up" implies a passive construction where the implied subject is the paycheck or salary. The paycheck is available/ready to be cashed on Friday.