Red High Heels – English Lyrics

• By: Kellie Pickler
• Album: Small Town Girl

Lyrics & Translation

Step into Kellie Pickler's world with "Red High Heels," a vibrant country anthem that encourages listeners to embrace confidence and independence. This song offers a fun and engaging way to explore themes of empowerment and moving beyond heartbreak, all while enjoying a catchy, upbeat melody.

[English]

Baby, I got plans tonight you don't know nothin' about

I've been sittin' 'round way too long tryin' to figure you out

But you say that you'll call and you don't and I'm spinnin' my wheels

So I'm goin' out tonight in my red high heels

I'm gonna call up that old boyfriend who says still has it bad for me

I'm gonna take him into town, flaunt him around for everyone to see

Well, you said watch yourself, baby, yeah, you know the deal

Nobody holds a candle to me in my red high heels

Oh, you can watch me walk if you want to, want to

I bet you want me back now, don't you, don't you

I'm about to show you just how missin' me feels

In my red high heels

All those games you tried to play, well, they ain't gonna work on me now

I put up a barbed wire fence around my heart, baby, just to keep you out

Well, you thought I'd wait around forever, but, baby, get real

I just kicked you to the curb in my red high heels

Oh, you can watch me walk if you want to, want to

I bet you want me back now, don't you, don't you

I'm about to show you just how missin' me feels

In my red high heels

Oh, you can watch me walk if you want to, want to

I bet you want me back now, don't you, don't you

I'm about to show you just how missin' me feels

Oh, you can watch me walk if you want to, want to

I bet you want me back now, don't you, don't you

I'm about to show you just how missin' me feels

In my red high heels

In my red high heels

In my red high heels

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
plans /plænz/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the evening or night that is coming or is the present one
figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ B1	verb - to think or expect noun - a diagram or illustrative drawing.
wheels /wiːlz/ A1	noun - a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ A1	noun - a male friend or acquaintance.
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
candle /ˈkændl/ B1	noun - a stick of wax with a wick in the middle that produces light when burning.
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.
missin' /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not present or included
games /ɡeɪmz/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
wire /ˈwaɪər/ B1	noun - metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod.
fence /fɛns/ A2	noun - a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of land to mark a boundary, restrict access, or prevent escape.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles.
curb /kɜːrb/ B2	noun - a stone or concrete edging to a street or path.

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been sittin' 'round way too long tryin' to figure you out

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I've been sittin'" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I'm gonna call up that old boyfriend who says still has it bad for me

  ➔ Future Intentions (gonna)

  ➔ The phrase "I'm gonna call up" expresses a plan or intention to do something in the future.

• Nobody holds a candle to me in my red high heels

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The expression "holds a candle to" means to compare favorably with someone or something.

• I just kicked you to the curb in my red high heels

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The phrasal verb "kicked to the curb" means to reject or dismiss someone.

• I'm about to show you just how missin' me feels

  ➔ Be about to + base form

  ➔ The phrase "I'm about to show" indicates an action that is going to happen very soon.

• All those games you tried to play, well, they ain't gonna work on me now

  ➔ Negative Future Simple

  ➔ The phrase "they ain't gonna work" indicates that something will not happen in the future.

• Oh, you can watch me walk if you want to, want to

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (if clause)

  ➔ The phrase "if you want to" introduces a condition for the action to take place.