She Had Me At Heads Carolina

• By: Cole Swindell

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - male children or young men
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - female children or young women
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known verb - to give a name to
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a platform in a theater or hall
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
fan /fæn/ A2	noun - a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is or can be occupied
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - devices producing artificial light
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear

Grammar:

• I was out with the boys, catchin' up at a neon light

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense (was catchin')

  ➔ The past continuous tense, "was catchin'", describes an action in progress at a specific time in the past. It illustrates that the speaker was in the process of "catching up" with his friends.

• Didn't know 'til we walked in, it was karaoke night

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (walked in, was)

  ➔ The past simple tense "walked in" describes a completed action in the past. "Was" indicates a state of being in the past.

• She was in a circle of girls, chasin' a shot with a lime

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense (was...chasing)

  ➔ The past continuous tense "was...chasing" describes an ongoing action at a specific point in the past.

• Next thing I knew, man, she was up on the stage, singin'

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense (was singin')

  ➔ The past continuous tense "was singin'" describes an action in progress at a specific point in time.

• Maybe she'd fall for a boy from South Georgia

  ➔ Conditional (would + base verb)

  ➔ "She'd fall" (she would fall) expresses a hypothetical or possible future event. It implies uncertainty about whether she will actually fall for the boy.

• She's got the bar in the palm of her hand

  ➔ Present Perfect (has got/ has)

  ➔ She's got can also be interpreted as she has. In this context, she possess the bar.

• When this song is over, I gotta find her

  ➔ Future Time Clause (when + present simple, future simple)

  ➔ The structure 'When + present simple, future simple' indicates that the action in the future ('I gotta find her') will happen after the condition in the present simple ('this song is over') is met.

• 'Cause she had me at "Heads Carolina"

  ➔ Past Simple (had)

  ➔ The past simple tense "had" describes a completed action in the past that had a significant impact on the speaker. It means the moment she sang "Heads Carolina," he was captivated.