That Ain’t Beautiful – English Lyrics

• By: Sam Hunt

Lyrics & Translation

Explore modern country music with Sam Hunt's "That Ain't Beautiful." This genre-bending track combines spoken-word verses with a catchy chorus to deliver a message about self-worth and potential, offering a unique listening experience for those interested in contemporary sounds.

[English]

You can cake on all that make up

And steal your roomate's dressed

Take pictures of your good side

In the bathroom at the bar

Call your friend a slut

For leavin' the party early

With the guy who never looked at you

And you can split an Adderal

With a stranger in a bathroom stall

Send a misspelled text to an ex

Who put his fist through your bedroom wall

'Cause bein' treated like shit

It's really comfortable to you

Know what I'm sayin'? (No, no, no)

That ain't beautiful

...

No, that ain't you

...

You can do better

Oh, you can do better, better

You can fly to Turks and Caicos

In a seat you can't afford

'Cause some girl you met six months ago

Asked you to be in her wedding

You're pissed at your plus-one

Even though he's just a friend

For lookin' up the girl from LSU, on Instagram

With the drunk bridesmaids, divin' for the bouquet

Spilling cabernet on the dance floor

And you're in the back with your arms crossed

Bein' a bad sport and you

Wake up in the mornin' in the wrong room

You can't find your passport

And you call your mama cryin' on the bathroom floor

But that ain't beautiful

No, that ain't you

You can do better

...

Oh, you can do better, better

Yeah, that ain't beautiful

No, that ain't you

You can do better

Oh, you can do better, better

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cake /keɪk/ A1	verb - to apply thickly
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take something without permission
dress /drɛs/ A1	noun - a piece of clothing for women or girls
misspell /ˌmɪsˈspɛl/ B1	verb - to spell a word incorrectly
ex /ɛks/ A2	noun - former boyfriend or girlfriend
comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ A2	adjective - feeling relaxed and at ease
afford /əˈfɔːrd/ A2	verb - to have enough money to pay for something
wedding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ A1	noun - a ceremony where two people get married
bridesmaid /ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/ B1	noun - a woman who helps the bride at a wedding
bouquet /buˈkeɪ/ B1	noun - an arrangement of flowers
cabernet /ˈkæbərneɪ/ B2	noun - a type of red wine
passport /ˈpæspɔːrt/ A1	noun - a document allowing travel between countries
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, often from sadness
treat /triːt/ A2	verb - to behave toward someone in a certain way
pissed /pɪst/ B2	adjective - angry or annoyed

Key Grammar Structures

• You can cake on all that make up

  ➔ Modal verb + infinitive; Quantifier 'all'

  ➔ "can" expresses ability. "cake on" is a phrasal verb meaning to apply heavily. "all that make up" refers to the entire amount of makeup.

• Call your friend a slut

  ➔ Direct object + noun as a derogatory term

  ➔ This sentence uses a noun ('slut') as a direct object complement, describing the friend in a highly offensive way. It demonstrates a harsh and judgmental tone.

• For leavin' the party early

  ➔ Gerund phrase functioning as a reason/cause

  ➔ "leavin'" is a gerund (verb acting as a noun). The entire phrase explains *why* the friend is being called a name.

• With the guy who never looked at you

  ➔ Relative clause defining the guy

  ➔ The phrase "who never looked at you" is a relative clause modifying 'the guy'. It provides essential information about which guy is being referred to.

• You're pissed at your plus-one

  ➔ Adjective 'pissed' (informal) + preposition 'at' + possessive pronoun

  ➔ "pissed" is a colloquial adjective meaning angry. The preposition 'at' is used to indicate the target of the anger.