THE LITTLE THINGS – English Lyrics

• By: Kelsea Ballerini
• Album: PATTERNS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of simple love with Kelsea Ballerini's "The Little Things," a '90s country-inspired ode to the everyday moments that make relationships special. This song encourages listeners to appreciate the small gestures and learn the language of love through its heartwarming lyrics and breezy melody .

[English]

作曲 : Kelsea Ballerini/Alysa Vanderheym/Ashley Gorley/Cary Barlowe

Ah ah ah ah ah

...

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

...

Save your money on the roses baby

Just leave a daisy on the dashboard

...

Just pick me up in your old Bronco baby

Don't gotta ride in on a white horse

When you're younger they say it's a kiss in the rain

Throwin' rocks at a window

...

But it's when we're in a crowded room

Put your hand on my back

And waitin' on me in the mornin'

With my coffee black

Back to the basics 'cause they're

Bigger than they seem yeah

Give me that typical simple love

It's the little things mm

...

Yeah it's the little things

...

Ah ah ah ah ah

...

It's the little things

It's knowin' when you need to pull me closer

...

And when you need to give me my space

...

It's wine and vinyl my head on your shoulder

Don't gotta treat it like a first date

Used to think it would be a backseat sex scene

Drawin' hearts on the window mm but

It's when we're a crowded room

Put your hand on my back

And waitin' on me in the mornin'

With my coffee black

Back to the basics 'cause they're

Bigger than they seem yeah

...

Give me that typical simple love

It's the little things mm mm mm

Yeah it's the little things

...

Ah ah ah ah ah

...

Ooh it ain't grandiose

Ah ah a

Just pull me in and kiss me slow

...

Ooh it ain't just for show

Just for show

...

Let's not go big let's just go home

...

It's when we're in a crowded room

Put your hand on my back

And waitin' on me in the mornin'

With my coffee black

Back to the basics 'cause

They're bigger than they seem yeah

Give me that typical simple love

It's the little things

...

When I go drinkin' with the girls

And you leave on the light

The way you get me laughin'

In the middle of a fight

Back to the basics 'cause they're

Bigger than they seem yeah

Give me that typical simple love it's the little things

...

Yeah it's the little

It's the little the little things

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Yeah it's the little yeah it's the little things

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
little /ˈlɪtəl/ A1	adjective - small in size, amount, or degree
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A2	adjective - easy to understand or do; not complicated
coffee /ˈkɒfi/ A2	noun - a brewed drink made from roasted coffee beans
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color, opposite of white noun - the color black
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm that includes the fingers verb - to give or pass something with the hand
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - an enclosed space within a building verb - to share a living space with others
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water droplets that fall from clouds verb - to fall as rain
rock /rɒk/ A1	noun - a piece of stone; a hard mineral verb - to move back and forth rhythmically
window /ˈwɪndəʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall that lets in light and air verb - to provide with windows
wine /waɪn/ A2	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
vinyl /ˈvaɪnəl/ B2	noun - a synthetic plastic material used for records and flooring
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ B1	noun - the part of the body where the arm joins the torso verb - to place something on or against someone's shoulder
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area that is free, available, or unoccupied verb - to arrange or set apart (rare usage)
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to draw or drag something toward oneself
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of pressing one's lips to someone or something verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ B1	adjective - full of people; tightly packed
grandiose /ˈɡrændiˌoʊs/ C1	adjective - impressively large, ambitious, or elaborate; often pretentious

Key Grammar Structures

• Save your money on the roses baby

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "Save" is in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• Don't gotta ride in on a white horse

  ➔ Informal "don't gotta" (equivalent to "don't have to")

  ➔ "Don't gotta" is an informal contraction of "don't have to", expressing a lack of necessity or obligation.

• But it's when we're in a crowded room

  ➔ Emphatic structure "It's when..." (Cleft Sentence)

  ➔ This structure, "it's when", is a type of cleft sentence used to emphasize the time or condition that follows.

• And waitin' on me in the mornin'

  ➔ Present Participle (reduced clause)

  ➔ "Waitin'" (waiting) is a present participle, often used in informal English to reduce a clause, implying a continuous action or state (e.g., "and you are waiting").

• Bigger than they seem yeah

  ➔ Comparative Adjectives

  ➔ "Bigger" is the comparative form of the adjective "big", used here to compare the size or importance of "the basics" to how they "seem". The word "than" introduces the comparison.

• It's knowin' when you need to pull me closer

  ➔ Gerund as Subject Complement

  ➔ "Knowin'" (knowing) is a gerund (verb + -ing acting as a noun) functioning as the subject complement, defining what "it" (the little things) is.

• Used to think it would be a backseat sex scene

  ➔ "Used to" for past habits or states

  ➔ "Used to think" indicates an action or state that was true or habitual in the past but is no longer true now.

• The way you get me laughin'

  ➔ Causative verb "get someone doing something"

  ➔ The structure "get me laughin'" (get me laughing) means to cause or persuade someone to do something. Here, "you" cause "me" to laugh.

• Let's not go big let's just go home

  ➔ "Let's" for suggestions (including negative)

  ➔ "Let's" (let us) is used to make suggestions or proposals, including negative ones like "Let's not".