The Long Way
Lyrics:
[English]
Don't think I've ever seen your kind of pretty
Wanderin' around this midnight mad house city
You got a look that says you got it all together
So if you don't mind I'd like to know you better
Take me the long way around your town
Were you the queen with the silver crown
I want the secrets you keep, the shine underneath
Of the diamond I think I just found
Take me the long way around
...
I'd love to see just where your daddy met your momma
Your hand-me-down '99 Impala
Show me the field you danced in clover
The harvest in October
When the leaves fall from the sky just like a Sunday drive
Take me the long way around your town
Were you the queen with the silver crown
I want the secrets you keep, the shine underneath
Of the diamond I think I just found
Take me the long way around
...
Didn't think tonight when I walked in
I'd be falling for somewhere I've never been
...
Take me the long way around your town
Were you the queen with the silver crown
I want your red blushin' stories
Your faults and your glories
That made you who you are right now
Take me the long way around
Take me the long way around
...
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1 |
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city /ˈsɪti/ A1 |
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town /taʊn/ A1 |
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queen /kwiːn/ A2 |
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crown /kraʊn/ A2 |
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secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B1 |
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shine /ʃaɪn/ A2 |
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diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B1 |
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daddy /ˈdædi/ A1 |
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momma /ˈmɑːmə/ A1 |
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field /fiːld/ A1 |
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clover /ˈkloʊvər/ B1 |
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harvest /ˈhɑːrvɪst/ B1 |
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leaves /liːvz/ A1 |
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faults /fɔːlts/ B2 |
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glories /ˈɡlɔːriz/ B2 |
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blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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Don't think I've ever seen your kind of pretty
➔ Present Perfect
➔ The phrase "I've ever seen" indicates an experience up to the present.
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So if you don't mind I'd like to know you better
➔ Conditional Sentences
➔ The phrase "if you don't mind" sets a condition for the speaker's desire.
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I want the secrets you keep, the shine underneath
➔ Relative Clauses
➔ The phrase "the secrets you keep" uses a relative clause to provide more information about 'secrets'.
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I'd love to see just where your daddy met your momma
➔ Past Simple
➔ The phrase "met your momma" indicates a completed action in the past.
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When the leaves fall from the sky just like a Sunday drive
➔ Similes
➔ The phrase "just like a Sunday drive" compares falling leaves to a leisurely drive.
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Didn't think tonight when I walked in
➔ Negative Form
➔ The phrase "Didn't think" expresses a negative past action.
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I want your red blushin' stories
➔ Present Simple
➔ The phrase "I want" indicates a current desire.