The Long Way – English Lyrics

• By: Brett Eldredge

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of connection with Brett Eldredge's "The Long Way." This song beautifully captures the essence of truly getting to know someone, delving into their past and the experiences that shaped them. Learning the lyrics of this song can help you explore English phrases related to romance, vulnerability, and deep personal inquiry, offering a melodic way to understand authentic communication in English.

[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

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a populated place, larger than a village but smaller than a city
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - a female monarch
crown /kraʊn/ A2	noun - a royal headdress
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B1	noun - something kept hidden or unexplained
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	noun - brightness produced by light verb - to emit light
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B1	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance.
daddy /ˈdædi/ A1	noun - father
momma /ˈmɑːmə/ A1	noun - mother
field /fiːld/ A1	noun - an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.
clover /ˈkloʊvər/ B1	noun - a plant with three leaves on each stem, often grown as food for farm animals
harvest /ˈhɑːrvɪst/ B1	noun - the process or period of gathering in crops verb - to gather a crop
leaves /liːvz/ A1	noun - plural of leaf: a flat, typically green, part of a plant attached to a stem or branch
faults /fɔːlts/ B2	noun - a weakness or failing in character; a defect
glories /ˈɡlɔːriz/ B2	noun - high renown or honor won by notable achievements
blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ B2	adjective - showing shyness, embarrassment, or shame.

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• 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'.

• 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.

• 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.

• Didn't think tonight when I walked in

  ➔ Negative Form

  ➔ The phrase "Didn't think" expresses a negative past action.

• I want your red blushin' stories

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The phrase "I want" indicates a current desire.