The State I'm In – English Lyrics

• By: Jason Aldean
• Album: GEORGIA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Jason Aldean's 'The State I'm In' and explore how geography and emotion intertwine. This song offers a great opportunity to learn how country artists use storytelling to convey complex feelings of heartbreak and resilience, all while painting vivid pictures of American landscapes .

[English]

I've been living in the neon smoke

Drowning in the whiskey coke

Ever since she got gone

I don't know what to do or where to go

Been laying low, dodging all her friends

'Cause I don't wanna know who she's with

I don't wanna lie to them, 'bout how I am, and where I been

I been kicked back in the sand on an Alabama beach

Shut down every bar on Bourbon Street

Colorado on a cloud nine high

But I'm back in town just for the night

I been out in Nevada, put it all on black

Me and these boots been all over the map

So, if she's asking how I been

I just tell her that's the state I'm in

...

...

It ain't like me to make stuff up

But damn it's sure been tough

I ain't asking much

But if you run into her

And my name comes up

I been kicked back in the sand on an Alabama beach

Shut down every bar on Bourbon Street

Colorado on a cloud nine high

But I'm back in town just for the night

I been out in Nevada, put it all on black

Me and these boots been all over the map

So, if she's asking how I been

I just tell her that's the state I'm in

I just tell her that's the state I'm in

No I ain't asking much

But if you run into her

And my name comes up

I've been moving on better than you've ever seen

Nah, her memory it don't get to me, it don't get to me

'Cause I've been

Kicked back in the sand on an Alabama beach

Shut down every bar on Bourbon Street

Colorado on a cloud nine high

But I'm back in town just for the night

I been out in Nevada, put it all on black

Me and these boots been all over the map

So, if she's asking how I been

I just tell her that's the state I'm in

I just tell her that's the state I'm in

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to have life; to dwell or reside in a place
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to die by being underwater and unable to breathe verb - to cover or absorb completely, especially with a liquid or noise
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ B2	noun - a strong alcoholic drink made from malted grain mash and aged in wooden casks
coke /koʊk/ B1	noun - a carbonated soft drink, cola
lay /leɪ/ B1	verb - to put something down gently or carefully
dodge /dɑːdʒ/ B2	verb - to avoid something by moving quickly or skillfully
kick /kɪk/ A2	verb - to strike with the foot noun - the act of striking with the foot
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - fine grains of rock or mineral found on beaches and deserts
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - an establishment that serves alcoholic drinks
cloud /klaʊd/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor in the sky
boot /buːt/ B1	noun - a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle
map /mæp/ A2	noun - a visual representation of an area showing geographic features
ask /æsk/ A1	verb - to request information or an answer
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or location
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty of remembering past experiences; something remembered
tough /tʌf/ B2	adjective - difficult or challenging adjective - strong and durable
state /steɪt/ B1	noun - a condition or situation at a particular time