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Familiar highways 00:10
Lined with leaves turned brown 00:13
Making my way 00:15
Back into my hometown 00:18
Funny how this all looks different 00:21
But it feels the same 00:23
Like how life never stops changing 00:26
But some things never change 00:29
So fill your plate and fill your drink 00:32
And fill this house with family 00:34
The kind of love that all these years can't wash away 00:37
'Cause the older that I get 00:42
I see that life is short and bittersweet 00:45
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day 00:48
00:51
Watching football 01:01
Watching families grow 01:03
The old kid's table 01:06
All have kids of their own 01:08
Starting to see my grandfather 01:11
In my nephew's eyes 01:14
Mom still can't talk about him 01:17
And not almost cry 01:20
So fill your plate and fill your drink 01:22
And fill this house with family 01:25
The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away 01:28
'Cause the older that I get 01:33
I see that life is short and bittersweet 01:35
Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day 01:38
01:42
So fill your plate and fill your drink 02:02
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink 02:05
And let the leftover year just wash away 02:08
'Cause we made it through, I do believe 02:13
The longest year in history 02:16
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day 02:19
Mm, mm, mm, yeah 02:23
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The Thanksgiving Song

By
Ben Rector
Album
A Ben Rector Christmas
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Lyrics:

[English]

Familiar highways

Lined with leaves turned brown

Making my way

Back into my hometown

Funny how this all looks different

But it feels the same

Like how life never stops changing

But some things never change

So fill your plate and fill your drink

And fill this house with family

The kind of love that all these years can't wash away

'Cause the older that I get

I see that life is short and bittersweet

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day

...

Watching football

Watching families grow

The old kid's table

All have kids of their own

Starting to see my grandfather

In my nephew's eyes

Mom still can't talk about him

And not almost cry

So fill your plate and fill your drink

And fill this house with family

The kind of love a thousand miles can't wash away

'Cause the older that I get

I see that life is short and bittersweet

Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day

...

So fill your plate and fill your drink

Put your dishes in the kitchen sink

And let the leftover year just wash away

'Cause we made it through, I do believe

The longest year in history

Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day

Mm, mm, mm, yeah

...

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Vocabulary Meanings

highways

/ˈhaɪweɪz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities

leaves

/liːvz/

A1
  • noun
  • - plural of leaf; flat, typically green parts of a plant

brown

/braʊn/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of a color like chocolate or earth

hometown

/ˈhoʊmtaʊn/

A2
  • noun
  • - the town or city where one was born or grew up

life

/laɪf/

A1
  • noun
  • - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

plate

/pleɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served

drink

/drɪŋk/

A1
  • noun
  • - a liquid that is swallowed as refreshment or nourishment
  • verb
  • - to swallow (liquid)

house

/haʊs/

A1
  • noun
  • - a building for human habitation

family

/ˈfæməli/

A1
  • noun
  • - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection
  • verb
  • - feel deep affection for (someone)

years

/jɪərz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the period of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months, beginning on January 1st

older

/ˈoʊldər/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having lived for a relatively long time

short

/ʃɔːrt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of small length or duration

bittersweet

/ˌbɪtərˈswiːt/

B2
  • adjective
  • - arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain

football

/ˈfʊtbɔːl/

A1
  • noun
  • - any of several games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal.

grow

/ɡroʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - (of a living thing) increase in size or substance

table

/ˈteɪbl/

A1
  • noun
  • - a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the organ of sight

cry

/kraɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow

kitchen

/ˈkɪtʃɪn/

A1
  • noun
  • - a room or area where food is prepared and cooked.

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