These Days – English Lyrics

• By: Rascal Flatts

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant narrative of Rascal Flatts' "These Days," a country-pop classic that vividly depicts the bittersweet experience of reuniting with a past love. Through its accessible lyrics and emotive storytelling, you can explore common English phrases for reminiscing and expressing regret, as well as conversational idioms related to past relationships and moving on (or failing to). The song's clear, relatable storytelling makes it an excellent choice for understanding conversational English within a deeply emotional context.

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♪ Hey, baby, is that you ♪

♪ Wow, your hair got so long ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, I love it, I really do ♪

♪ "Norma Jean," ain't that the song we'd sing ♪

♪ In the car driving downtown ♪

♪ Top down, making the rounds ♪

♪ Checking out the bands on Doheny Avenue ♪

♪ Yeah, life throws you curves ♪

♪ But you learned to swerve ♪

♪ Me, I swung and I missed ♪

♪ And the next thing you know, I'm reminiscing ♪

♪ Dreaming old dreams ♪

♪ Wishing old wishes ♪

♪ Like you would be back again ♪

♪ I wake up in teardrops that fall down like rain ♪

♪ I put on that old song we danced to and then ♪

♪ I head off to my job, guess not much has changed ♪

♪ Punch the clock, head for home ♪

♪ Check the phone just in case ♪

♪ Go to bed, dream of you ♪

♪ That's what I'm doing these days ♪

♪ Yeah, that's what I'm doing ♪

(soft country music continues)

♪ Someone told me after college ♪

♪ You ran off to Vegas ♪

♪ You married a rodeo cowboy ♪

♪ Wow, that ain't the girl I knew ♪

♪ Me, I've been a few places ♪

♪ Mostly here and there once or twice ♪

♪ Still sorting out life but I'm doing all right ♪

♪ Yeah, it's good to see you too ♪

♪ Well, hey, girl, you're late ♪

♪ And those planes, they don't wait ♪

♪ But if you ever come back around this sleepy old town ♪

♪ Promise me you'll stop in to see an old friend ♪

♪ And until then ♪

♪ I wake up in teardrops that fall down like rain ♪

♪ I put on that old song we danced to and then ♪

♪ I head off to my job, guess not much has changed ♪

♪ Punch the clock, head for home ♪

♪ Check the phone just in case ♪

♪ Go to bed, dream of you ♪

♪ That's what I'm doing these days ♪

(soft country music continues)

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I wake up in teardrops that fall down like rain ♪

♪ I put on that old song we danced to and then ♪

♪ I head off to my job, guess not much has changed ♪

♪ Punch the clock, head for home ♪

♪ Check the phone just in case ♪

♪ Go to bed, dream of you ♪

♪ That's what I'm doing these ♪

♪ I wake up in teardrops that fall down like rain ♪

♪ I put on that old song we danced to and then ♪

♪ I wake up in teardrops that fall down like rain ♪

♪ I put on that old song we danced to ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
long /lɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having a great extent from one end to the other; lasting for a great duration.
downtown /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/ A2	noun - the main business or commercial area of a town or city.
curve /kɜːrv/ B1	noun - a line or outline which is gradually deviating from a straight line. (In the lyrics, 'life throws you curves' refers to unexpected difficulties or changes.)
swerve /swɜːrv/ B2	verb - change or cause to change direction abruptly.
reminisce /ˌremɪˈnɪs/ B2	verb - indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - experience a series of thoughts, images, and sensations during sleep; imagine or contemplate a desired event or state.
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - desire or hope for something to happen. noun - a desire or hope.
teardrops /ˈtɪərˌdrɒp/ B1	noun - a single drop of tears.
punch /pʌntʃ/ B1	verb - strike with a clenched fist. verb - (idiomatic, 'punch the clock') to record one's arrival at or departure from work by punching a time clock.
clock /klɒk/ A1	noun - an instrument that measures and indicates time.
rodeo /ˈroʊdiˌoʊ/ B1	noun - an exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, etc.
cowboy /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ B1	noun - a man who herds and tends cattle on a ranch, especially in the American West.
sort /sɔːrt/ B2	verb - arrange (a number of items) according to shared qualities or characteristics. verb - (phrasal verb, 'sort out') resolve a problem or difficulty; understand someone or something.
sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ B1	adjective - needing sleep; ready to go to sleep. adjective - (of a place) quiet and dull; having little activity.
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - assure someone that one will definitely do, give, or arrange something; undertake. noun - a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen.