What's My Age Again?

• By: blink-182
• Album: Enema Of The State

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
age /eɪdʒ/ A1	noun - the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed verb - to grow old
friday /ˈfraɪdeɪ/ A1	noun - the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable adjective - correct in fact
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives adverb - to or at one's home
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak in a loud clear voice noun - a telephone conversation
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
jail /dʒeɪl/ A2	noun - a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
cologne /kəˈloʊn/ A2	noun - a scented liquid used as a body perfume
pants /pænts/ A2	noun - an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
shows /ʃoʊz/ A2	noun - a program for entertainment
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ B1	adjective - demanding or characterized by careful thought or consideration
prank /præŋk/ B2	noun - a practical joke or mischievous act verb - to play a trick on
freshman /ˈfreʃmən/ B1	noun - a student in the first year of college, university, or high school

Grammar:

• I TOOK HER OUT IT WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT

  ➔ Past Simple (Tense)

  ➔ Uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past. "TOOK" is the past tense of "take".

• I WORE COLOGNE TO GET THE FEELING RIGHT

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "TO GET THE FEELING RIGHT" explains the purpose of wearing cologne. "To + verb" indicates the reason for the action.

• NOBODY LIKES YOU WHEN YOU'RE 23

  ➔ Present Simple (General Truth) & Subordinate Clause (Time)

  ➔ "NOBODY LIKES YOU" is in the present simple, expressing a supposed general truth. "WHEN YOU'RE 23" is a subordinate clause of time, indicating when the general truth applies.

• MY FRIENDS SAY I SHOULD ACT MY AGE

  ➔ Modal Verb "SHOULD" (Advice/Suggestion)

  ➔ The modal verb "SHOULD" expresses advice or a suggestion. Here, it's used to suggest that the speaker behave in a more mature way.

• I CALLED HER MOM FROM A PAY PHONE

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "CALLED" is in the past simple tense, describing a completed action in the past.

• I SAID I WAS THE COPS

  ➔ Past Simple and Reported Speech

  ➔ "I SAID" introduces reported speech. The original statement, "I AM THE COPS", is changed to "I WAS THE COPS" because it's being reported in the past.

• WHY WOULD YOU WISH THAT ON ME

  ➔ Conditional "Would" (Hypothetical/Unreal)

  ➔ The use of "WOULD" expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation. The speaker is questioning why someone would want him to conform to societal expectations of acting his age.

• I NEVER WANT TO ACT MY AGE

  ➔ Present Simple (Habitual/Stative)

  ➔ The verb "WANT" is in the present simple, expressing a desire or intention that is generally true for the speaker. It shows a preference or state of being.