You In A Honky Tonk – English Lyrics

• By: Randall King
• Album: Shot Glass

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Cotton flannel on a front porch swing

Leather jacket and some tight blue jeans

Don't get me started on the things I think

When you're wearing nothing but them soft white sheets, yeah

Listen, baby, you can put on anything

What drives me crazy

Is seeing you in a honky-tonk

The way you're slipping that neon on

Girl, there ain't a look you can't pull off

But nothing turns me on

Like you in a honky-tonk

...

Smoke rings, glowing greens and reds

They hug your body like a long black dress

It's tailor made for your silhouette

Ooh, nothing steals my breath

Like seeing you in a honky-tonk

The way you're slipping that neon on

Girl, there ain't a look you can't pull off

But nothing turns me on

Like you in a honky-tonk

Sipping and swaying and singing

Girl, all I'm saying is it fits you like a glove

Listen, baby, you can put on anything

But I just go crazy

Seeing you in a honky-tonk

The way you're slipping that neon on

Girl, there ain't a look you can't pull off

Nothing turns me on

Like you in a honky-tonk

The way you're slipping that neon on

Nah, there ain't a look you can't pull off

But nothing turns me on

Like you in a honky-tonk

...

Ah, in a honky-tonk

In a honky-tonk

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
honky‑tonk /ˈhɒŋki tɒŋk/ C1	noun - a bar that provides country music for dancing
neon /ˈniːɒn/ B2	noun - a type of bright, colored gas‑discharge light
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - to slide unintentionally or lose footing noun - a small piece of clothing worn under a dress
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to draw something toward oneself
turn /tɜːn/ A2	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - extremely enthusiastic or excited
smoke /smoʊk/ A1	noun - visible vapor from a fire
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	verb - to give out a steady, soft light
dress /drɛs/ A1	noun - a one‑piece garment for women
silhouette /ˌsɪl.uˈɛt/ C1	noun - the dark shape and outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - the act of inhaling and exhaling air
sip /sɪp/ A2	verb - to drink a small amount at a time
sway /sweɪ/ B2	verb - to move gently back and forth or side to side
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
glove /ɡlʌv/ A1	noun - a covering for the hand, usually with separate sections for each finger
cotton /ˈkɒtən/ A1	noun - a soft white fibrous plant material used for fabric
flannel /ˈflænəl/ B2	noun - a soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton, used for clothing
porch /pɔːrtʃ/ A2	noun - a covered shelter attached to the outside of a building
swing /swɪŋ/ A1	noun - a hanging seat that moves back and forth
leather /ˈlɛðər/ B2	noun - tanned animal hide used for clothing and accessories

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't get me started on the things I think

  ➔ Negative imperative with "don't" + base verb

  ➔ The phrase "don't get" is a negative command telling someone not to begin talking about something.

• When you're wearing nothing but them soft white sheets, yeah

  ➔ Present continuous (you are wearing) + idiom "nothing but"

  ➔ The clause "you're wearing" shows an ongoing action. "nothing but" means "only".

• Listen, baby, you can put on anything

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + infinitive

  ➔ "you can put" uses the modal "can" to express ability or permission to "put on" something.

• Girl, there ain't a look you can't pull off

  ➔ Double negative with "ain't" and "can't" + relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "there ain't a look you can't pull off" contains two negatives ("ain't" and "can't"), which together emphasize that every look can be managed.

• But nothing turns me on

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun "nothing" as singular subject with singular verb

  ➔ In "nothing turns me on", the word "nothing" is a singular subject, so the verb "turns" is also singular.

• Sipping and swaying and singing

  ➔ Gerundial phrase using present participles as a series

  ➔ "Sipping", "swaying" and "singing" are present participles that act like verbs describing simultaneous actions.

• It fits you like a glove

  ➔ Simile using "like" to compare

  ➔ The phrase "like a glove" uses "like" to show that something fits perfectly, just as a glove fits a hand.

• The way you're slipping that neon on

  ➔ Present continuous with phrasal verb "slip on"

  ➔ "you're slipping" is the present continuous form of "slip", showing an action happening now; "slip on" means to put on quickly.

• Ah, in a honky‑tonk

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location

  ➔ "in a honky‑tonk" uses the preposition "in" to show where something is happening.