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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I didn't see your kid at practice today.

Everything all right?

Not really.

That's it? You're not gonna ask me what's going on?

I just did. You shut me out.

Well, it doesn't mean you can't persist a little.

You know, this is the kind of crap I get from my wife.

I do not need it from you.

Sorry.

(sniffles)

You're really not gonna ask?

(game beeping, music playing)

(grunting, laughs)

(up-tempo music playing)

Oh, boy.

Well, moonpie, this is it.

Our final dungeon.

Hard to believe.

Yeah.

Would you like to fight the last boss?

You think I'm ready?

We couldn't have gotten here without you.

Well, except for the part you did when I was sleeping.

We're having a moment here. Don't ruin it.

ADULT SHELDON: I've fought many digital battles in my life,

but none are as memorable as this first one with my meemaw.

By handing me the controller,

she was telling me she believed in me.

That inside my small, fragile frame beat the heart of a hero.

(game chimes)

(music playing)

Behind you, behind you! What're you doing?

Hit the A. Hit... I know, I'm pressing it.

Hit the A button. I'm pressing it.

Throw a bomb, throw the bomb! Which way?

Throw the bomb.

Hey. You up for some company?

Sure. Come on in.

Sorry about the light beer,

but Brenda's got me on this health kick.

You are melting away.

Shut up. So, listen...

I feel bad about Georgie and this whole football thing.

Thanks, but it's not on you.

I appreciate that, but you got to know

there's an upside to this.

And that would be?

Your son has got a special gift.

A gift?

We are talking about Georgie, right?

Yeah. I mean, first off, the kid really knows his way

around an engine, which is all well and good.

But when it comes to fixing tires,

I swear, I've never seen anything like him.

Tires? How do you mean?

George, I've been patching flats for 25 years.

You know, slap some soapy water on them,

look for the air bubble.

But your son, he doesn't need any tricks.

He knows where the puncture holes are.

He knows?

He knows.

He's got a sixth sense for tire damage.

I mean, you got to see him in action.

I-It'll give you chills.

You know, now that you say it,

whenever we had a leaky football,

he knew exactly where the hole was.

I am telling you, your boy's got a future in the tire business.

Goodyear, Firestone, somebody's gonna scoop him up first round.

Thanks, Herschel.

That does my heart good.

So I guess you got two geniuses in the family.

Guess I do.

Who knows, maybe Missy'll make it three.

Or it's two.

(both laugh)

I won. I saved the princess.

I knew you could do it!

Yes! We saved her!

We saved the princess! We did it!

We did it. Yep.

(chuckles)

(music stops)

So now what?

We just return to our ordinary lives?

I guess so.

Or... we could just go to the store and buy another game.

ADULT SHELDON: Since that night, I've battled orcs, zombies,

Nazis, Nazi-zombies, a dinosaur in a go-kart,

and played Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher"

on a stringless, plastic guitar.

But nothing would ever compare

to that first quest with my meemaw.

Although Leonard pulling a groin muscle

doing Dance Dance Revolution was a close second.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
persist /pərˈsɪst/ B2	verb - to continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action
crap /kræp/ B1	noun - something of very poor quality; nonsense
dungeon /ˈdʌndʒən/ B2	noun - an underground prison or vault, especially in a fantasy game
boss /bɔːs/ B2	noun - the main adversary in a level of a video game
memorable /ˈmemərəbl/ B2	adjective - worth remembering or easily remembered
controller /kənˈtroʊlər/ B1	noun - a device used to operate a video game
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ B2	adjective - easily broken or damaged
hero /ˈhɪəroʊ/ B2	noun - a person regarded as courageous or admired for achievements
bomb /bɑːm/ B1	noun - an explosive weapon; also a device that can be thrown in a game verb - to throw a bomb (in a game)
upside /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ B2	noun - the positive or advantageous aspect of something
engine /ˈɛn(d)ʒɪn/ B1	noun - a machine that converts energy into mechanical force; in the lyric, a car engine
puncture /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃɚ/ C1	verb - to make a hole in something, especially a tire noun - a hole made by a puncture; a tire puncture
flats /flæts/ B1	noun - punctured tires; also low‑lying land (contextual meaning in song is tire flats)
sixth /sɪksθ/ B2	adjective - being number six in a sequence; used in expression “sixth sense”
sense /sɛns/ B1	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; also intuition
future /ˈfjʊtʃər/ B1	noun - the time or a period of time following the present
quest /kwɛst/ B2	noun - a long or arduous search for something, often used in video games
orc /ɔːrk/ C1	noun - a mythical humanoid monster often found in fantasy games
zombie /ˈzɒmbi/ B2	noun - a reanimated corpse, common in horror and video games
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ B1	noun - a stringed musical instrument played by strumming or plucking

Key Grammar Structures

• I didn't see your kid at practice today.

  ➔ Past simple with negation

  ➔ The sentence uses "didn't" to negate the past action of seeing the kid.

• You know, this is the kind of crap I get from my wife.

  ➔ Present simple with emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "You know" is used to emphasize the speaker's frustration.

• Would you like to fight the last boss?

  ➔ Modal verb for invitation

  ➔ "Would" is used to politely invite someone to do something.

• We couldn't have gotten here without you.

  ➔ Past perfect modal for emphasis

  ➔ "Couldn't have gotten" emphasizes the impossibility of reaching the goal without the person.

• I swear, I've never seen anything like him.

  ➔ Present perfect with emphasis

  ➔ "I've never seen" uses the present perfect to emphasize a strong statement.

• Maybe Missy'll make it three.

  ➔ Contraction in future possibility

  ➔ "Missy'll" is a contraction of "Missy will," indicating a future possibility.

• But nothing would ever compare to that first quest with my meemaw.

  ➔ Modal verb for comparison

  ➔ "Would ever compare" uses a modal verb to express a strong comparison.