Drink Up, Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Carter Faith
• Album: Cherry Valley

Lyrics & Translation

Carter Faith's 'Drink Up, Baby' is a perfect example of modern country songwriting that marries a fresh perspective with classic themes. By exploring the relatable, confident aftermath of a breakup, the song offers learners authentic, idiomatic English related to bar culture, heartbreak, and self-assured sass. Pay attention to the playful use of metaphor, like being 'at the bottom of the cup,' to quickly grasp expressive and witty conversational phrases.

[English]

Just admit it, can't quit it

You hate me, but you want me so bad

Honey, no shame in it

You keep on lying and denying

That Friday nights ain't weighing on your heart

'Cause they're reminding

You need something to lean on

When the night gets cold and long

You could get gone, but you're never that far

Get a little buzz with the boys in the bar

Kiss a hundred girls, baby, I'll still be

Always sitting pretty in your memory

Have a little fun, let the tab add up

'Cause I'ma be the one at the bottom of the cup

Every beer leads you back to me

So drink up, baby, like 1-2-3, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeahhh, yeahhh

You start calling and come crawling

All the way back to my place

But just keep walking

Ooh, ain't no other way to say it, yeah

Yeah, yeah

You could get gone, but you're never that far

Get a little buzz with the boys in the bar

Kiss a hundred girls, baby, I'll still be

Always sitting pretty in your memory

Have a little fun, let the tab add up

'Cause I'ma be the one at the bottom of the cup

Every beer leads you back to me

So drink up, baby, like 1-2-3, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeahhh, yeahhh

Drink up, baby, yeah, drink 'em all down

I'll follow your ass 'round this whole town

Drink up, baby, yeah, drink 'em all down

I'll follow your ass 'round this whole town

You could get gone, but you're never that far

Get a little buzz with the boys in the bar

Kiss a hundred girls, baby, I'll still be

Always sitting pretty in your memory

Have a little fun, let the tab add up

'Cause I'ma be the one at the bottom of the cup

Every beer leads you back to me

So drink up, baby, like 1-2-3, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeahhh, yeahhh

Drink up, baby, yeah, drink 'em all down

I'll follow your ass 'round this whole town

Just admit it

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
admit /ədˈmɪt/ A2	verb - to confess or acknowledge something
quit /kwɪt/ A2	verb - to stop doing something
shame /ʃeɪm/ A1	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to tell an untruth
denying /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to refuse to admit the truth or existence of something
weighing /ˈweɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have a specified weight; to consider carefully
reminding /rɪˈmaɪndɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make someone remember something
lean /lin/ A2	verb - to rest against something for support
buzz /bʌz/ A2	noun - a feeling of excitement or energy
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive or beautiful
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
tab /tæb/ A2	noun - a bill or check in a restaurant or bar
beer /bɪr/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavored with hops
crawling /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move slowly on hands and knees or with the body close to the ground
ass /æʃ/ B1	noun - a vulgar term for the buttocks
follow /ˈfɑːloʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• Just admit it, can't quit it

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Just admit it' uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction.

• You hate me, but you want me so bad

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction

  ➔ The word 'but' is a contrastive conjunction used to show opposition between 'You hate me' and 'you want me so bad'.

• You keep on lying and denying

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'You keep on lying' uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

• 'Cause they're reminding

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ 'Cause is a contraction of 'because', used informally to shorten the word.

• You could get gone, but you're never that far

  ➔ Modal verb (could)

  ➔ The word 'could' is a modal verb used to express possibility or ability.

• Every beer leads you back to me

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase 'leads you back' uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual or general truth.

• So drink up, baby, like 1-2-3

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like 1-2-3' is a simile used to compare the ease of drinking to counting.

• I'll follow your ass 'round this whole town

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I'll follow' uses the future simple tense to describe a future action.