Dinner For One – English Lyrics

• By: Mollie Elizabeth

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Mollie Elizabeth with 'Dinner For One.' This song is a perfect tool for learning English through storytelling, offering a glimpse into how everyday metaphors—like a meal for one—can convey complex feelings of heartbreak and solitude.

[English]

Dirty blonde bombshell on a mission

Don't stress

Don't ask no permission

Ballet flats and tights

(Oo) I'm looking good tonight

Vagabond dolled up like a vixen

Mirror's the

Only thing I'm kissing

Got his hopes sky high

I let him down cause I'm

Alone, but I'm never lonely

My woes have set with the sun (set with the sun)

I'm focused on my one and only

So I'm having dinner for one

For one, for one, for one

For one, for one, for one

She'll have the steak with the little fried onions

Steinbeck

Keep that wine a coming (sir)

Lit by candlelight

Without a care in sight

I'm just a girl

(Ahhh)

Poor Little me

(Ahh)

All by my lonesome

My Romeo come

Come and set me free (Come and set me free)

I'm just a girl

(Ahh)

Take what you need

(Ahhh)

Who should I know, who should I meet, who should I be

Alone but I'm never lonely

With the breeze and the trees and the air inside my lungs (inside my lungs)

And some day I may let someone join me

But tonight, I'm having dinner for one

Da da da da da da da dun

Da dun

Da da da da dun

I'm focused on my one and only

So l'm

I'm having dinner for one

Oh yes

Tonight

I'm having dinner for one

(for one for one for one

For one for one for one)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bombshell /ˈbɒmʃɛl/ C2	noun - A very attractive woman.
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B1	noun - An important assignment or goal.
vagabond /ˈvæɡəbɒnd/ C2	noun - A person who wanders from place to place without a home.
vixen /ˈvɪksən/ C2	noun - A woman regarded as sexually attractive but possibly treacherous.
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - Sad because one has no friends or company.
focused /ˈfəʊkəst/ B1	adjective - Giving a lot of attention to one particular thing.
lonesome /ˈləʊnsəm/ B2	adjective - Solitary or lonely.
stress /strɛs/ A2	verb - To give particular emphasis or importance to.
permission /pəˈmɪʃən/ A2	noun - Consent; authorization.
mirror /ˈmɪrə/ A1	noun - A reflective surface.
fried /fraɪd/ A2	adjective - Cooked in hot fat or oil.
candlelight /ˈkændlˌlaɪt/ B2	noun - The light provided by a candle.
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - A gentle wind.
lungs /lʌŋz/ B1	noun - Organs for breathing.
join /dʒɔɪn/ A2	verb - To become a participant in something.

Key Grammar Structures

• Mirror's the only thing I'm kissing

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The phrase '(that) I'm kissing' modifies 'thing'. The relative pronoun 'that' is omitted for fluidity.

• I let him down cause I'm

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ To 'let someone down' means to disappoint someone.

• My woes have set with the sun

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used here to express that the action is complete, linking past states to the current moment.

• Keep that wine a coming

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Used to give a command or request. The 'a-' is a colloquial prefix used to emphasize the ongoing action.

• My Romeo come, come and set me free

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ Expresses a wish or a desire for a future scenario.

• Who should I know, who should I meet, who should I be

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Should' (in questions)

  ➔ Used to ask for advice or express uncertainty about one's choices or future.

• But some day I may let someone join me

  ➔ Modal Verb 'May' (Possibility)

  ➔ Indicates a possibility in the future, rather than a certainty.

• I'm focused on my one and only

  ➔ Participial Adjective

  ➔ 'Focused' acts as an adjective describing the subject's state.