Next Thing You Know
Letra:
[English]
(tranquil rhythmic music)
♪ You swear that you're stayin' single ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You meet a girl at a bar ♪
♪ And next thing you know ♪
♪ You get her laughin' it's 2 AM ♪
♪ You're telling your buddies three months in ♪
♪ That she ain't movin' in ♪
♪ But next thing you know ♪
♪ There's a U-Haul trailer ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ Your old apartment ♪
♪ Is y'all's new place ♪
♪ There goes the carpet ♪
♪ But the deer head stays ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You're savin' money like never before, just to ♪
♪ Spend it all at a jewelry store, gettin' ♪
♪ Down on one knee on her mama's porch ♪
♪ Just prayin' she don't say no ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ Your best man gives a half drunk speech and you're ♪
♪ Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and you're ♪
♪ Left hand's gettin' used to that ring ♪
♪ And there the next two or three years go ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
(tranquil rhythmic music)
♪ Y'all weren't really tryin' ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ There's a test on the counter ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ She's standin' there cryin' ♪
♪ Noddin' her head, yes ♪
♪ You're half excited ♪
♪ Half scared to death ♪
♪ 'Cause next thing you know ♪
♪ You're wearing scrubs and a funny white hat and the ♪
♪ Doctor's sayin', how you doin' there dad and ♪
♪ Nobody's ever called you that ♪
♪ And you take that drive home slow ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ It's first steps, first dates, first car, it's ♪
♪ 11:01 wonderin' where they are ♪
♪ You're sayin' that USC's too far ♪
♪ It's amazing how fast seventeen years go ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪ (inspirational rhythmic music)
♪ The next thing you know ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You get to know your wife again and you're ♪
♪ More in love than you've ever been with a ♪
♪ Lot of years of remember when's ♪
♪ And still some down the road ♪
♪ 'Cause next thing you know ♪
♪ You got a yard full of your kid's kids and ya ♪
♪ Take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish, and ya ♪
♪ Tell 'em stories every chance you get ♪
♪ About how fast this life down here can go ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
(inspirational rhythmic music)
Vocabulário nesta música:
Vocabulário | Significados |
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meet /miːt/ A1 |
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laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2 |
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trailer /ˈtreɪlər/ A2 |
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apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2 |
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carpet /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ A2 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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jewelry /ˈdʒuːəlri/ B1 |
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knee /niː/ A2 |
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porch /pɔːrtʃ/ B1 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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speech /spiːtʃ/ B1 |
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beach /biːtʃ/ A1 |
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ring /rɪŋ/ A1 |
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test /test/ A2 |
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doctor /ˈdɑːktər/ A1 |
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scrubs /skrʌbz/ B2 |
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Gramática:
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You swear that you're stayin' single
➔ Presente contínuo para expressar um plano futuro com "staying"
➔ O uso de "staying" no presente contínuo implica uma intenção ou um plano firme de permanecer solteiro. Frequentemente usado sarcasticamente aqui, insinuando que essa intenção não durará.
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You get her laughin' it's 2 AM
➔ Causativa "get" + objeto + infinitivo sem "to"
➔ "Get her laughin'" significa que a faz rir. Isso usa "get" de forma causativa, significando fazer com que alguém faça algo. O infinitivo sem "to" (laughin') é usado no inglês americano quando segue "get" nessa forma.
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Your old apartment is y'all's new place
➔ Pronome possessivo "y'all's"
➔ "Y'all's" é uma contração de "you all's", usada no inglês sulista americano como um pronome possessivo equivalente a "your", mas referindo-se a um grupo de pessoas.
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You're savin' money like never before, just to
➔ Frase adverbial comparativa "like never before"
➔ "Like never before" é uma frase idiomática que significa que algo está acontecendo em um grau ou intensidade maior do que jamais aconteceu no passado.
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Just prayin' she don't say no
➔ Modo subjuntivo (omissão informal de "that" e "should")
➔ A frase implica "just praying that she doesn't say no" ou "just praying she should not say no". Na fala informal, "that" e "should" são frequentemente omitidos após verbos que expressam um desejo ou anseio, como "pray".
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Y'all weren't really tryin'
➔ Passado contínuo negativo com "y'all"
➔ Isso usa a forma negativa do passado contínuo ("weren't trying") para descrever uma ação em curso no passado que não estava acontecendo. "Y'all" é um pronome de segunda pessoa do plural usado no inglês sulista americano.
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Nobody's ever called you that
➔ Presente perfeito com "ever" e pronome possessivo
➔ O tempo presente perfeito ("Nobody's ever called") é usado para descrever um evento que aconteceu em um momento não especificado no passado e que é relevante para o presente. "Ever" enfatiza que isso não aconteceu em nenhum momento da vida do falante até agora.