20 Cigarettes – English Lyrics

• By: Morgan Wallen
• Album: I’m The Problem

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the evocative language of "20 Cigarettes," a song that immerses you in a hazy Nashville summer night. Through vivid storytelling and simple country imagery, you can learn how the artists use tangible objects—the cigarettes—to measure time, desire, and loss, making this track a masterclass in subtle, atmospheric narrative.

[English]

[FOOTSTEPS]

♪ 20 CIGARETTES ♪

♪ AND I LIT ME ONE ♪

♪ ON THAT REDWOOD DECK ♪

♪ ON DEMONBREUN ♪

♪ SHE WAS WITH HER FRIENDS ♪

♪ LEFT ‘EM STANDING THERE ♪

♪ THERE WAS MORE THAN SMOKE ♪

♪ IN THAT SUMMER AIR ♪

♪ WE BURNED TWO WHILE SHE TOLD ME ‘BOUT HER HOMETOWN ♪

♪ SHE WAS DRINKING TITO’S SAID I BETTER SLOW DOWN ♪

♪ I WAS LIKE HELL NAH ♪

♪ I AIN’T DRINKING BY MYSELF NAH ♪

♪ SAID SHE LOVED MY ACCENT SO I KEPT TALKING ♪

♪ REACHED FOR THE PACK ON THE TABLE BY MY WALLET ♪

♪ WE TORE OFF TO LIGHT THE NIGHT WE HAD LEFT ♪

♪ WITH 13 CIGARETTES ♪

♪ AND I LIT ME ONE ♪

♪ WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED ♪

♪ IN MY OLD HALF TON ♪

♪ SINGING TAKE ME HOME ♪

♪ ON THEM COUNTRY ROADS ♪

♪ SO I TURNED OFF ON ONE ♪

♪ THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW ♪

♪ WE HAD A BEER BOTTLE LOOKING LIKE AN ASHTRAY ♪

♪ UNDER THAT FULL MOON SHE WAS ‘BOUT HALFWAY ♪

♪ NAKED IN MY TRUCK BED ♪

♪ SO I HELPED HER WITH THE REST ♪

♪ SHE WAS SAYING MY NAME ♪

♪ BARELY EVEN KNEW IT ♪

♪ WE WERE BOTH LYING ♪

♪ SAID WE NEVER DO THIS ♪

♪ TO THE MUSIC OF THE WIND THROUGH THE WOODS ♪

♪♪♪

♪ IT WAS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND TWO ♪

♪ IN THE MORNING BY THE TIME WE GOT DOWN TO ♪

♪ THAT LUCKY CIGARETTE ♪

♪ LAYING ON OUR BACKS ♪

♪ WE WERE OUT OF BREATH ♪

♪ WE BOTH TOOK A DRAG ♪

♪ BLEW IT IN THE SKY ♪

♪ SHE WAS GONE LIKE THAT ♪

♪ ONE HELL OF A NIGHT ♪

♪ ONE HELL OF A PACK ♪

♪♪♪

[TAKES DRAG OF CIGARETTE]

[EXHALES]

[FOOTSTEPS]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cigarette /sɪˈɡɛrət/ B1	noun - a thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking
deck /dɛk/ B2	noun - a flat surface forming the floor of a ship or a patio verb - to arrange or decorate (a space) with a deck
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ B1	noun - the town or city where a person was born or grew up
accent /ˈæksɛnt/ B2	noun - a distinctive way of pronouncing a language
pack /pæk/ B1	noun - a collection of items, especially a bundle of cigarettes verb - to fill or compress something into a bag or container
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite that orbits the Earth
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - a large motor vehicle for transporting goods or people
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a paved or cleared way for traveling by foot or vehicle
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - air in natural motion, especially moving horizontally
woods /wʊdz/ B1	noun - a forest, especially a small or lightly treed area
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time from sunrise until noon
drag /dræɡ/ B1	noun - a pull or the act of pulling something along the ground verb - to pull something (or someone) behind you while moving
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth; upper atmosphere
hell /hɛl/ B2	noun - a place regarded as a realm of suffering in many religions; used in idiom "one hell of a…" to mean extreme
ashtray /ˈæʃˌtreɪ/ B2	noun - a small receptacle for ashes and cigarette butts
bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ A2	noun - a container, typically made of glass or plastic, with a neck that can be sealed
half /hæf/ B1	adjective - constituting or being equal to one of two equal parts
rest /rɛst/ A2	noun - the part that remains after a portion has been removed; a pause to recover verb - to cease work or movement in order to relax or recover