Learn English with Songs: “Soak up the Sun”

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Today is Thursday and the perfect day to sing along to a fantastic song. You know what to do, right?

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. Sing!

Lyrics

My friend the communist
Holds meetings in his RV
I can’t afford his gas
So I’m stuck here watching TV
I don’t have digital
I don’t have diddly squat
It’s not having what you want
It’s wanting what you’ve got

I’m gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone
To lighten up (I’m gonna tell ’em that)
I’ve got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I’m looking up o I’m gonna soak up the sun
I’m gonna soak up the sun
I’ve got a crummy job
It don’t pay near enough
To buy the things it takes
To win me some of your love
Every time I turn around
I’m looking up, you’re looking down
Maybe something’s wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
Maybe i am crazy too

I’m gonna soak up the sun
While it’s still free
I’m gonna soak up the sun
Before it goes out on me
Don’t have no master suite
I’m still the king of me
You have a fancy ride, but baby
I’m the one who has the key
Every time I turn around
I’m looking up, you’re looking down
Maybe something’s wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
Maybe I am crazy too

I’m gonna soak up the sun
Got my 45 on
So I can rock on.

Vocabulary

Holds – to cause (a meeting, class, sale, etc.) to take place.

RV – short for recreational vehicle; a large vehicle that often has a bathroom, kitchen, and beds for use during travel and camping.

Gas – short for gasoline.

Stuck – difficult or impossible to move from a position.

Diddly squat – the least amount : anything at all.

Soak up – to enjoy feeling or experiencing (something pleasant) in usually a slow or relaxed way.

Lighten up – to become more relaxed and informal : to stop being serious, worried, etc.

Blame – to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened.

Lame – not smart or impressive.

Crummy – not pleasant.

Master suite – a group of luxury rooms that is used for one purpose.

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