"What Are You Gonna Do" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert)

1st Verse

Time
It comes and goes like everything I know
It's just when I wish that
It would stand here still
It never will

2nd Verse

Love
You find some man, it goes away again
You move on to the next
And by then you're just a mess
You gotta start all over again
Why does everybody fall for love

Chorus

Am I the only one that sees my point of view
You can waste your life
Lookin' for somethin' to look forward to
(Then) (And) you chase it, but when you catch it
What are you gonna do

3rd Verse

Independence
You say you're fine on your own
But you come across cold
He don't feel like you need him, so he goes
You're left here alone
Why does everybody want to be independent

(Repeat Chorus)

4th Verse

Now every day
Seems like such bliss, but then in the end
You wish someone would'a told you all about
How it don't work out
Why does everybody wanna be so naive

Tag

'Cause you chase it, and you waste it
And what are you gonna do



  "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert (Natalie Hemby/Miranda Lambert)

Chorus

Hey, white liar
Truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fire
Slips off of your tongue like turpentine
And I don't know why
White liar

1st Verse

You better be careful what you do
I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes
If they ever found you out
You better be careful what you say
It never really added up anyway
I got friends in this town

(Repeat Chorus)

2nd Verse

You said you went out to a bar
And walked some lady to her car
But your face has more to tell
'Cause my cousin saw you on the street
With a redhead named Bernice
Turns out you don't lie too well

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Here's a bombshell just for you
Turns out I been lyin', too

Tag Chorus

Now I'm a white liar
Truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fire
Slips off of my tongue like turpentine
And I don't know why
White liar



   "Dead Flowers" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert)

1st Verse

I feel like the flowers in this vase
He just brought 'em home one day
"Ain't they beautiful," he said
They've been here in the kitchen
And the water's turnin' gray
They're sitting in the vase, but now they're dead
Dead flowers

2nd Verse

I feel like this long string 'a lights
They lit up our whole house on Christmas Day
But now it's January
And the bulbs have all burned out
But still they hang
Like dead flowers

Chorus

He ain't feelin' anything
My love, my hurt, or the sting of this rain
And I'm livin' in a hurricane
All he can say is, "Man, ain't it such a nice day"
Yeah, yeah

3rd Verse

I feel like the tires on this car
You said, "They won't go far"
But we're still rollin'
I look in the rear view
And I see dead flowers in the yard
And that string 'a lights
And it ain't glowin'
Like dead flowers
Like dead flowers

Tag Chorus

He ain't feelin' anything
My love, my hurt, or the sting of this rain
I'm drivin' through a hurricane
All he can say is, "Man, ain't it such a nice day"
Hey, hey, I guess we'll just go to waste
Like dead flowers
Like dead flowers
Dead flowers



   "Famous In A Small Town" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert/Travis Howard)

1st Verse

They say life is so much sweeter
Through the telephoto lens of fame
Around here you get just as much attention
Cheerin' at the high school football game

2nd Verse

I dreamed of goin' to Nashville
Put my money down and placed my bet
But I just got the first buck of the season
I made the front page of the Turnertown Gazette

Chorus

('Cause) every last one, Route 1
Rural heart's got a story to tell
Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend
Maybe knows it just a little too well
Well, be late for church or you're stuck in jail
Hey, word's gonna get around
Everybody dies famous in a small town
(Everybody dies famous in a small town)

3rd Verse

Tyler and Casey broke up
It ended pretty quietly
But we heard he was caught red-handed with her mama
But that's just what they let us all believe

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Well, baby
Who needs their faces in a magazine
Me and you
We've been stars in the town since we were seventeen

4th Verse

Let's go on down to the Qwik Stop
Wear your yellow shades, and I'll put on my tight jeans
And we'll just spend the weekend burnin' rubber
And we'll let 'em point and stare in disbelief

(Repeat Chorus)



  "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert/Travis Howard)

1st Verse

It took me five bars
Some thirty license plates
I saw her Mustang
And my eyes filled up with rage
I brought my pistol
But I ain't some kinda fool
So I walked right in bare-handed
She was on his arm
While he was playin' pool
Just like I used to do

1st Chorus

She kissed him while I got a beer
She didn't think I'd show up here
I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend

2nd Verse

I watched her for a while
But I didn't like her walk
Came across kinda cheap to me
But hey, how is that my fault
She looked at my man
Like he didn't have on a stitch
Somebody tell that girl
Step up to the plate
I wanna pitch
Little bitch

2nd Chorus

Those pretty girls who play their game
But they're damn well gonna know my name
I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend, hey

3rd Verse

I started throwin' things
And I scared folks half to death
I got up in his face
Smelled whiskey on his breath
Didn't give it a second thought
To bein' thrown in jail
Baby, to a hammer
Everything looks like a nail
I'm mad as hell

3rd Chorus

Those pretty girls, they're all the same
But they're damn well gonna know my name
I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend
I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend
I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend



  "Guilty In Here" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert/Travis Howard)

1st Verse

God knows I tried everything I could
To stay inside tonight
But that boy's like a sore in your mouth
That you just have to bite
Him number one is shakin' hands
With numbers two and three
Is it guilty in here
Or is it just me

2nd Verse

I've made a point of
Not mixin' love and pleasure in my life
'Cause daytime boys and nighttime boys
Usually don't see eye to eye
But I've been on a roll of late
And they're all down on their knees
Is it guilty in here
Or is it just me

Bridge

What became of all the boys
Who only want one thing
Will someone tell me what I'm doin' wrong

Chorus

'Cause the good ones all got wedding rings
And the young ones are just too dumb
And I don't think I have any more
Room underneath my thumb
Maybe after all
The ends do justify the means
Is it guilty in here
Or is it just me

(Repeat Bridge)

Tag Chorus

'Cause the good ones all got weddin' rings
And the young ones are just too dumb
And I don't think I have any more
Room underneath my thumb
I think after all
The ends do justify the means
Is it guilty in here
Is it just me
Is it guilty in here
Maybe it's just me



   "Kerosene" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert/Steve Earle)

1st Verse

I'm waitin' on the sun to set
'Cause yesterday ain't over yet
I started smokin' cigarettes
There's nothin' else to do, I guess
Dusty roads ain't made for walkin'
Spinnin' tires ain't made for stoppin'
I'm givin' up on love
'Cause love's givin' up on me

2nd Verse

Well, I gave it everything I had
And everything I got was bad
Life ain't hard, but it's too long
Livin' like some country song
Trade the truth in for a lie
Cheatin' really ain't a crime
I'm givin' up on love
'Cause love's givin' up on me

3rd Verse

Forget your high society
I'm soakin' it in kerosene
Light 'em up and watch them burn
Teach 'em what they need to learn, ha
Dirty hands ain't made for shakin'
Ain't a rule that ain't worth breakin'
Well, I'm givin' up on love
'Cause love's givin' up on me

4th Verse

Now I don't hate the one who left
You can't hate someone who's dead
He's out there holdin' on to someone
I'm holdin' up my smokin' gun
I'll find somewhere to lay my blame
The day she changes her last name
Well, I'm givin' up on love
'Cause love's givin' up on me
Well, I'm givin' up on love
Hey, love's givin' up on me



   "New Strings" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert)

1st Verse

I bet this road'll take me out 'a here
Take me far away from Amarillo
I bet this car'll go real fast
The wheels might even drive me past
Places't you said I'd never go, oh

2nd Verse

The Texas sky is the biggest one I've seen
But it still ain't big enough for you and me
All the things that make you mad
And all the baggage in your path
Don't leave much room for a girl like me to be
So I'll fill her up with hope and worn-out dreams

Chorus

And I'll grab the wheel, and I'll point it west
Pack the good and leave the rest
(I'll) (And) drive until I find the missing piece
You said I wouldn't get too far
On a tank 'a gas and an empty heart
(But) (And) I got everything I'll ever need
I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings

3rd Verse

Mama said I never should have done it
I should have ended us before we ever started
Daddy knew about my pride so he stood there
And he smiled inside
I pretended that I didn't notice
A little tear that fell when I said I was going

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Now I've worried about life
And if it's right
And right on time
I guess if you don't jump
You'll never know if you can fly

Tag Chorus

You said I wouldn't get too far
On a tank 'a gas and an empty heart
But I got everything I'll ever need
I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings
Hmm, oh, oh oh



  "Me And Charlie Talking" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert/Rick Lambert/Heather Little)

1st Verse

Me and Charlie Boy used to go walkin'
Sittin' in the woods behind my house
When bein' lovers meant a stolen kiss
And holdin' hands with nobody else around

2nd Verse

Charlie said he wanted to get married
But we were only ten, so we'd have to wait
Said we'd never let our love run dry
Like so many do these days

Chorus

So (we) (you) treat (our) (your) love like a firefly
Like it only gets to shine for a little while
Catch it in a Mason jar with holes in the top
And run like hell to show it off
Oh, promises we made when we'd go walkin'
(But) (And) that's just me and Charlie (me and Charlie) talkin'

3rd Verse

Charlie always said he'd like to leave here
Turned eighteen and left our sleepy town
Letters came and went, and I kept waiting
For Charlie to come back and bring the life he'd found
It's funny how time and distance change you
The road you take don't always lead you home
You can start a love with good intentions
And you'll look up and it's gone

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Now and then I sometimes think of Charlie
How we thought we knew it all back then
Now I'd give anything to feel love
From a child's heart again

(Repeat Chorus)

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  "Mama, I'm Alright" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert/Travis Howard)

1st Verse

The sun just got through goin' down
On a sleepy little Texas town
Population plus one, minus one
A new Grandma rocks my sister's kid
Just like twenty year's ago she did
The same thing in that same chair
She said, 'This one's born to run'

2nd Verse

Every day at noon like a chapel bell
Find her, Jesus, keep her well
And help her do more right than wrong
At the end of the day
I've got five good years and 'a tank of gas
50 watts and Johnny Cash
A guitar and a broken heart
Just full of things to say

Pre-Chorus

You taught me how to stand those tests and trials
But you can't see a desert sunrise in the Bible

Chorus

She loves me more than anything
And she wants the world for me
Her West dropped off in El Paso
And her North in Abilene
(Hey) Mama, I'm okay out here
I've seen how hard the world can be
My step is sure, and I know my name
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
(I felt it every time you prayed for me)
(I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be)

3rd Verse

If I'da done what you and Daddy done
Would'a never lost and never won
Or gotten myself kicked when I was down
I would not know how to travel well
A hundred bucks and cheap motel
I would not know how to fight for my own
Heart next time around

Pre-Chorus

Well, don't you cry another night about me
In this city I've got angels all around me

(Repeat Chorus)



  "Love Your Memory" by Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert)

Chorus

I don't wanna see you or feel you
I don't wanna look into your eyes
I don't wanna touch you or miss you
I just wanna love your memory tonight

2nd Verse

I can't handle all this pain
All we ever do is fight, anyway
Why we even tried, I haven't a clue
With hearts involved
There's way too much to lose

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

You were somethin' else to look at
Your intentions, they weren't all bad
Tried to make me somethin' I wasn't
Lord knows there ain't no future in all that

(Repeat Chorus)

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