Used to be my very best friend
We went everywhere together
Even shared a boyfriend once or twice

She was never satisfied
Nothing 'round here suited her
She never phones, she never writes
Old friend that ain't right

She don't talk like us no more
She done run off and got certified
She don't act like us no more since she moved away

Using words she never used before
She's almost as skinny as a movie star
She don't even walk like us no more

Now when she visits you'd think
Minor royalty'd come to town
All she does is talk about the city
And she puts all the local stuff down

She never asks me how I've been
Or what I've been up to, it's a lesson in geography
Ain't it amazing what a few miles can do

She don't talk like us no more
She done run off and got certified
She don't act like us no more since she moved away

Using words she never used before
She's almost as skinny as a movie star
She don't even walk like us no more

I don't believe how uppity she's gotten, do you believe it?
Honey, who, who does she think she is?
Yeah, I don't believe how uppity she's gotten, do you believe it?
Oh honey, who, who does she think is?


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    K.T. Oslin’s lyrics are pretty straightforward so there isn’t much to analyze here. I’m just commenting because for all her songs on this site, there is only one comment other than this one— and I wanted to call attention, in a small way, to what a great songwriter she was. Great voice too!

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