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Mama's Broken Heart Lyrics
I cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors
I screamed his name 'til the neighbors called the cops
I numbed the pain at the expense of my liver
Don't know what I did next, all I know, I couldn't stop
Word got around to the barflies and the baptists
My mama's phone started ringing off the hook
I can hear her now saying she ain't gonna have it
Don't matter how you feel, it only matters how you look
Go and fix your makeup, girl, it's just a breakup
Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain't my mama's broken heart
Wish I could be just a little less dramatic
Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames
Leave it to me to be holding the matches
When the firetrucks show up and there's nobody else to blame
Can't get revenge and keep a spotless reputation
Sometimes revenge is a choice you gotta make
My mama came from a softer generation
Where you get a grip and bite your lip just to save a little face
Go and fix your makeup, girl, it's just a breakup
Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain't my mama's broken heart
Powder your nose, paint your toes
Line your lips and keep 'em closed
Cross your legs, dot your I's
And never let 'em see you cry
Go and fix your makeup, girl, it's just a breakup
Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain't my mama's broken heart
I screamed his name 'til the neighbors called the cops
I numbed the pain at the expense of my liver
Don't know what I did next, all I know, I couldn't stop
My mama's phone started ringing off the hook
I can hear her now saying she ain't gonna have it
Don't matter how you feel, it only matters how you look
Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain't my mama's broken heart
Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames
Leave it to me to be holding the matches
When the firetrucks show up and there's nobody else to blame
Sometimes revenge is a choice you gotta make
My mama came from a softer generation
Where you get a grip and bite your lip just to save a little face
Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain't my mama's broken heart
Line your lips and keep 'em closed
Cross your legs, dot your I's
And never let 'em see you cry
Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain't my mama's broken heart
Song Info
Submitted by
caseykins On Nov 04, 2011
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Love the line "Run and hide your crazy and start acting like a lady" It's kinda become a mantra for me.
the song is about a break up 'numb the pain at the expense of my liver' means she was drinking 'the nex thing i know was that i couldn't stop'
This is what crossed my mind listening to the song onn the radio
This is what crossed my mind listening to the song onn the radio
i think this is about a mother who is very conservative,very close minded and cares more about their reputation than anything else and the singer knows this by this line:
"I can hear her now sayin' she ain't gonna have it Don't matter how you feel, it only matters how you look"
and the mama sermons her about what she should do to keep herself and the family's reputation from shattering:
Go and fix your make up girl it's, just a break up run an' Hide your crazy and start actin' like a lady 'cause I Raised you better, gotta keep it together even when you fall apart,
I understand the line drinking to numb the pain of life in this case a break up and she could not stop on her own.