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Cry Pretty Lyrics

I'm sorry
But I'm just a girl not usually the kind to show my heart to the world
I'm pretty good at keeping it together
I hold my composure for worse or for better
So I apologize
If you don't like what you see
But sometimes my emotions get the best of me
And falling apart is as human as it gets
You can't hide it, you can't fight what the truth is

You can pretty lie
And say it's okay
You can pretty smile
And just walk away
Pretty much fake your way through anything
But you can't cry pretty

Oh no, you can't dress it up in lace or rhinestones
Don't matter if you're in a crowd or home all alone
Yeah, it's all the same when you're looking in the mirror
A picture of pain
So let it flow like a river

You can pretty lie
And say it's okay
You can pretty smile
And just walk away
Pretty much fake your way through anything
But you can't cry pretty

You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly you just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty
Oh, no, you can't...

You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly you just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty... yeah yeah yeah yeah
No, you can't cry
No, you can't cry
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...
No no no...
You can't cry
You can't cry pretty, baby, oh yeah

No, you can't cry pretty...
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Cover art for Cry Pretty  lyrics by Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood may claim she's not usually the kind to show my heart to the world, but that's exactly what she does in the lyrics to "Cry Pretty," the inspiring new song she debuted at the 2018 ACM Awards.

Cover art for Cry Pretty  lyrics by Carrie Underwood

After enduring a scary accident this past fall that hurt her wrist, required surgery in addition to 40 to 50 stitches to her face, Carrie took some time off to heal. And though it may seem like she was closing herself off, she was actually using some of that time to pour her heart into this revealing and emotional new track.

 
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