Miranda Lambert - Kerosene Album Lyrics

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 given up on me

I gave it everything I had, and everything I got was bad
Life ain't hard but it's too long to live it 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 given up on me

Forget your high society, I'm soakin' it in kerosene
Light ‘em up and watch them burn, teach them 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 given up on me

Now I don't hate the one who left
You can't hate someone who's dead
He's out there holdin' onto 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 given up on me
Well I'm givin' up on love, HEY love's given up on me

(Miranda Lambert)

You draw it out like a highway
With every word you'd say
Excuses for the answers that you lack
Your mama's still the steady ground
you walk on every day
And your daddy's still the monkey on your back
Did you find all you thought you'd find out in the wild, wild west
You took a little piece of home and you threw away the rest

You say you're livin' on the edge
and I think you're hangin' from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
that wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
by the time that you turned 33?
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun?
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin' for ya
So what about Georgia?

I saw your sister yesterday
Austin's five and on his way
Looking for some shoes that he can fill
He said that he'd be just like you
the coolest guy he ever knew
And he'd find you when
he lost his training wheels
I looked in his big blue eyes
and I saw you again
He's hungry for a life he ain't ready to begin

You say you're livin' on the edge
And I think you're hangin' from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time that you turned 33?
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun?
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin' for ya
So what about Georgia?

I guess you didn't realize it'd take you quite this long
To figure out that being free is right where you belong

You say you're livin' on the edge
And I think you're hangin' from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
HEY! Are you the man you thought you'd be
by the time that you turned 33?
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun?
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin' for ya
So what about Georgia?

What about Georgia? yeah
What about Georgia Georgia? Yeah
What about Georgia?

Rain on the window makes me lonely
And time keeps passing so slowly
The old man sittin' next to me is fallin' asleep
On a Greyhound bound for nowhere

The sun's going down on my misery
Another day gone by with broken dreams
That cell phone I hear ringin'
I keep wishin' it was you
On a Greyhound bound for nowhere

And that ring that you were wearin'
Don't mean everything
And the way you stood starin'
As you watched me roll away
She loves you and you need me
And there's some things we can't share
I'm on a Greyhound bound for nowhere

Bright lights of a city shinin' up ahead
My heart's analyzin' every word you said
Did you take me for a fool
Or did you really care
I'm on a Greyhound bound for nowhere

And that ring that you were wearin'
Don't mean everything
And the way that you stood starin'
As you watched me roll away
She loves you and you need me
And there's some things we can't share
I'm on a Greyhound bound for nowhere

And I'm gonna find someplace I can ease my mind
And try to heal my wounded pride

Rain on the window and I'm still lonely
And time keeps on passin' so slowly
You're with her and I'm alone
And you're wishin' I was there
I'm on a Greyhound bound for nowhere
We're all on a Greyhound bound for nowhere

Ooh

I bet this road will take me out of here
Take me far away from Amarillo
I bet this car will go real fast
The wheels might even drive me past
The places that you said I'd never go
Oh . . .

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 past
Don't leave much room for a girl like me to be
So, I'll fill her up with hope and worn-out dreams

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

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

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

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

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

(Travis Howard)

I can't be bothered to miss you anymore
It's month 12, day 31 and hour 24
I used to think if missed hard enough
You'd come back for sure
But I can't be bothered now to miss you anymore

It's not like I don't have tears to cry
Such memories, so little time
This box of photographs to go through one by one
There's just so much work to get done

And I can't be bothered to miss you anymore
It's month 12, day 31 and hour 24
I used to think if missed hard enough you'd come back for sure
And I can't be bothered now to miss you anymore

When you skipped town
I was such a mess
So I found some things
To do instead
Trick is to find something
To occupy your mind
Now I spend most days
chasing mine

And I can't be bothered to miss you anymore
Month 12, day 31 and hour 24
I used to think if missed hard enough you'd come back for sure
And I can't be bothered now to miss you, I'm cuddling up to kiss you
And I can't be bothered now to miss you anymore

( Miranda Lambert & Travis Howard )

Sweet like a kiss sharp like a razor blade
I find you when I' m close to the bottom
You cant appreciate the time it takes
To kick a love I always knew was kind of wrong
And as I'm putting out the flame
Somebody brings up your name

Oh oh oh oh
Baby baby baby bring me down
I want to be right where you are
Baby baby baby bring me down
You can look me in the eye and break my heart
Break my heart

Six AM unruffled pillow
Laughs out loud at my trusting heart
It's like I didn't see the penny
I missed the fountain by a couple yards
If you would only stay gone
Maybe I could move on

Oh oh oh oh
Baby baby baby bring me down
I want to be right where you are
Baby baby baby bring me down
You can look me in the eye and break my heart
Break my heart

OH! Baby baby baby bring me down
I want to be right where you are
Baby baby baby bring me down
You can look me in the eye and break my heart
Break my heart

OH! Baby baby baby bring me down
I want to be right where you are
Baby baby baby bring me down
You can look me in the eye and break my heart
Break my heart

Bring me down…

(Miranda Lambert, Rick Lambert & Heather Little)

Me and Charlie boy used to go walking
Sittin in the woods behind my house
When bein lovers meant a stolen kiss
And holding hands with nobody else around
Charlie said he wanted to get married
But we were only ten so we'd have to wait
He said we'd never let our love run dry
Like so many do these days

So we treat our 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
That's just me and Charlie talking

Charlie always said he'd like to leave here
So he turned 18 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
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 look up and it's gone

So you treat 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
That's just me and Charlie talking

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

So you treat 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
That's just me and Charlie
Me and Charlie talking

You know it's so complicated, first you love then you hate it
Someone's laughing, someone's crying, someone livin', someone's dying
Sombody always looses and we still play the game
And the fire will always burn you and we still light the flame
Let's make it up baby, cause I aint gonna fight
If you're the death of me darlin', I wanna die

You always say that you love me and there is no one above me
Never giving, always takin', never bending, always breaking
I know you aint a liar but you don't tell the truth
And you're walkin' on a wire wearing someone else's shoes
If you're handing out misery I'll be the first in line
If you're the death of me darlin', I wanna die

Tear it up, break it down
Put my heart on your sleeve and wear it all over town
I know you're a player but you don't play by the rules
And I'm just another in a long line of fools

Yeah it's so complicated, I love then I hate it
I'm laughing, you're crying, you're livin', I'm dyin'
Somebody always looses and we still play the game
Yeah the fire will always burn you and we still light the flame
Let's make it up baby, cause I aint gonna fight
If you're the death of me darlin', I wanna die

Tear it up, break it down
Put my heart on your sleeve and wear it all over town
I know you're a player but you don't play by the rules
And I'm just another in a long line of fools

Yeah it's so complicated, I love then I hate it
I'm laughing you're crying, I'm living, you're dyin'
I know you aint a liar but you don't tell the truth
And you're walkin on a wire wearing someone else's shoes
If you're handing out misery I'll be the first in line
If you're the death of me darlin' I wanna die
OHHHH I wanna die
Tear it up Tear it up
mm..mm..mm

Maybe you're just jaded from some nobody's unforgotten words
Maybe you're just faded, a little gray from every time that you've been hurt
So you're lookin for your skin that you never did fit in
You can't hide when you're turned inside out
Love is looking for you now

Maybe you been burnin' but you can't blow out a flame that you can't find
Maybe you've been thirsty but the rain just aint enough when you're this dry
So you're runnin' from the water and the fire's getting hotter
I think you better find some lever ground
Love is lookin' for you now
Love is lookin' for you now

Maybe you been wearing the shoes that someone else is wearing now
Maybe you've been swearing forever might have already run out
You can't love yourself at the expense of someone else
You can't hide a liar from the truth
Love is lookin' for you
Love is lookin' for you

I've been looking for you
Baby I've been lookin.....
I've been looking for you

Well the sun just got through going down
On a sleepy little Texas town
Population plus one, minus one
A new grandma rocks my sister's kid
Just like 20 years ago she did
The same thing in that same chair
She said this one's born to run

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

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

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
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

If I had done what you and daddy'd done
I would have 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 motels
I would not know how to fight for my own heart next time around

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

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
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

I'd run away but I can't escape
The power of your pride
Your eyes are cold like an empty soul
And I'm burning up inside
There's nothing wrong with letting go
And you're still digging in
We're racing to the bottom
And I can't find the end

And there's a wall standing here between us
And that's all that's keeping you from freedom
And I keep pushing harder
And you keep getting stronger
You won't break 'cause you're afraid you'll fall
And there's a wall

You love me when you want to
And you find reasons to fight
Another lame excuse
To keep the devil on you side
You're trying hard to hide those scars
That I've already seen
Your beat up heart's not the only thing
that's keeping you from me

And there's a wall standing here between us
And that's all that's keeping you from freedom
And I keep pushing harder
And you keep getting stronger
You won't break 'cause you're afraid you'll fall
And there's a wall

Pain has made you weak and hard
I will never be as strong...As strong

As this wall standing here between us
And that's all that's keeping you from freedom
And I keep pushing harder
And you keep getting stronger
You won't break cause you're afraid you'll fall
And there's a wall

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

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

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

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

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