Stilettos

Album: The First Time (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finds Kelsea Ballerini singing about wearing her pain like stilettos, using the high heels as a metaphor for a strong female character in the wake up of a breakup. "I saw a quote on Pinterest that inspired that one," she told Axs.com.

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