Famous in a Small Town

Album: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007)
Charted: 87
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  • They say life is so much sweeter
    Through the telephoto lens of fame
    Around here you get just as much attention
    Cheerin' at the high school football game

    I dreamed of going to Nashville
    Put my money down and placed my bet
    But I just got the first buck of the season
    I made the front page of the Turnertown Gazette

    Every last one, route one, rural rural heart's got a story to tell
    Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend maybe knows it just a little too well
    Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
    Hey, word's gonna get around
    Everybody dies famous in a small town

    Tyler and Casey broke up
    It ended pretty quietly
    But we heard he was caught red-handed with her mama
    So, that's just what they let us all believe

    Every last one, route one, rural rural heart's got a story to tell
    Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend maybe knows it just a little too well
    Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
    Hey, word's gonna get around
    Everybody dies famous in a small town

    Well, baby, who needs their faces in a magazine?
    Me and you we've been stars in the town since we were seventeen

    Let's go on down to the quick stop
    Wear your yellow shades and I'll put on my tight jeans
    And we'll just spend the weekend burnin' rubber
    And we'll let 'em point and stare in disbelief

    'Cause every last one, route one, rural rural heart's got a story to tell
    Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend maybe knows it just a little too well
    Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
    Hey, word's gonna get around
    Everybody dies famous in a small town
    Everybody dies famous in a small town Writer/s: Miranda Lambert, Travis Howard
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Bethany from Axtell, KsThis song is Amazing
  • Theresa from Murfreesboro, TnMiranda is a wonderful storyteller, I am not a fan of Country but she rocks!
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