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 ringin' off the hook
I can hear her now
sayin' 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 actin' 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
holdin' the matches when the
fire trucks 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 actin' 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 eyes
And never let 'em
see you cry
Go and fix your makeup
Well it's just a breakup
Run and hide your crazy
And start actin' 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