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I cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors,
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I screamed his name till the neighbors called the cops,
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I numbed the pain at the expense of my liver.
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Don't know what I did next, I just know I couldn't stop.
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Word got around to the barflies and the Baptists,
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My mama's phone started ringin' off the hook.
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I can hear her now sayin' she ain't gonna have it.
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Don't matter how you feel, it only matters how you look.
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Run and hide your crazy and start actin' like a lady
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'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
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Even when you fall apart
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But this ain't my mama's broken heart.
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Wish I could be just a little less dramatic
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Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames.
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Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches
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When the fire trucks show up and there's nobody else to blame.
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Can't get revenge and keep a spotless reputation.
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Sometimes revenge is just a choice you gotta make.
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My mama came from a softer generation
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Where you get a grip and bite your lip just to save a little face.
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Run and hide your crazy and start actin like a lady
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'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
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Even when you fall apart
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But this ain't my mama's broken heart
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Powder your nose, paint your toes,
Line your lips and keep 'em closed,
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Run and hide your crazy and start actin' like a lady
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'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
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Even when you fall apart
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But this ain't my mama's broken heart.