Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (Live 4/30/23) - Miranda Lambert

Don't drive your truck off Riverside Drive Or think the Lord turns a blind eye Don't pour your heart out on a page Or try and laugh the pain away Don't burn a bridge that you can't fix Don't hold those aces up your sleeve I know a thing or two, take it from me You got the whole world in front of you You can do anything that you wanna do Ain't a damn thing, son, that you've gotta prove You can be whatever you wanna be Just don't grow up to be like me Don't blink, 'cause you'll be thirty-five And cuss the years that just flew by Don't try and change the unchanged past 'Cause I promise you won't get it back No, you'll never get 'em back You got the whole world in front of you You can do anything that you wanna do Ain't a damn thing, son, that you've gotta prove You can be whatever you wanna be Just don't grow up to be like me I ain't saying don't live life like your old man Just know that I learned the hard way so you don't have to You got the whole world in front of you You can do anything that you wanna do Ain't a damn thing, son, that you've gotta prove You can be whatever you wanna be Just don't grow up to be like me You can be whatever you want to be

I don't want you growing up to be me Givin' everything to chase my dreams You don't have to worry yet I can hold you close When she throws away your teenage heart When you passed the test but crashed the car Big boys ought to cry sometimes It's okay if you do If you need me I'm here Just gonna love you The best that I can And if you call me Four AM I'll be there I'll be right there So go and take this world apart 'Cause I know you'll do it With your momma's heart And all that I ask is don't grow up to be me Grow up to be you I'll know that I'll catch you stealing liquour from me 'Cause I remember doing the same at 16 Wake you on the bathroom floor Make sure you're alright 'Cause when you need me I'm here When you get in trouble I'll steer you clear And when you call me For a lift home I'll be there I'll be right there So go and take this world apart 'Cause I know you'll do it With your momma's heart And all that I ask is don't grow up to be me Grow up to be you If you get lost among the stars Don't forget you've always got your momma's heart And I don't wanna push you Whatever you do Grow up to be you Now there's a reason and a rhyme for most things But you should try to find your own in everything And take your time There's no rush to grow up So go and take this world apart 'Cause I know you'll do it With your momma's heart And all that I ask is don't grow up to be me Grow up to be you And if you get lost among the stars Don't forget you've always got your momma's heart I don't wanna push you Whatever you do Grow up to be you No, I don't want to push you Whatever you do Grow up to be you

Feel like I'm having a meltdown It feels like I'm losing control They tell me I'm a danger to myself Now the crazy train is ready to roll, oh Walk that walk like you don't give a fuck You've got a right to turn it up and get down Electric shock, no I can't get enough 'Cause tonight we're taking over the town I wanna lose my mind like a maniac And cross the line, never looking back We're on the loose, getting crazy And we've gone cuckoo Gonna party 'til they take us away I'm swinging off of my hinges I'm cocked and I'm ready to go Go on and pack up your thingses The crazy train is ready to roll, oh Walk that walk like you don't give a fuck You've got a right to turn it up and get down Electric shock, no I can't get enough 'Cause tonight we're taking over the town I wanna lose my mind like a maniac And cross the line, never looking back We're on the loose, getting crazy And we've gone cuckoo Gonna party 'til they take us away Lose my mind I'm gonna lose my mind Gonna get out of this straitjacket Whoa, cuckoo Gonna get out of this straitjacket Whoa, yeah I wanna lose my mind like a maniac And cross the line, never looking back We're on the loose, getting crazy And we've gone cuckoo Gonna party 'til they take us away Lose my mind Gonna lose my mind I'm gonna lose my mind Gonna party 'til they take us away Loose my mind Gonna lose my mind, yeah Gonna party 'til they take us away

There's something missing and I'm pissed And I've got something to say (Oh yeah) All of the witches and the demons Better get out my way (Ay, ay) I get back up when I fall Rip the paint from the wall When I win, I'ma run and take the money You try to put me in a box Make me something I'm not Don't give a fuck 'cause I'm gonna take back My superpower, my superpower My superpower My superpower, my superpower My superpower I know I'm not the only one Who thinks this shit ain't okay (Oh no) You kick us down in the dirt But we ain't goin' away (Ay, ay, yeah) I get back up when I fall Rip the paint from the wall When I win, I'ma run and take the money You try to put me in a box Make me something I'm not Don't give a fuck 'cause I'm gonna take back My superpower, my superpower My superpower My superpower, my superpower My superpower My superpower, my superpower My superpower My superpower, my superpower My superpower Don't you wanna be, do you wanna be free? Say oh-oh-oh-oh Don't you wanna be, do you wanna be free? Say oh-oh-oh-oh (Freedom yeah) Say oh-oh-oh-oh (Freedom yeah) Say oh-oh-oh-oh (Yeah) My superpower My superpower, my superpower My superpower

You're like a knife 'cause your looks could kill Hold my breath every time we kiss Are you feeling it? Like I, like I feel it? You left your hat on the window sill You're comin' back, yeah, you always will Am I crazy, baby? If I say that I crave it We talk the talk We're skin to skin But you just walk away And all that I got was roses Don't mean a thing without emotions Baby, just do it right, focus 'Cause I just needed your love Tonight, tonight, tonight But all that I got was roses Don't mean a thing without emotions Baby, just do it right, focus 'Cause I just needed your love Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Oh, ooh) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Could catch a flick or maybe we could chill Next to me, but you're still not here When I touch you, baby My name, will you say it? Between the sheets, we ain't pillow talkin' Is it love or are we just fuckin'? Tell me, babe You can't keep me waiting We talk the talk We're skin to skin But you just walk away And all that I got was roses Don't mean a thing without emotions Baby, just do it right, focus 'Cause I just needed your love Tonight, tonight, tonight But all that I got was roses Don't mean a thing without emotions Baby, just do it right, focus 'Cause I just needed your love Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Ha, baby) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Hoo, ha-ah-ah, babe) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Ha, ha) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Hoo-oh, ha-ha)