Mama's Broken Heart

I cut my bangs

With some rusty kitchen scissors

I screamed his name

Till 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 ringing off the hook

I can hear her now saying

She ain't gonna have it

Don't matter how you feel

It only matters how you look

Go and fix your make up, girl

It's just a break up

Run and hide your crazy

And start acting 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

I wish I could be just a little less dramatic

Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames

Leave it to me to be holding 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 make up, girl

It's just a break up

Run and hide your crazy

And start acting 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 I's

And never let 'em see you cry

Go and fix your make up, well

It's just a break up

Run and hide your crazy

And start acting 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