Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood & Ludacris
This song follows Underwood’s journey of coming to terms with herself and her difference of appearance after an accident. She fell on the steps of her home and had to receive 40-50 stitches on her face.
In “Cry Pretty”, she exposes her vulnerability and insecurities and gives power to them, empower...
[Verse 1]
I'm sorry, but I'm just a girl
Not usually the kind to show my heart to the world
I'm pretty good at keepin' it together
I hold my composure, for worse or for better
So I apologize if you don't like what you see
But sometimes my emotions get the best of me
And falling apart is as human as it gets
You can't hide it, you can't fight what the truth is
[Chorus 1]
You can pretty lie and say it's okay
You can pretty smile and just walk away
Pretty much fake your way through anything
But you can't cry pretty
[Verse 2]
Oh no, you can’t dress it up in lace or rhinestones
It don't matter if you're in a crowd or home all alone
Yeah, it's all the same when you're looking in the mirror
A picture of pain, so let it flow like a river
[Chorus 1]
You can pretty lie and say it's okay
You can pretty smile and just walk away
Pretty much fake your way through anything
But you can't cry pretty
[Chorus 2]
You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly, you just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty
[Bridge]
Oh no, you can't
Ooh, yeah
[Chorus 2]
You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly, you just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
No, you can't cry
No, you can't cry
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, woo
You can't cry
You can't cry pretty, baby
Oh yeah, woo, woo
No, you can't cry pretty, yeah
Cry Pretty was written by Carrie Underwood & Lori McKenna & Liz Rose & Hillary Lindsey.
Cry Pretty was produced by David Garcia & Carrie Underwood.
Carrie Underwood released Cry Pretty on Wed Apr 11 2018.
Carrie penned a letter to her fans on her website and in part, discussed her upcoming single:
The first single is a song I love so much and can’t wait to share with you. It’s called “Cry Pretty” and I wrote it with three incredible women: Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, and Lori McKenna, who also write...