This track about three frisky womens' non-forgiving habits is the second single featured on Pistol Annies first studio album Hell on Heels.
[Verse 1: Miranda Lambert]
She's on the highest dose of Prozac a woman can take
She likes to pop her pain pills with every little ache
She's got a Tennessee mountain point of view
If you're gonna have one, might as well have two
[Verse 2: Ashley Monroe]
Raised up right in the hills of Kentucky
Although she ain't gonna smile 'til she lights up her Lucky
No filter on her mouth or her cigarettes
Oh, baby, what you're lookin' at is what you get
[Chorus: All]
We owe four hundred dollars to the boys in the band
Gas light's blinkin' on our broke-down van
Livin' off truck stop burgers and fries
Crossin' our fingers for a vacancy sign
Well, who in the hell's gonna pay these bills
When one's drinkin', one's smokin', one's takin' pills
[Verse 3: Angaleena Presley]
She's a rootin' tootin' pistol from the Lone Star State
She mixes up a double at the break of every day
She might get crazy, but she don't get mean
Until some drunk cowboy asks her to sing
[Chorus: All]
We owe four hundred dollars to the boys in the band
Gas light's blinkin' on our broke-down van
We're livin' off truck stop burgers and fries
Crossin' our fingers for a vacancy sign
Well, who in the hell's gonna pay these bills
When one's drinkin', one's smokin', one's takin' pills
[Verse 4: Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley, Ashley Monroe, All]
Well, we ain't ashamed of who we are
We like fast men and cheap guitars
Ain't tryna get rich, just tryna get by
By playin' for tips on Saturday night
[Chorus: All]
'Cause we owe four hundred dollars to the boys in the band
Gas light's blinkin' on our broke-down van
We're livin' off truck stop burgers and fries
Crossin' our fingers for a vacancy sign
Well, who in the hell's gonna pay these bills
When one's drinkin', one's smokin', one's takin' pills
[Outro]
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Takin’ Pills was written by Angaleena Presley & Ashley Monroe & Miranda Lambert.
Takin’ Pills was produced by Frank Liddell.
Pistol Annies released Takin’ Pills on Tue Aug 23 2011.