Cry Pretty – English Lyrics

• By: Carrie Underwood

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of Carrie Underwood's "Cry Pretty" to explore a powerful narrative of vulnerability and emotional honesty. This deeply personal country ballad, enriched by Underwood's own life experiences, offers a unique opportunity to connect with English expressions of profound feelings and resilience, making it a compelling song for language learners to discover nuanced emotional vocabulary.

[English]

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 fallin' apart is as human as it gets

You can't hide it, you can't fight for it

But the truth is

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

Oh no, you can't dress it up in lace or rhinestones

Don't matter if you're in a crowd or home all alone

Yeah, it's all the same when you're lookin' in the mirror

A picture of pain, so let it flow like a river

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

You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks

When all your mascara is goin' to waste

When things get ugly, you just gotta face

That you can't cry pretty

Oh no, you can't

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, yeah

'Cause you can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks

When all your mascara is goin' to waste

When things get ugly, you just got to face

That you can't cry pretty, yeah

Yeah-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, no, no, no, whoo!

You can't cry, you can't cry pretty, baby

Ooh, yeah

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

No, you can't cry pretty, yeah

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