Life Lessons From Miranda Lambert

I recently heard a song on country radio and the words spoke to that little voice inside of me that says, ” Go buy that CD ! “.

I’m sure your little voice gets you every now and then too … doesn’t it ?

The CD is titled Kerosene and it’s the debut album of Miranda Lambert.

I’ll probably go thru this CD, song-by-song and let you in on the secrets that this 23 year-old Texan has learned and shared. Sometimes a kid from a small town ( hers was Lindale, TX and it’s population is 2,500 - mine is Earlington, KY, population 2800 ) learns early and the hard way and it sticks with you.

The first song’s the title track and it has some great lessons and advice, like :

“I’m waitin’ on the sun to set, ’cause yesterday ain’t over yet.”

Lots of people will tell you that yesterday’s gone and there isn’t anything you can do about it. Bull ! Unless you’ve learned the lessons yesterday was trying to teach you, you’ll have to go thru it again. Where do you think the term deja vue came from ? From yesterday trying to get it’s lessons thru your thick skull.

Pay attention … slow down … listen to the words that are floating around in your skull … finish the homework and then you can move on.

If you don’t, you’re doomed to wear that mullet and bell-bottoms forever. EEEEWWWWWW !

“Dusty roads ain’t made for walkin’, spinnin’ tires ain’t made for stoppin’ .”

Quit tryin’ to use things, people, facts and figures for things they weren’t intended for.

Quit tryin’ to manipulate the circumstances in your life and start actually making changes that will reflect the real you. Don’t like to sell ? Doesn’t make you happy ? Find another way to pay the rent. Success doesn’t make you happy, being happy makes you successful.

“I gave it everything I had and everything I got was bad. Life ain’t hard, but it’s too long (for) living like some country song.“

More great advice that screams to you to quit trying to put the square peg in the round hole. Quit living like those old crying in your beer songs, with trains, dogs, cheatin’, and tears.

“Forget your high society, I’m soakin’ it in kerosene. Light ‘em up and watch ‘em burn, teach ‘em what they need to learn.”

Get away from the pretenses that are holding you back. Nothing stands in my way like I do. Nothing holds you back like you do.

“Dirty hands ain’t made for shakin’, ain’t a rule that ain’t worth breakin’.”

Don’t keep putting yourself in the company of those that drag you down with their negativity and sour attitudes. Don’t worry about the tired, old ways you’ve always been told to do things. Find a new way. Find new friends who’ll let you grow and help you in doing so.

“Now I don’t hate the one who left, you can’t hate someone who’s dead.”

When you change your habits, you’ll lose some “friends”. Don’t hate ‘em. Don’t preach to them. Go about your business in a professional manner and let them see the changes and maybe they’ll want to be like the new you, want some of what you’ve got. If not, don’t hate ‘em, just allow them some room and see if they choose to come along or go their seperate way.

If you like country music, or want to sample some hard-driving beats, some great lyrics and some life lessons on the cheap, go spend about $12 or so on this CD and give it a try.

There’s upbeat country, twangy country, drivin’ country and a little bit of pure Texas on this thang and I highly encourage you to try it … but I ain’t about to go thru the trouble of getting an Amazon affiliate link for the pennies it would pay, so you’re on your own finding it.