I cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors

I screamed his name 'til 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 ringin' off the hook

I can hear her now sayin' 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 honey

Hide your crazy and start actin' like a lady

'Cause I raised you better

Gotta keep it together

Even when you fall apart

This ain't my mama's broken heart

Wish I could be just a little less dramatic

Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames

Leave it to me to be holdin' 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 actin' like a lady

'Cause I raised you better

Gotta keep it together

Even when you fall apart

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 eyes

And never let 'em see you cry

Go and fix your make up girl

It's just a break up

Run and hide your crazy

And start actin' like a lady

'Cause I raised you better

Gotta keep it together

Even when you fall apart

This ain't my mama's broken heart