Dear Miss Loretta

Dear Miss Loretta, I ain't ever met ya
 But I'm lonely tonight and I just betcha
 You might have some wisdom to pull off that shelf
 Your songs were all fun 'til I lived them myself
 I ain't a coal miner's daughter
 But my grandmother was
 Must be whiskey in the water
 Must be bourbon in the blood
 I'm a long way from Kentucky
 But the hurtin's the same
 Now I know why you sang that way
 Oh, what ended up tough
 I started out broken
 What ended up lost
 I started out hopin'
 A lifetime of pain was three minutes long
 And you weren't ashamed
 When the world sang along
 I ain't a coal miner's daughter
 But my grandmother was
 Must be whiskey in the water
 Must be bourbon in the blood
 I'm a long way from Kentucky
 But the hurtin's the same
 Now I know why you sang that way
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 Dear Miss Loretta
 We both grew up too fast
 And I wish you could tell me
 How you made it last
 I ain't a coal miner's daughter
 But I've sung it all my life
 I ain't been a widow
 But I've been an ex-wife
 And I hear your truth
 And I feel your pain
 Now I know why you sang that way
 Yeah, I know why you sang that way