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Artist: Miranda Lambert
Canonical path: /miranda-lambert/desperation
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Desperation
Read Desperation lyrics by Miranda Lambert on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Desperation
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Throw a dog a bone
I'll take it if I have to
Go real fast like there's somewhere we can get to
What's the use of standing right there on the edge if there ain't nowhere to fall
What's the use in hanging on tight to the phone if nobody might call
Desperation
There's danger in frustration
Complicated words slipping off of your tongue and ain't one of them the truth
I'm still desperate for you
Tell it like a lie, live it like a movie
Give a heart away like it don't mean nothing to me
What's the use in making all the plans we made if you weren't gonna go
What's the use of slapping on a smile for a face if your eyes don't wanna show
Desperation
There's danger in frustration
Complicated words slipping off of your tongue and ain't one of them the truth
I'm still desperate for you
Tell it like a lie, live it like a movie
Give a heart away like it don't mean nothing to me
What's the use in making all the plans we made if you weren't gonna go
What's the use of slapping on a smile for a face if your eyes don't wanna show
Well it's too damn bad you didn't have a chance to make me your friend
You were too caught up in giving too much up and not doing what you should have been
Desperation
There's danger in frustration
Complicated words slipping off of your tongue and ain't one of them the truth
I'm still desperate for you
Tell it like a lie, live it like a movie
Give a heart away like it don't mean nothing to me
What's the use in making all the plans we made if you weren't gonna go
What's the use of slapping on a smile for a face if your eyes don't wanna show
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Miranda Lambert performs "Desperation", and this lyric page sits inside the Miranda Lambert catalog on LyroVerse.
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