All my life
Miranda Lyrics


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All my exes live in Texas
And Texas is a place I'd dearly love to be
But all my exes live in Texas
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee

Rosanna's down in Texarkana
Wanted me to push her broom
Sweet Eileen in Abilene
She forgot I hung the moon
And Allison's in Galveston
Somehow lost her sanity
And Dimples who now lives in Temple's
Got the law looking for me

All my exes live in Texas
But Texas is a place I'd dearly love to be
But all my exes live in Texas
That's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
Play it boys

(Woo)

I remember that old Frio River
Where I learned to swim
But it brings to mind another time
That I wore my welcome thin
And by transcendental meditation
I go there each night
But I always come back to myself
Long before daylight

All my exes live in Texas (yes, they do)
And Texas is a place I'd dearly love to be
But all my exes live in Texas
Therefore I reside in Tennessee

Some folks think I'm hidin'
It's been rumored that I died
But I'm alive and well in Tennessee, yup (woo hoo)





(Thank you, thank you very much)

Overall Meaning

In Miranda Lambert's honky-tonk infused hit "All My Exes Live in Texas," she sings about how all of her ex-boyfriends reside in Texas, but due to that fact, she hangs her hat in Tennessee. The playful tone of the song is set by the use of the horn sections and snappy guitar riffs along with Miranda's twangy voice. She brings up each of her exes while also listing out the various cities in Texas they occupy, Rosanna in Texarkana, Sweet Eileen in Abilene, and Allison in Galveston.


She seems to have a love-hate relationship with Texas, as the state once meant so much to her that she wished to live there. Still, because of her past heartache and nostalgia, she cannot live there, and instead, she has found home in Tennessee. She sings about having good memories of swimming in Frio River and how she now visits the place through transcendental meditation to escape her current life. However, she knows that when daylight comes, she will be back in reality in Tennessee.


Line by Line Meaning

All my exes live in Texas
I used to have relationships with people in Texas


And Texas is a place I'd dearly love to be
I really like Texas


But all my exes live in Texas
But unfortunately, all of my past partners still live there


And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
So I moved to Tennessee to start fresh


Rosanna's down in Texarkana
One of my exes, Rosanna, lives in Texarkana


Wanted me to push her broom
She asked me to clean up after her


Sweet Eileen in Abilene
Another ex of mine, Eileen, lives in Abilene


She forgot I hung the moon
She used to think I was amazing, but not anymore


And Allison's in Galveston
Another ex, Allison, now lives in Galveston


Somehow lost her sanity
She may not be thinking clearly these days


And Dimples who now lives in Temple's
My ex, Dimples, now lives in Temple


Got the law looking for me
She may have told the police I did something wrong


That's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
I had to move away to escape my past


I remember that old Frio River
I have good memories of the Frio River


Where I learned to swim
It's where I learned how to swim


But it brings to mind another time
But it also reminds me of a time when things weren't good


That I wore my welcome thin
When people stopped welcoming me and grew tired of me being around


And by transcendental meditation
Through meditation that focuses on spirituality and self-awareness


I go there each night
I think about that time every night


But I always come back to myself
But I always end up focusing on who I am now


Long before daylight
And I do this until it's time to wake up


Therefore I reside in Tennessee
So I live in Tennessee now


Some folks think I'm hidin'
Some people think I'm avoiding my past


It's been rumored that I died
There are rumors that I'm not alive anymore


But I'm alive and well in Tennessee, yup (woo hoo)
But I'm actually doing well and happy where I am now




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Lyndia J Shafer, Sanger D Shafer

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Dark Wizard

Miranda could be the 15th Doctor Who, she has got the right charisma for the role.

northerndownpour74

Omg I’ve never thought of her before but she would be perfect!

Harri 31

I put “even the notion!” in my GCSE English paper today 😂😂

Soph

@Ambrosia A Adid you get an A* in the end? you deserve it!!!😂🥳

PaganiniGD

Brave Soul

themythice

Can’t relate

RK

@Ambrosia A A I was the first year to do the new GCSE, why didn't we get interesting questions like that 😂

Ambrosia A A

Ropsana Khanom I wrote about her and used the quote

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ph1980

Brilliant - but how can this video possibly exist without "Oh, good lord, that's moist!"?

Dark Wizard

or ‘what I call…’ and this is what I call a ‘quote’ that was missing

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