Both of her parents are private investigators, but father Rick is also a country guitarist and songwriter. Lambert became seriously interested in country music after attending a Garth Brooks concert as a young girl, and soon began singing in talent contests under the tutelage of her father.
At 16, Miranda began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review in Arlington, Texas, the same show that helped launch the career of LeAnn Rimes. Miranda quickly landed a recording session in Nashville, but left the studio in tears after she became frustrated with the "pop" sound of music that was not her own. Upon returning to Texas, Miranda began writing songs and taking guitar lessons from her father.
When Miranda's aptitude for music became apparent, her parents encouraged her to aggressively pursue singing and acting opportunities. While still a high school student, Miranda made her professional singing debut and fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom in Longview, Texas, a long-running venue that has showcased Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson.
Foregoing college, Miranda performed throughout Texas in 2001 and 2002. She finished first in the Texas auditions for Nashville Star and eventually placed third on the national competition.
Discography
On September 15, 2003, she signed with Sony records. She has since released three studio albums, 2005's Kerosene, 2007's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, 2009's Revolution and 2011's Four The Record; all four of which debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Kerosene,Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Revolution have been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Miranda Lambert has release a total of fourteen singles, which includes five Top 20 hits; of these, Kerosene and Gunpowder & Lead have been certified Gold singles by the RIAA.
Awards and Critical Acclaim
In 2005, at the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Miranda won the Cover Girl Fresh Face of Country Music Award. In 2005, she was also nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award and performed "Kerosene". Nashville Scene named Kerosene one of the best albums of 2005
Miranda was nominated for and won the "Album of the Year" award at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards for her latest album Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Video: Oklahoma Sky
Miranda Lambert Lyrics
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Five hundred year, five hundred thousand miles
It don't matter now, love's always on time
Meet me underneath the Oklahoma sky
Lightening flashed, everything went silence
A feather could have knocked me to the floor
A missing piece was found I was finally alive
With the speed of sound
I am homeward bound
All our sorrows swept away forever
Each and every tear washed out to sea
There ain't no good-bye, with your hand in mine
Meet me underneath the Oklahoma sky
Oklahoma sky
Miranda Lambert's Oklahoma Sky is a song about a long journey to find love and finally getting it. The singer in the song describes how it has taken them centuries and miles to find the person they're looking for, but it doesn't matter anymore because love is always on time. The singer invites their love interest to meet them under the Oklahoma sky, where they know they'll be happy together.
In the second verse, the singer describes a moment when they finally find the missing piece of their life and feel alive. The intensity of that moment is depicted when lightning flashed, and everything went silent. The singer feels like a feather could have knocked them to the floor because the discovery is so powerful. The chorus is then repeated with the added line, "With the speed of sound, I am homeward bound," implying that finding true love has been a homecoming for the singer.
The last verse of the song describes how all sorrows are swept away forever and every tear washed out to sea. The singer assures their love interest that there is no goodbye as long as they are holding hands under the Oklahoma sky. Overall, the song celebrates the beauty of love, the importance of finding the right person, and how love can make us feel alive and at home.
Line by Line Meaning
How long has it taken me to find you?
After traversing five hundred years and five hundred thousand miles, I finally found you.
It don't matter now, love's always on time
Regardless of the time it took to find you, love is always timely.
Meet me underneath the Oklahoma sky
Let's meet beneath the beautiful Oklahoma sky.
Lightening flashed, everything went silence
In that defining moment, the world around us fell silent as lightning flashed.
A feather could have knocked me to the floor
I was so overpowered by the moment that even a featherweight touch could have brought me crashing to the floor.
A missing piece was found, I was finally alive
I finally felt complete and alive after finding the missing piece that was you.
With the speed of sound, I am homeward bound
I am racing back to where I belong, with lightning speed.
Each and every tear washed out to sea
All our sorrows are washed away forever.
There ain't no good-bye, with your hand in mine
As long as we're holding hands, there can never be a goodbye.
Meet me underneath the Oklahoma sky
Once again, let's meet beneath the beautiful Oklahoma sky.
Oklahoma sky
The endless and breathtaking sky of Oklahoma.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALLISON MOORER
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Clairety Pine
Such a pure and beautiful love song. The stark hues and nostalgic pictures are wonderful with this song. Thank you for posting this :)
easy7676
such an amazing song
Mark C
Beautiful song. Sounds like lyle Lovett. Texas style
cutie pie
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