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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Carrie Underwood
Vocals
David Garcia
Electric Guitar
Chris McHugh
Drums
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass
Tom Bukovac
Electric Guitar
Rob McNelley
Electric Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Dave Cohen
Keyboards
Dan Dugmore
Pedal Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carrie Underwood
Songwriter
Hillary Lindsey
Songwriter
Lori McKenna
Songwriter
Liz Rose
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Carrie Underwood
Producer
David Garcia
Producer
Kam Luchterhand
Assistant Recording Engineer
Josh Ditty
Editing Engineer
Joe Baldridge
Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Chris McHugh
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm sorry, but I'm just a girl
Not usually the kind to show my heart to the world
I'm pretty good at keeping it together
I hold my composure for worse or for better
[Verse 2]
So I apologize if you don't like what you see
But sometimes my emotions get the best of me
And falling apart is as human as it gets
You can't hide it
You can't fight what the truth is
[Chorus]
You can pretty lie and say it's okay
You can pretty smile and just walk away
Pretty much fake your way through anything
But you can't cry pretty
[Verse 3]
Oh no, you can't dress it up in lace or rhinestones
It don't matter if you're in a crowd or home all alone
Yeah, it's all the same when you're looking in the mirror
A picture of pain
So let it flow like a river
[Chorus]
You can pretty lie and say it's okay
You can pretty smile and just walk away
Pretty much fake your way through anything
But you can't cry pretty
[Chorus]
You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly, you've just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty
[Bridge]
Oh no, you can't
Ooh
[Chorus]
You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly, you just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty, yeah
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
No, you can't cry
No, you can't cry
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
Woo!
You can't cry, you can't cry pretty, baby
Oh yeah
Ooh
Ooh
No, you can't cry pretty, yeah
Written by: Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna