Miranda Lambert has always had a flair for revenge songs. She made a name for herself with hits like “Kerosene” and “Gunpowder and Lead,” and even as she's gotten older, that vengeful streak has never disappeared—it's just gotten a little more subtle.
In her new single “Dammit Randy,” for example, Lambert takes an honorable path rather than scorched earth: she understands that she has outgrown a lover and simply moves on instead of expressing her anger with flames or guns.
It looks like her breakup songs aren't slowing down as she heads into her next album cycle: The singer has teased an unreleased new song called “Alimony,” in which she threatens her spouse—not with violence, but with the law.
Earlier this week, Lambert created a buzz around her new song by posting a social media video of herself and several members of her crew dancing to the traditional-tinged country track. She also introduced it live during a show in California, giving fans a fuller look at the song's delicate breakup lyrics.
“Alimony” is a divorce song, plain and simple, and Lambert knows divorces. In 2015, she went through one of the most high-profile divorces in recent country music history when she split from fellow country superstar Blake Shelton after four years of marriage.
Both stars now have other spouses: Shelton married Gwen Stefani in 2021, while Lambert married Brendan McLoughlin, a former NYPD officer, in 2019 but kept their marriage – and their relationship – secret for several weeks.
“Alimony” is not Lambert’s first divorce song. In 2018, her trio Pistol Annies released a song called “Got My Name Changed Back,” which many speculated was inspired by her divorce from Shelton.
Lambert's next album cycle will be her first since leaving her longtime label Sony in spring 2023. In April, over a year later, she signed a new deal with Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud.
Here are the lyrics to Miranda Lambert’s unreleased song “Alimony”:
That '67 Cadillac / That mini-mansion on a cul-de-sac / That 50-liter Stetson hat / That you wear all the time / Those really expensive rounds of golf / That diamond that you're still paying off / You gotta know once you get caught / They'll all be as good as mine
Choir:
'Cause I called that lawyer in Dallas / The one that lives in that palace / So I know he's good at winning / When you think you're missing out / When you start to drop out / Only one thing can comfort me / If you wanna leave me behind in San Antone / Well, think about the alimony
If you like living with your mama / and drinking Milwaukee's Best on a used couch / you'll love how it all works out / 'cause it all works out for me / what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine / so go on, baby, have some real fun / you'll be counting the dollars / you'll be rolling the dimes / 'cause freedom ain't free
Repeat chorus
For better or for worse / Well that's your spoiler / If you think you can afford her / Well you can't afford me too
So when you start to drop out / Only one thing can console me / When you leave me in San Antone / Think about the alimony
When you left, I argued about how / Go on and put on your show / If you act like a complete fool, darling, I hope / You remember the alimony
Carena Liptak is an associate editor and staff writer at Taste of Country. She specializes in breaking country music news, interviews, and lists. She's particularly partial to sad songs – check out her roundup of the 50 saddest country songs of all time!
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Miranda Lambert's former mansion in an exclusive Nashville neighborhood is beautiful and pictures show a stunning luxury home with amazing views.
The 5,763-square-foot, five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom home in Music City's Forest Hills neighborhood recently sold for $3.5 million.
Gallery credit: Sterling Whitaker
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