[Intro]
Send me a voice text telling me that she loved this song, so I feel like that's a win
And Miss Patty Loveless came and sang this with me on my record
So Miss Loretta, here's your song

[Verse 1]
Dear Miss Loretta, I ain't ever met you
But I'm lonely tonight and I just bet you
Might have some wisdom to pull off that shelf
Your songs were all fun 'til I lived them myself

[Chorus]
I ain't a coal miner's daughter, but my grandmother was
Must be whiskey in the water, must be bourbon in the blood
I'm a long way from Kentucky, but the hurting's the same
And now I know why you sang that way

[Verse 2]
Oh, what ended up tough started out broken
What ended up lost started out hopin'
A lifetime of pain was three minutes long
And you weren't ashamed when the world sang along, no

[Chorus]
I ain't a coal miner's daughter, but my grandmother was
Must be whiskey in the water, must be bourbon in the blood
I'm a long way from Kentucky, but the hurting's the same
And now I know why you sang that way
[Verse 3]
Dear Miss Loretta, we both grew up too fast
And I wish you could tell me how you made it last

[Chorus]
I ain't a coal miner's daughter, but I've sung it all my life
I ain't been a widow, but I've been an ex-wife
And I hear your truth and I feel your pain
And now I know why you sang that way
Yeah, I know why you sang that way

[Outro]
I love you, Loretta