Blake Shelton

Songwriter: Craig Wiseman Chris Knight

Producer: Brent Rowan

[Verse 1]
There ought to be a town somewhere
Named for how I feel
Yeah I could be the mayor down there
And say welcome to SorryVille
It wouldn't be on a map nowhere
You might say that it doesn't exist
But if you make enough wrong turns
It'd be hard to miss

There ought to be a bridge somewhere
They could dedicate to me
I'd probably come through the ceremony
With a can of gasoline
Walk on over to the other side
And there I'd light a match
And sit and stare through the smoke and the flames
Wondering how I'm going to get back

[Chorus]
Why do I do the things I do?
Was I born this way? Am I a self-made fool?
I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
I need your love but I break your heart
And I know the words that'll bring you back
But I don't say nothing' as I watch you pack
I had to work to be the jerk I've come to be
It ain't easy being' me

[Verse 2]
Ought to be a side show act for freaks like me
Yeah I could be the star of the show
With my name on the marquee
In a room with a big red button that says "Danger: Do Not Touch"
And twice a day I'd mash it down
And you could watch me self-destruct

[Chorus]
Why do I do the things I do?
Was I born this way? Am I a self-made fool?
I shoot the lights and I curse the dark
I need your love but I break your heart
And I know the words that'll bring you back
But I don't say nothing' as I watch you pack
I had to work to be the jerk I've come to be
It ain't easy being' me
It ain't easy being me

Blake Tollison Shelton was born June 18, 1976, in Ada, Oklahoma to Richard (used car salesman)and Dorothy Shelton (beauty salon owner). He had a brother, Richie who was killed in an auto accident. The 6'5" country music singer/songwriter/TV personality has been married and divorced twice. First to Kaynette “Katt” Williams. The pair married on November 17, 2003, in the Smoky Mountains and divorced in 2006. Blake married country music star Miranda Lambert on May 14, 2011, and they split in 2015.

Blake was in two or three pageants starting when he was six or seven years old. He sang “Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent and “Old Time Rock

‘n Roll” by Bob Seger.

more tracks from the album

The Blake Shelton Collection

From the albums

Pure BS (2007)
The Blake Shelton Collection (2013)

Blake Shelton popular songs

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ MeBlake Shelton

Blake Shelton

The Blake Shelton Collection