Beyonce’s Best Cowboy Carter Lyrics Are Clapbacks To Anyone That Said She Doesn’t Belong in Country Music

"Ameriican Requiem" Lyrics

Beyonce previously explained that Cowboy Carter was inspired by an experience “where I did not feel welcomed… and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” and the lyrics to “Ameriican Requiem”, the album’s opening track, seem to nod at things that were allegedly said in the crowd when she covered The Chicks at the 2016 CMAs.

[Verse 2]
Looka there, looka in my hand
The grandbaby of a moonshine man
Gadsden, Alabama
Got folk down in Galveston, rooted in Louisiana
Used to say I spoke, “Too country”
And the rejection came, said “I wasn’t country ‘nough”
Said I wouldn’t saddle up, but
If that ain’t country, tell me what is?
Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years
They don’t, don’t know how hard I had to fight for this
When I sang my song

"Daughter" lyrics

Much like “Daddy Lessons” from her 6th studio album, Lemonade, “DAUGHTER” appears to reference Beyonce’s tumultuous relationship with her father.

[Refrain]
They keep sayin’ that I ain’t nothin’ like my father
But I’m the furthest thing from choir boys and altars
If you cross me, I’m just like my father
I am colder than Titanic water

"Alligator Tears" lyrics

[Chorus]
You say move a mountain
And I’ll throw on my boots
You say stop the river from runnin’
I’ll build a dam or two
You say changе religion
Now I spend Sundays with you
Somethin’ ’bout those tears of yours
How does it feel to be adored?

"Spaghetti" Lyrics

You gotta love an MCU reference.

[Verse 1: Beyoncé & Shaboozey]
I ain’t in no gang, but I got shooters and I bang-bang (Goddamn)
At the snap of my fingers, I’m Thanos, damn it, damn it (Oh)
And I’m still on your head, cornrows, damn it, damn it
They call me the captain (Come on), the catwalk assassin
When they know it’s slappin’, then here come the yappin’
All of this snitchin’ (Ooh), and all of this bitchin’
Just a fishin’ expedition, dumb admission
In the kitchen, cookin’ up them chickens (Ooh)
Extra leg, but I ain’t even tryna kick it

"Jolene" Lyrics

Dolly Parton said she always wanted Beyonce to cover “Jolene”, and not only did Bey do that, she upped the ante with these new lyrics that seem to reference Jay-Z’s affair.

[Verse 1]
You’re beautiful, beyond compare
Takes more than beauty and seductive stares
To come between a family and a happy man
Jolene, I’m a woman too
Thе games you play are nothing new
So you don’t want no hеat with me, Jolene
We’ve been deep in love for twenty years
I raised that man, I raised his kids
I know my man better than he knows himself (Yeah, what?)
I can easily understand
Why you’re attracted to my man
But you don’t want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (You heard me)

"16 Carriages" Lyrics

[Verse 1]
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
Had to leave my home at an early age
I saw Mama prayin’, I saw Daddy grind
All my tender problems, had to leave behind

"Protector" Lyrics

[Verse 2]
An apricot picked right off a given tree
I gave watеr to the soil
And now it feeds me, yeah, yеah (Yeah)
And there you are, shaded underneath it all
I feel proud of who I am
Because you need me, yeah (Yeah)

"My Rose"

How many times have you let yourself get you down?
Let yourself get you down, my dear?
So many roses but none to be picked without thorns
So be fond of your flaws, dear

"Texas Hold 'Em" Lyrics

What a bop. Got this one on repeat.

[Verse 1]
There’s a tornado (There’s a tornado)
In my city (In my city)
Hit the basement (Hit the basement)
That shit ain’t pretty (That shit ain’t pretty)
Rugged whiskey (Rugged whiskey)
‘Cause we survivin’ (‘Cause we survivin’)
Off red-cup kisses, sweet redemption, passin’ time, yeah

"Bodyguard" Lyrics

[Verse 2]
Be your best friend
I protect you in the mosh pit
And I’ll defend you in the gossip
You know how people like to start shit and pop shit
I don’t like the way she’s lookin’ at you
Someone better hold me back, oh-oh
Chargin’ ten for a double and I’m talkin’
I’m ’bout to lose it, turn around and John Wayne that ass

"Riverdance" Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Staring down the barrel of his gun
Yes, he shot me down
I died and someone brought me back to life
But never to my senses

"Desert Eagle"

Desert Eagle in the backseat
Everything bigger in Texas
Big body, buss it open, feed you breakfast
Catch me in the back, I’m on the same time
Baby, let me sink into your arms
Drink me ’til it’s done, eat it up

"Levi's Jeans"

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Post Malone]
You call me pretty little thing
And I love to turn him on
Boy, I’ll let you be my Levi’s jeans
So you can hug that ass all day long (Ass all day long)
Come here, you sexy little thing
Snap a picture, bring it on
Oh, girl, I wish I was your Levi’s jeans
The way you poppin’ out my phone
I love you down to the bone

"Most Wanted" Lyrics

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus]
I’ll be your shotgun rider ’til the day I die
Smoke out the window, flyin’ down the 405
I’ll be your backseat baby, drivin’ you crazy
Anytime you like (Woah)
I’ll be your shotgun rider ’til the day I
‘Til the day I die

"Amen" Lyrics

[Verse]
This house was built with blood and bone
And it crumbled, yes, it crumbled
The statues they made were beautiful
But they were lies of stone, they werе lies of stone
Trumpets blarе with silent sound
I need to make you proud
Tell me, can you hear me now?

"SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’" Lyrics

[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
The Cadillac back on the road, we takin’ route 44
Just say what you need from the store, oh, oh
Put some grits on the stove
Jiffy cornbread, booty cornfed
Body rolls at the rodeo
I’m coming home, ooh
Ridin’ through just to put my eyes on you
You are the superstar
Everybody’s drivin’ old new cars
Turn a bad night to a good time
On a trail ride to the zydeco
I’m coming home

"Tyrant" Lyrics

[Chorus]
She’s a tyrant every time I ride it, every time I ride it
Make it look so good, try to justify it
Boy, I know they’re lookin’ for me, how we gonna hide it?
Ride it like hydraulics, I am such a tyrant
Every time I ride it, every time I ride it
I don’t like to sit up in the saddle, boy, I got it
Just relax, I got this, I got that exotic
Hips are so hypnotic, I am such a tyrant

"II Hands, II Heaven" Lyrics

[Verse 2]
I’m a stallion runnin’, no candle in the wind
You won’t ever see me comin’ or goin’ but you’ll know whenever I’m here
Dancin’ in the moonlight, catchin’ every breeze
My feet on the dashboard, now go really fast, boy
Ever since I went to Marfa, ain’t no trouble on my mind (On my mind, on my mind)
Singin’ sweet songs to Las Vegas, singin’, “I will carry on”
Carry on, carry on; carry on, carry on
Singin’, “I will carry on”