The title track of Shania Twain’s new album is here and it features a very special guest: Tanya Tucker! She even mentions her by name in the chorus.
What is the song ‘Little Miss Twain’ by Shania Twain about?
Title tracks are something special on any collection of songs, and this one is no different. If the album title is the sketch of Twain’s life, then “Little Miss Twain,” the song, provides the color, shadows and texture that bring the image to life.
Twain sings about growing up and eventually becoming one of the biggest names in country music. As a child it was her dream to ride horses, but with little money that dream had to take a back seat. In high school, all she wanted was to stop feeling invisible.
The chorus tells the story of her mother Sharon’s unwavering faith in her daughter. While young Shania was still finding her way, it was Sharon who dreamed big, calling her “the next Tanya Tucker.”
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It’s poetic that Tucker is the one who joins Twain in the song. If only Twain’s mother had lived to see this moment. Sadly, she died in 1987, years before witnessing her daughter’s success.
Here are the lyrics to Shania Twain’s “Little Miss Twain”
Fresh
I dreamed of riding horses / That would have been my choice if I could have afforded them then / Black, shiny as glass / With a thick, long mane flowing in slow motion, racing on the sand
Pre-chorus
At 10 o’clock / That was just my wild imagination running away with me
Choir
According to my mom I’m the next Tanya Tucker / She drives me to sing in the bar / Push the Chevy, it’s old and heavy / And I’m still smaller than my guitar / Smoking like a chimney, coaching in me / “Honey, you’re gonna go far” / According to my mom I’m the next Tanya Tucker / I’m gonna be a star / Yeah, I’m gonna be a star
Verse 2
I heard a song called ‘At Seventeen’ about the ugly truth of youth and vanity / I wondered if I’d be invisible for life / Under the snow in my small town / Where cold winds blow and someone disappears every year
Pre-chorus
Somewhere frozen in time / But five days’ drive south was Nashville, Tennessee / Waiting for me
Repeat chorus
Bridge
I’m gonna get that big round conference table / At a major record label / Little Miss Twain / Please sign your name
Repeat chorus
Take a look inside Shania Twain’s spectacular beachfront mansion
The 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion in the Bahamas sits on a 1-acre lot with 160 feet of beach in the exclusive gated community of Old Fort Bay in West Nassau. Amenities include mahogany-lined walls and bookcases in the second-floor master suite, as well as spectacular ocean views. The property was last listed for $12.9 million.
Gallery credit: Sterling Whitaker
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