Introduction
When Blake Shelton dropped his album If I’m Honest in 2016, just a year after his public divorce from fellow country star Miranda Lambert, fans immediately started looking for clues. One song, in particular, grabbed their attention: “She’s Got a Way With Words.”
With lyrics that famously punned on phrases like, “She put the ‘her’ in ‘hurt’,” the song felt like a direct shot at a painful breakup. The timing was perfect, the tone was angry, and many people assumed it was about his ex-wife. So, was it?
The Backstory
Blake and Miranda were once country music’s power couple, marrying in 2011 after five years of dating. But in 2015, they announced their divorce, shocking the music world. Both artists went on to release new music, and fans listened closely to every song, searching for hints about what went wrong.
The Song’s Origin
Interestingly, Blake didn’t write “She’s Got a Way With Words” himself. The song was written by a trio of songwriters who pitched it to him. According to one of the writers, Andy Albert, Blake was offered the song in early 2015 but decided to wait to record it. He knew that releasing a big breakup song so soon after his very public divorce would lead to speculation. When he finally recorded it, he told Billboard, “I didn’t write it, but man, when I heard it, I felt it.” He never confirmed the song was about Miranda, but he never denied it either, letting fans draw their own conclusions.
The Aftermath
While Blake was letting his music do the talking, Miranda released her own post-divorce album, The Weight of These Wings. It featured songs like “Tin Man” and “Vice,” which were full of raw emotion, telling her side of the story.
Years later, both artists have moved on. Blake is happily married to pop star Gwen Stefani, and Miranda married former NYPD officer Brendan McLoughlin. Despite both artists finding new happiness, fans still love to analyze their music from that time, proving that even a decade later, their musical breakup remains a fascinating mystery.