# Which is it, Kacey Musgraves?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 23, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-it-kacey-musgraves/830063 "2019-02-23T03:43:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-it-kacey-musgraves/830063/1 "2019-02-23T03:43:17Z")

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I could understand if you changed your mind between albums, but these lyrics are from two songs on the same album! 😃

> [@](#):
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> If you ain’t got two kids by 21,  
> You’re probably gonna die alone.  
> Least that’s what tradition told you.  
> And it don’t matter if you don’t believe,  
> Come Sunday morning, you best be there in the front row like you’re supposed to.

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> If you don’t go to church  
> You’ll go to hell  
> If you’re the first one  
> On the front row  
> You’re self-righteous  
> Son of a-  
> Can’t win for losing  
> You’ll just disappoint 'em

😕

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-it-kacey-musgraves/830063/2 "2019-02-23T03:50:41Z")

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In one, if not both cases, I think she’s being sarcastic.

My mom always wanted to be in the front row. My dad wanted to be in the balcolny. Different churches and religions, but I preferred going with dad for that reason #1.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-it-kacey-musgraves/830063/3 "2019-02-23T04:03:37Z")

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She must be a baptist.

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**Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-it-kacey-musgraves/830063/4 "2019-02-23T04:10:01Z")

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> [@thelurkinghorror](#):
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> In one, if not both cases, I think she’s being sarcastic.

It’s something like sarcasm in both cases. She’s describing the attitude of the judgemental people from her hometown, and chafing against that attitude. But do they say you should sit in the front row at church, or make sure you go to church but don’t sit in the front row? Depends on which song you listen to.

I do like her music a lot, BTW, which is how I noticed this contradiction.