Songwriting Sample

“KARMA”

Melody & Lyrics by Mandi J. Smith

A tongue-in-cheek country reckoning about a woman burned by love— and the sweet, poetic justice that comes when karma works both ways.

VERSE 1:

I’ve got new locks on the doors
I’ve got doors on a new house
I’ve taken my time to put
My feet up on the couch
Well I’ve invested and rested
In my sense of good
Started takin’ those trips
That I said that I would

PRE-CHORUS 1:

Well there ain’t nothin like a woman’s peace
When she’s done gone and left all the misery
And your dumb ass is left holdin’ all the keys
That don’t work

CHORUS 1:

You tried to blame me but baby
You were the fool
Karma’s a bitch but I know her
Now ya do too

VERSE 2:

Well, he treats me real nice
He buys me nice things
But most of all he has the gall
To hear what I speak
He loves how I care
He don’t call it extreme
And he’s the biggest damn fan
Of all my hopes and my dreams

PRE-CHORUS 2:

Well, there ain’t nothin like a good man’s love
When his tenderness promises youre enough
And your dumb ass can’t get past how you put up
With the worst

CHORUS 2:

Every time you started a fire
You called me the fuel
Well Karma’s a bitch but I know her
Now ya do too

BRIDGE:

I asked for respect but all I ever did was pay for your sins
All I wanted was love, all you wanted was a fight you could win

I’ve been chewed up and spit out
Underestimated, let down
Cursed by the entire town
Oh, how you sold me out—

But I built from rock-bottom
Rebuilt to exhaustion
Reclaimed my forgotton
And boy, look at me now

FINAL CHORUS/OUTRO:

You always said that I’d never do better
Well, honey— he’s bigger and better to the letter
Well Karma’s a bitch but I know her
Now ya do too

Well Karma’s a bitch but I love her
Thanks to you