Dixie Chicks

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Rhythm	9.1
Melody	9.2
Instruments	9.1
Lyrics	9.1
Vocal	9.3
This song has been reviewed 22 times. Overall score for this song, 9.2.

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Dixie Chicks - Not ready to make nice Lyrics

9.2
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Title	Not ready to make nice
Artist	Dixie Chicks
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Song lyrics

Send "Not ready to make nice" ringtones to your cell

Forgive, sounds good 
Forget, I’m not sure I could 
They say time heals everything 
But I’m still waiting 

I’m through with doubt 
There’s nothing left for me to figure out 
I’ve paid a price 
And I’ll keep paying 

I’m not ready to make nice 
I’m not ready to back down 
I’m still mad as hell and 
I don’t have time to go round and round and round 
It’s too late to make it right 
I probably wouldn’t if I could 
‘Cause I’m mad as hell 
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should 

I know you said 
Can’t you just get over it 
It turned my whole world around 
And I kind of like it 

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby 
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’ 
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her 
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger 
And how in the world can the words that I said 
Send somebody so over the edge 
That they’d write me a letter 
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing 
Or my life will be over 

I’m not ready to make nice 
I’m not ready to back down 
I’m still mad as hell and 
I don’t have time to go round and round and round 
It’s too late to make it right 
I probably wouldn’t if I could 
‘Cause I’m mad as hell 
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should 

I’m not ready to make nice 
I’m not ready to back down 
I’m still mad as hell and 
I don’t have time to go round and round and round 
It’s too late to make it right 
I probably wouldn’t if I could 
‘Cause I’m mad as hell 
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
*(What it is you think I should)*

Forgive, sounds good 
Forget, I’m not sure I could 
They say time heals everything 
But I’m still waiting

Send "Not ready to make nice" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Kynoelle13 on 20-03-2006

lyrics corrected by henderson on 13-06-2006

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09-04-2006 21:14 platniumstatus1
23 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I first heard this song posted on someone's myspace page and listened to it like 20 times in that sitting. This is without question their best song today. I love how they're coming back fighting. I think it was bull that they received so much crap, they had every right to voice their opinion about the war, this is America right? It's funny how the same people who made their lives hell, are now opposed to the war, it's freaking hilarious! I happen to think that this song works great this way, It probably would be better if they lost the whole country vibe to it, but I understand that they are country artist and it's their thing. I know that they've had cross over hits in the past with wide open spaces, cowboy take me away, and landslide, but I think this one is going to send them mainstream all the way. My favorite part of the song is the last few bars, when the music is stripped, the emotions...
09-04-2006 21:40 DamnLoser90
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16-04-2006 00:53 zimme
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I made my bed and I sleep like a baby With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’ It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger And how in the world can the words that I said Send somebody so over the edge That they’d write me a letter Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing Or my life will be over ^^^WOW! that part of the song is like..wow. i mean..its like..how can people be that mean? sending them death threats just cuz they dont like bush and the war and all its just sad seeing as we live in a free country! but this is prolly the best of theirs to date but all the others rock aswell!!!! Just keep doing what ur doing guys and dont let those turds that threaten in u get in ur way cuz everyone that hates u is a turd
04-05-2006 22:56 TheVeronicas
197 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i like it. its really good. i had a prose poetry debate event to go to, and i used this song as one of my poems. its really good. i like the part that says, probli wouldnt if i could. cuz dat happened to me. i screwed up really bad nd lost my "best friend" nd they spread rumors about me, so i realize that not being their friend is the best thing that could have ever happened to me. i wouldnt fix my mistake in a million years.
05-05-2006 00:24 m3g0
28 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i really never liked them, but i really do like this songg...the words are goodd too
10-05-2006 21:16 ANRON
238 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i totally feel this way about this chick my man has been talkin 2
14-05-2006 14:49 Sennune
26 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Well, I do have to say one thing. I didn't like the Dixie Chicks before. Don't like them now. This song is great. I mean I can see where they said something one such a wide scale that it would aggravate the populace and there'd be a major backlash. Its their own fault. People in America can voice their opinions, but when one group of people have a more wide spread voice than others that aloen sparks controversy. Anyway its a great song, its good that they are coming back out. I like the new sound and I do like the country/rock style to it. This is one of the few polically based songs I do like.
14-05-2006 19:54 sarah_2204
3,596 posts	i really enjoy this song . ♥
16-05-2006 23:11 RFROX
603 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i hate dixie chicks they cant just go around dissing whoever they want to
23-05-2006 12:57 genieofyemen
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i really wasnt expecting this from these guys. well, actually, to be fair, i dont know much of their stuff, and the only thing i know about them is sitll the line from i heart huckabees, "i am sitting in a tree with the dixie chicks, adn they are making me feel better..." during medtation. but yeah, i suppose, maybe because im not american, but i never even knew they supposedly caught shit for saying somethig anti-bush, but i really like the lyrics to this. and the video clip is pretty funky too, all the stylised black and white and stuff. yes, point is, i liked it. though i agree, i really could do without the country, but i suppose they would be going against who they are. or at least, who i thought they were meant to be...
26-05-2006 19:50 020792
23 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal You know, a lot of people dont like the dixie chicks cuz of what they said in 03, and whenever the radio would play them it was always a big deal cuz if you dont own DC cd;s then u dont hear them often. Well, i heard this song on their website like right as they came out with it and i thought that it was awesome. To many people now really hate the dixie chicks because of what they said and i think that is too bad because they are a really good band!!!
27-05-2006 02:43 tinkerbellrocks
1,131 posts	hate country. love this song.
28-05-2006 19:24 ilovekeane01
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song come out at the right time my friends are mad at me because i was hangign out with the guy i like instead of them! THANK U DIXIE CHICKS!
28-05-2006 19:26 ilovekeane01
5 posts	i have this song on my myspace myspace.com/superfreak921666 kk bye
03-06-2006 18:46 Gotchili1
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal [artist=][lyrics=] OKKKKKK I have to say I frikin )These girls kick as*. And if you dont like that then go away!!!
07-06-2006 20:30 Swimbr19
23 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I work at Starbucks and we have their new CD on our playlist but not this song...probably because of the controversy it sparks. Anyways, I bought their CD cause it sounded pretty good from what I had heard and I have to say this song is one of the best on the album. I wish we had it at work! I love that they are continuing to stick up for themselves, speaking their minds, without talking down to the other side.
07-06-2006 22:48 cairowinters
3,451 posts	I quite like this song. Just good lyrics, easy to relate to.
08-06-2006 21:58 musicismypasion
14 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal VERY AWESOME SONG!
09-06-2006 00:34 thecall
18 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is kick ass, that's all I can say
09-06-2006 17:32 picaboo3113
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal The first time i heard this song i feel in love with it. i have an ex boyfriend that is a dick to me. and i have never been able to forgive him for everything he has put me thru. However, i do have a new boyfriend whom i love very much. me and him have a a few run ins with my ex and he has treated me like shit infront of my new boyfriend. this song makes me feel like its okay not to forgive him until the time is right. because i am certainly not ready to make nice just yet!
09-06-2006 18:13 vandy
9,642 posts	I've got to hear this song. I haven't yet. Back in 2003, I at least somewhat liked Bush, and I STILL thought it was stupid, all the contraversy surrounding what they said. For heaven's sake, our country was founded on things like free speech and being able to criticize the government! It is their RIGHT to say that, and I suppose it's radio stations' rights to censor them, but I just feel like it implies that it wasn't ok for them to state their opinion. Someone in U.S. America not being able to state their opinion=sickening. Free speech is one of the great things about the U.S.
23-06-2006 03:36 thirteenstarsnr
4 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal "It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger" = AGREED. It's great that we can live on based what we're taught, but that's REALLY lame when you can teach somebody to hate another person for speaking their minds. That's what writers do ALL THE TIME and they never get shit for it? At least the Dixie Chicks know how to take constructive criticism and it's not like they said it out of stupidity or not knowing the consquences of saying what they said. "And how in the world can the words that I said Send somebody so over the edge That they’d write me a letter Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing Or my life will be over" = Umm.. that's extremely idiotic to write a letter to them saying that because yeah, there are going to be people that don't like you, but isn't that a threat? Like, come on, just because we disagree, no need to go psycho and send a letter to them over something stupid. Overall, I think some people just need to grow up. I love the Dixie Chicks for thinking ahead and knowing what was going to happen in the future... which means half of America already disliking Bush. I support the Dixie Chicks 100% and if somebody doesn't like the Dixie Chicks, you're obviously not looking on both sides of the story. They said this 3 years ago and now what do people think about President Bush?
28-06-2006 23:14 Gotchili1
7 posts	[b] I LOVE THE DIXIE CHICKS!!!!!!
15-10-2006 18:55 Trallan
13 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I don't know what everyone's talking about what this band said in radio or whatever. I had actually never even heard of them before and I had no idea who had done this song, but who cares? It is really good and I think it rocks
20-12-2006 02:33 Ramdo
91 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal The Dixie chics suck ASSSSSSS IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY WOULD JUST STOP SINGING. THAT WOULD DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF HEADACHES IN THE WORLD. I WISH THEY DIDN'T SUCK SO MUCH DICK