Does Any of This Sound Like Mansplainin’ to You? cover art

Left Alone • Track 10

Does Any of This Sound Like Mansplainin’ to You?

A love song, a wink, and one long conversation.

Liner Notes

About the song

“Does Any of This Sound Like Mansplainin’ to You?” is, at its core, a love song—with a wink and a nod to something so prevalent out there that there’s a word for it now.

Then it kept growing until it became one of the longest conversations on the album.

Everybody has been in one of those discussions where two people are absolutely convinced they’re communicating... while somehow managing to miss each other entirely.

This song doesn’t try to pick a winner. It just shines a light on the comedy, frustration, and occasional absurdity of trying to help someone you care about—or explain something you care deeply about—to someone you care about who’s probably already got a pretty good idea of what’s going on by themselves, thank you very much.

It’s also a reminder that confidence and certainty aren’t the same thing. Sometimes we’re right. Sometimes we’re wrong. Most of the time we’re somewhere in between, trying to make ourselves understood while the other person is doing exactly the same thing.

If the song makes you laugh, nod your head, or argue with it... then it probably did its job.

If it doesn’t... well, I can try to explain it again. Anytime, Baby!

Mission: 1v1. Remarks: Dissimilar. Two aircraft, two different playbooks, one engagement. Victory doesn’t come from assuming the other pilot thinks like you. It comes from understanding how they actually fight.

The same thing can be true in a relationship.

Sometimes the hardest conversations aren’t about proving you’re right. They’re about learning why the other person believes they are.

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“Paddles” are Landing Signal Officers — Naval Aviators who help bring aircraft safely aboard the carrier. The nickname comes from the visual paddles used long ago to guide pilots on final approach.

Day or night, in all weather, they stand watch at the back of the boat to bring their fellow aviators home. And because every carrier landing matters, every pass gets graded.

Paddles are the rush chairmen of the Fleet: part safety officer, part coach, part morale engine. They keep standards high, spirits up, and sometimes have to deliver harsh news.

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Does Any of This Sound Like Mansplainin’ to You? Lyrics

Does Any of This Sound Like Mansplainin' to You?

Written by:
Bill "Lefty" Lawrence

[Verse 1]
Traffic backed up from hell again
Boss man barkin’ ‘fore my coffee kicks in
Phone keeps buzzin’ ‘bout a bill past due
I’m already through ‘fore I get to you

[Pre-Chorus]
You’re talkin’ ‘bout your day, I jump right in
Thinkin’ I can fix it… there goes your grin

[Chorus]
I talk a little slower when you start gettin’ mad
Like I’m teachin’ you somethin’ you already had
You roll your eyes, I just smile it through…
Does any of this sound like mansplainin' to you?

I ain’t tryin’ to start nothin’, just makin’ my case
But I keep diggin’ holes from the look on your face
I swear I don’t mean half the things that I do…
Does any of this sound like mansplainin' to you?

[Verse 2]
I see my neighbor and talkin’ ain’t hard
He don’t say much, but he’s proud of his yard
We say just enough, then we both go our way
“How ‘bout that team?” and “Looks like rain today”

[Pre-Chorus]
You’re halfway through a story, I’m already at the end
Tryin’ to solve a problem you ain’t even told me yet

[Chorus]
I talk a little slower when you start gettin’ mad
Like I’m teachin’ you somethin’ you already had
You roll your eyes, I just smile it through…
Does any of this sound like mansplainin' to you?

I ain’t tryin’ to start nothin’, just makin’ my case
But I keep diggin’ holes from the look on your face
I swear I don’t mean half the things that I do…
Does any of this sound like mansplainin' to you?

[Verse 3]
At the bar with the boys, I don’t say too much
Just a nod and a laugh, yeah, that’s usually enough
But I walk through that door and it all comes unglued
Like I got somethin’ to prove when I’m talkin’ to you

[Bridge]
I love your hair in the mornin’, all wild and free
The way you steal my shirts like they weren’t made for me
The way you fight for your every dream
The way you take your coffee, two sugars and cream

I love every little thing you say you’re not
Every crack, every flaw that you think that you’ve got
Everylittlereason you give me to try…
Bringin’ you roses, even though you might cry

[Final Chorus]
I talk a little slower when you start gettin’ mad
Like I’m teachin’ you somethin’ you already had
You roll your eyes, I just smile it through…
Does any of this sound like mansplainin' to you?

I ain’t tryin’ to start nothin’, just makin’ my case
But I keep diggin’ holes from the look on your face
I swear I don’t mean half the things that I do…
Does any of this sound like mansplainin' to you?

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, I know I don’t always get it right…
I just hate when you don’t see what I see tonight

Contact / Licensing:
Bill “Lefty” Lawrence
Left Alone Entertainment
music@leftylawrence.com

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