Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…
#3. ‘Wildfire’
Postcards from Texas‘ penultimate track is a sleepily sensual song about getting caught up in a passionate but unhealthy relationship. It’s a theme Lambert has explored often.
One of the reasons I love her music is how willingly she embraces her own messiness. In this song, with its dreamy guitars, she even romanticizes it.
The opening moments of ‘Wildfire’ remind me of early Eagles, a sound I love (cue my wife, who loves to point out how much I hated the Eagles before doing a 180). I could listen to the soft country rock of ‘Peaceful Easy Feeling’ or this song on a loop for hours.
Underneath that painted desert sky, I find myself again
And I watch the glowin’ embers reignitin’ with the wind
And I pray like hell that the rain will come and help me take this slow
But that’s like girls in Ojinaga waitin’ on the snow
[Chorus]
So here we go, wildfire (Wildfire)
You always win
You catch a ride on a tumbleweed, and you’re on a roll again
And for miles and miles (Miles and miles)
I try to run you down
Knowin’ that you’ll burn me every time you come around
So here we go, wildfire
Mm, mm (Mm, mm)
Here we go, wildfire
Mm, mm
[Verse 2]
Well, you light me up like a pack of Delicados in a bar
When the sunset’s red on a big bend town just waitin’ on the stars
And it feels just right to spend all night not promisin’ anything
So I close my eyes, and I hold on tight, and I can feel the flame
[Chorus]
So here we go, wildfire (Wildfire)
You always win
You catch a ride on a tumbleweed, and you’re on a roll again
And for miles and miles (Miles and miles)
I try to run you down
Knowin’ that you’ll burn me every time you come around
So here we go, wildfire
Mm, mm (Mm, mm)
[Chorus]
And for miles and miles (Miles and miles)
I try to run you down
Knowin’ that you’ll burn me every time you come around
So here we go, wildfire
Mm, mm (Mm, mm)
Here we go, wildfire
Mm, mm
Meet Me In Montauk 
I can see the Eagles comparison.
This is my favorite so far ❤️