Kelly Clarkson Channels Her Texas Roots with This Amazing Lainey Wilson Cover

During a show at Kelly Clarkson's Las Vegas Residency this week, the pop star proved her versatility by covering a contemporary country song. 

The Texas native does a different cover for every show during the residency, and this time, she chose "Heart Like a Truck" by Lainey Wilson. The Voice Coach is a massive fan of Wilson's, even having her as a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show in March. According to Clarkson, she would listen to the song repeatedly over the summer while on her ranch in Montana. 

"I've never sang this until soundcheck today," Clarkson told the audience. However, being the master performer she is, it's impossible to tell that she barely rehearsed the song. 

Listen to the stellar performance here.

"I did change one line. She says Chevy, and I'm a Ford girl," the Texas native quipped before singing with a perfect country twang.

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What to know about "Heart Like a Truck" by Lainey Wilson

Released as the lead single off of Wilson's fourth album Bell Bottom Country, "Heart Like a Truck" reached the number 29 position on the Billboard charts in 2022. The song tells the story of allowing yourself to process your emotions while going through a difficult time without letting the pain define you.  

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The lyrics to "Heart Like a Truck" by Lainey Wilson

A dirt road's singing me a siren song
I gotta find a field
I need to spin my wheels
I got a hankering for four wide tires
And I can't help it it's the way I'm wired
'Fore you get too close
Boy you need to know

I got a heart like a truck
It's been drug through the mud
Runs on dreams and gasoline
And that ole highway holds the key
It's got a lead foot down when it's leaving
Lord knows it's taken a hell of a beating
A little bit of love is all that it's needing
But it's good as it is tough
I got a heart like a truck

There ain't no breaking when I throw it in drive
Don't always keep it in between the lines
If you're ready for a ride pedal down state of mind
Boy I tell you what
You better buckle up

I got a heart like a truck
It's been drug through the mud
Runs on dreams and gasoline
And that ole highway holds the key
It's got a lead foot down when it's leaving
Lord knows it's taken a hell of a beating
A little bit of love is all that it's needing
But it's good as it is tough
I got a heart like a truck

Go on and see if you can knock off the dust yea
Shine it up revv it up and let it run yea
It gets a high riding off into the sun yea

I got a heart like a truck
It's been drug through the mud
Runs on dreams and gasoline
And that ole highway holds the key
It's got a lead foot down when it's leaving
Lord knows it's taken a hell of a beating
A little bit of love is all that it's needing
But it's good as it is tough
I got a heart like a truck

Go on and see if you can knock off the dust yea
Shine it up revv it up and let it run yea
It gets a high riding off into the sun yea
It gets a high riding off into the sun