Carrie Underwood Has One Song She Just Can't Perform Live

Carrie Underwood has released nine studio albums, a greatest hits collection, and has dozens of singles and loves a good cover song, but out of all those many, many tunes in her repertoire, there’s one she simply will not perform live.  

Underwood recently stopped by Good Morning America and answered a few questions about her career, her return to American Idol, and some of the songs she loves to sing—and one she cannot.  

When asked about her favorite lines from a song for a video shared on social media, Underwood explained that there’s one song she absolutely adores but simply cannot perform live for one very good reason: It makes her cry.

"My favorite lyrics I've ever sang are probably from a song called 'Forever Changed,'" she told GMA. "I didn't write it, I wish I had."

"It's one of my absolute favorite songs I have ever recorded, it is so beautiful, but it makes me cry," Underwood admits in the video. "I've never performed it live because it's just too special, and I will bawl and not make it through, but I love that song so much."

If you’re unfamiliar with the tune, it’s from Underwood's 2012 album Blown Away, which was her fourth album. The heartbreaking song tells the story of a young woman growing up, falling in love, having a child, before succumbing to the memory loss that comes from Alzheimer's disease. It's a devastating tune that Underwood has said reminds her of the loss of her grandmother. It's a tragic song and not surprising that she wouldn't want to perform live.