Too bad Oscar nominations already came out this morning, because Carrie Underwood gave a tear-jerking performance in the just-released music video to her latest single, “Temporary Home.” In the melancholy vid, a little kid is sent to a foster home, a mother searches for work in the cold, and Carrie Underwood visits a hospital in the most depressing dialogue-break to come in the middle of a music video since the idiotic Titanic reference in “Oops…  Did It Again.” Watch the clip after the jump, and try to hold in the sobs:

Carrie Underwood – “Temporary Home”

Somebody book this girl a starring role in her own Lifetime movie. (Hey, she wouldn’t be the first Idol winner to have one!)

As touching as the video is, we’re a little annoyed that Carrie sings exactly what is happening on the screen. Yes, country songs are known to tell stories, and the story of “Temporary Home” is what we see on-screen. But this strict adherence to the lyrics, with no creative license whatsoever, comes off a liiittle bit too much like this:

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