diff --git a/lrx_cli/lrc.py b/lrx_cli/lrc.py
index c207dd6..cbb9f63 100644
--- a/lrx_cli/lrc.py
+++ b/lrx_cli/lrc.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def to_plain(
             prev_line = line
         lines = deduped_lines
 
-    return "\n".join(lines)
+    return "\n".join(lines).strip("\n")
 
 
 def print_lyrics(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 02a9bd0..9df3150 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "lrx-cli"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Fetch line-synced lyrics for your music player."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
@@ -25,7 +25,4 @@ lrx = "lrx_cli.cli:run"
 ignore = ["E402"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
-dev = [
-    "pytest>=9.0.2",
-    "ruff>=0.15.8",
-]
+dev = ["pytest>=9.0.2", "ruff>=0.15.8"]
diff --git a/tests/test_lrc.py b/tests/test_lrc.py
index 839c1ac..15d670c 100644
--- a/tests/test_lrc.py
+++ b/tests/test_lrc.py
@@ -182,3 +182,11 @@ def test_to_plain_fallback_for_non_synced_text_strips_start_tags() -> None:
     plain = to_plain(text)
 
     assert plain == "only-zero\nplain line"
+
+
+def test_to_plain_trims_leading_and_trailing_blank_lines() -> None:
+    text = "\n\n[00:01.00]line1\n\n[00:01.00]\n[00:02.00]line2\nline3\n\n"
+
+    plain = to_plain(text)
+
+    assert plain == "line1\n\nline2"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 002986e..4e8a5ff 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lrx-cli"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "cyclopts" },