With the semester drawing ever closer to an end, and the sunny rays of summer beginning to peak through, the yearning to be driving around a beach town with the windows down blasting country music is becoming very strong. Here's some songs to get you in the mood:
1. "Leave the Night On" by Sam Hunt.
2. "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line.
Best summer lyric: "Baby you a song/ You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise/ Down a back road blowin’ stop signs through the middle/ Every little farm town with you".
3. "American Kids" by Kenny Chesney.
4. "Summer Nights" by Rascal Flats.
Best summer lyric: "Holler if you're ready for those summer nights."
5. "19 You+Me" by Dan and Shay.
6. "Talladega" by Eric Church.
Best summer lyric: "We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing/ And thinking as that checkered flag was waving,/ Sure would like to stay in, Talladega/ When the winds grow cold and it blows Octobe/ I think about us shoulder to shoulder/ Like those cars, my thoughts roll over and over and over/In my mind".
7. "500 Miles" by Haley&Michaels.
8. "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" by Jake Owen.
Best summer lyric: "We got a dive bar/ With a real band, they play too loud/And they're real bad/ But we're real bored so we still dance/ And we stay out way too late".
9. "Pirate Flag" by Kenny Chesney.
10. "House Party" by Sam Hunt.
Best summer lyric: "Cause I'll be at your door in ten minutes/ Whatever you got on, girl, stay in it/ You ain't gotta leave the house to have a good time/ I'm a bring the good time home to you".
11. "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" by Jake Owen.
12. "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" by Keith Urban.
Best summer lyric: "And I'm a child of a backseat freedom, baptized by rock and roll/ Marilyn Monroe in the Garden of Eden, never grow up, never grow old/ Just another rebel in the great wide open on the boulevard of broken dreams/ And I learned everything I needed to know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16".
13. "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock.
14. "Get Me Some of That" by Thomas Rhett.
Best Summer Lyric: "You're shakin' that money maker, like a heart breaker, like your college major was/ Twistin' and tearin' up Friday nights/ Love the way you're wearin' those jeans so tight/ I bet your kiss is a soul saver, my favorite flavor, want it now and later/ I never seen nothin' that I wanted so bad/ Girl, I gotta get me, gotta get me some of that".
15. "One of Those Nights" by Tim McGraw.
16. "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" by Toby Keith.
Best summer lyric: "Well all week long I'm a real nobody,/ But I just punched out and its paycheck Friday/ Weekends here, good God almighty/ I'm going to get drunk and be somebody".
17. "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker.
18. "Toes" by Zac Brown Band.
Best summer lyric: "I've got my toes in the water, ass in the sand/ Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand/ Life is good today".
19. "Beat This Summer" by Brad Paisley.
20. "Take A Back Road" by Rodney Atkins.
Best summer lyric: "And it makes me wanna take a back road/ Makes me wanna take the long way home/ Put a little gravel in my travel/Unwind, unravel all night long/Makes me wanna grab my honey/ Tear down some two-lane country/ Who knows/Get lost and get right with my soul".
21. "Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy" by Big&Rich.
22. "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" by Luke Bryan.
Best summer lyric: "Shake it for the young bucks sittin' in the honky-tonks/ For the rednecks rockin' 'til the break of dawn/ For the DJ spinnin' that country song/ Come on, come on, come on".
23. "Drunk On Your Love" by Brett Eldredge.
24. "Take the Keys" by Leah Turner.
Best Summer Lyric: "We'll be singing out loud to the Rolling Stones/ Making up the lines that we don't know/ I'll ride shotgun, baby take the lead/ So hold my hand and let the Goodyears roll/ In the green light of the stereo/ Pretending it's a Mustang, you can be my Steve McQueen/ So go on and take the keys".
25. "Summertime" by Kenny Chesney.
Drive around, find a beach, crack a beer, and enjoy.
