Summertime, and the livin's easy. And what's better than driving around your town, friends in tow, windows down, blasting country music? This feel-good genre has the ability to put me in a good mood on even the worst of days. Trust me, it's not all trucks and fields and beer and their dogs. You're bound to find some twang in any country song, but growing up in a rural Pennsylvania town where country music is basically a way of life, I've been exposed to all it has to offer. So for those of you who want to lay on the beach and listen to the songs of sunshine or want to convert your friends into country music lovers, below is a list of songs that you should have absolutely need on your playlist this summer.
1. Raise 'Em Up ft. Eric Church - Keith Urban
Best lyric: "Raise 'em up so damn high they can hear God singing along."
2. Somewhere on a Beach - Dierks Bentley
Best lyric: "I wish it could've worked out, but I'm getting over you no. On a beach towel, my shades on, my drinks up, and the sun's out."
3. Castaway - Zac Brown Band
Best lyric: "For a little while be a castaway/Gonna let the sunshine in."
4. T-Shirt - Thomas Rhett
Best lyric: "Next thing I know you were in my t-shirt, right there/Your hair, messed up like a Guns 'N Roses video."
5. Snapback - Old Dominion
Best lyric: "Gimme any of your heart tonight/Ain't no reason that we need to be apart tonight/I got something we could start tonight/Lookin' at you, girl it's hard to fight."
6. Wasted Time - Keith Urban
Best lyric: "When I think about those summer nights singing out the window, on the backroads, 'Sweet Child O' Mine,"/Sippin' on the Loko's, spark a light/Ain't it funny how the best days of my life was all that wasted time?"
7. Beachin' - Jake Owen
Best lyric: "Sunshine, blue eyes, tan lines, slow tide rollin'."
8. I Love This Life - LOCASH
Best lyric: "I love the taste of her lips when she's been sippin' that wine/I still get drunk on her every time."
9. Untamed - Cam
Best lyric: "Makin' memory lane out of old backroads/That spot in the woods where the cops don't know."
10. When the Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney
Best lyric: "Layin' in the hammock where it's nice and breezy/Sleepin' off the night before because when the sun goes down we'll be back for more."
11. Confession - Florida Georgia Line
Best lyric: "This is just a moonlight-soaked, ring of smoke, right hand on a cold one confession."
And finally, the wildcard...
12. Red, White & You - Steven Tyler
Best lyric: "Bang, bang baby like the Fourth of July/Don't give a damn about the summertime blues."
