There are talented artists in every genre, but can anyone top these profound songwriting gems? You can use the players to hear samples of each of the tracks.
In the Redneck category:
“My eyebrows ain’t plucked / there’s a gun in my truck.” –Brad Paisley
“Granny’s getting lit / she’s headed out to bingo.” –Jason Aldean
“I keep my Christmas lights on my front porch all year long.” –Gretchen Wilson
“She thinks my tractor’s sexy.” –Kenny Chesney
In the Religious category:
“My wife wanted to kill me, but she tried to save me first: You’re going if I have to drag your butt to church.” –Darryl Worley
“My head hurts, my feet stink, and I don’t love Jesus.” –Jimmy Buffett
“Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go now.” –Kenny Chesney
“Now for medicinal purposes, sometimes I’ve had to smoke dope. I guess that ruins any chance to be president or the pope.” –Jerry Jeff Walker
In the Romantic category:
“To the world, you may be just another girl. But to me baby you are the world.” –Brad Paisley
“Every time I try and tell her how I feel it comes our ‘I love you.’” –Zac Brown Band
“If anyone can make it, I’m betting on me and you.” –Keith Urban
“I’m proud of the house we built / It’s stronger than sticks, stones, and steel.” –Brooks & Dunn
In the Non-Romantic category:
“Why don’t we get drunk and screw.” –Jimmy Buffett
“I’m gonna marry for money / I’ll be so damn rich it ain’t funny.” –Trace Adkins
“It’s so hard not to stare at that honkytonk badonkadonk.” –Trace Adkins
“Those pantyhose aren’t going to last too long / if the DJ puts Bon Jovi on.” –Joe Nichols
And in the Reflection category:
“Some believe in destiny, some believe in fate / I believe that happiness is something we create.” –Sugarland
“It’s funny how it’s the simple things in life that mean the most. Not where you live, what you drive, or the price-tag on your clothes.” –Zac Brown Band
“You’re always 17 in your hometown.” –Cross Canadian Ragweed
“If I ain’t got nothing, I got nothing to hold me back.” –Tim McGraw
“Man I don’t know where the time goes, but it sure goes fast.” –Kenny Chesney