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☞ t u p e l o   t a s k   # 2 : p l a y l i s t

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a flashy red sports car, the smell of cigars at a poker game in the back room of somebody’s apartment, a silver flask tucked into the glove box, the sound of a cash register printing the receipt for a gift she didn’t need, never being able to say no to ‘daddy, please?’, forgetting where you came from, christmas dinners over a table you don’t sit at nearly enough, floor to ceiling glass windows overlooking the city

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[ "Habits and Hearts” - Jordan Rager ] It shouldn’t be so easy to turn to pieces this thing inside my chest and so hard to put the whiskey down when that’s what numbs the pain. I guess habits and hearts don’t break the same.

[ "Better” - Maggie Rose ] There's a bottle on the shelf, talkin' to me, sayin', "Come over here, you can have a drink. We can make it through this lonely night together.” But that's a road I don't wanna go back down and I hate myself for what I'm thinkin' now. “Hey, it's just one night, it's not like it's forever.” I just want to feel better.

[ "Drinkin’ Problem” - Midland ] People say I’ve got a drinkin’ problem, that ain’t no reason to stop. People sayin’ that Iv’e hit rock bottom just ‘cause I’m living on the rocks. It’s a broken-hearted-thinkin’ problem, so pull another bottle off the wall. People say I’ve got a drinkin’ problem, but I got no problem drinkin’ at all.

[ “Runaway Train” - Cam ] There's no slowing down now, I'm a runaway train. My pistons are pounding, brakes are screaming your name, and when there's nothing but wreckage and flames and your misery is all that remains, I’ll feel human again.

[ "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)” - Garth Brooks ] All my cards are on the table with no ace left in the hole. I'm much too young to feel this damn old.

☞ t u p e l o   t a s k   # 2 : p l a y l i s t

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the softest shirts you’ll ever feel, the sound of a palm slapping against a football, tanned skin in a summer sun, black ray bans, a whistle hanging from his lips, a worn in pair of Nike’s that cost more than most people can spare, three jerseys framed over his momma’s mantle, praying nobody asks if he’s ready for football season, the scar along his arm from the surgery that ended his career, a wardrobe built around red and white, “boy, when are you gonna settle down and get us a future football star?”

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[ "It’s A Guy Thing” - Dylan Schneider ] A minute left in the game, my team’s about to lose, I’mma say that they’re not even though I know it’s through. Ask me if I give a damn that all your friends are dudes, I’mma swear that I don’t even though I know I do. It’s a guy thing, it’s in my wiring, built to be brave, just how we’re made.

[ "Southern Boy” - Jordan Rager ft. Jason Aldean ] Southern sky, watching over you, looking down on your little town and the hearts that hold your roots. Southern boy, when the road starts getting rough, the wheels you’re on will get you home, no matter how deep the mud so keep singing them songs, keep carrying on.

[ "We Are Tonight” - Billy Currington ] The night’s still young, never gonna get old, livin’ for today like there’s no tomorrow. Follow the grooves, the tires in the grass, stayin’ on the gas like we’re never comin’ back. It’s a Friday night, it’s a small town girl. Everything is right and we rule the world.

[ “Leave the Night On” - Sam Hunt ] The sun’ll steal the magic from us soon, so let’s take one more trip around the moon.

[ "17” - Cross Canadian Ragweed ] Once upon a time, you had it all. You let everybody down. You’re always seventeen in your hometown. Runnin’ from your folks, runnin’ from the law, runnin’ from love, runnin’ from your fears, runnin’ from it all: you keep on runnin’ boy, you’ll run yourself in the ground.

GRACIE’S { S O U N D T R A C K }

g i r l c r u s h - little big town i want to taste her lips, yeah, 'cause they taste like you, i want to drown myself in a bottle of her perfume, i want her long blonde hair, i want her magic touch, yeah, 'cause maybe then you'd want me just as much

 y o u n g a n d b e a u t i f u l - lana del ray will you still love me, when i'm no longer young and beautiful? will you still love me, when i've got nothing but my aching soul? i know you will, i know you will, i know that you will. will you still love me when i'm no longer beautiful?

r a i n b o w - kasey musgraves well, the sky is finally open, the rain and wind stopped blowin', but you're stuck out in the same ol' storm again, you hold tight to your umbrella, well, darlin' I'm just tryin' to tell ya that there's always been a rainbow hangin' over your head 

y o u w i l l b e f o u n d - ben platt well, let that lonely feeling wash away, maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay, ‘cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand, you can reach, reach out your hand. and oh, someone will coming running, and i know, they'll take you home

☞ t u p e l o   t a s k # 2 : p l a y l i s t

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the crunch of boots on a barn floor, finding a piece of hay in her hair, the feeling of a hand on a horse’s neck, shootin’ doubles down at the swinging door, never forgetting where you came from, mismatched furniture in a house with no theme, a rip in her favorite tee from climbing under a barbed wire fence, mistaking a lack of attention for a wild streak, always about ten minutes behind, cleanin’ up real good, a fierce protectiveness over her younger siblings, a wildflower growin’ in the middle of the sidewalk, random questions that only come from staring at the sky for hours, midnight calls to your doctor friend to patch up a cut

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[ "Wild As You” - Cody Johnson ] 
‘Cause you belong where your heart can be out in the open, wild and free. Like a sweet summer rain passin’ through, I ain’t ever seen anything wild as you.

[ "Should’ve Been A Cowboy” - Toby Keith ] I might of had a sidekick with a funny name, runnin' wild through the hills chasin' Jesse James, ending up on the brink of danger, ridin' shotgun for the Texas Rangers. “Go west young man, haven't you been told? California's full of whiskey, women and gold.” Sleepin' out all night beneath the desert stars with a dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart.

[ "Pioneer” - The Band Perry ] 
Oh Pioneer, so young and brave, be careful of the careful souls who doubt you along the way. Oh Pioneer, you orphaned child, your mother is adventure and your father is the wild.

[ “Leave Her Wild” - Tyler Rich ] 
Don’t tame her, try to chain her. The second you do, you’ll break her. Don’t dull that shine that caught your eye ‘cause you’re afraid somebody will take her. She ain’t a dial you just turn on and off. She ain’t all found, but she ain’t all that lost.

[ "Just My Type” - Leaving Austin ] She’s amazing with a side of crazy no one knows, takes a fifth of whiskey everywhere she goes, tearin’ up some gravel down an old back road. She’s just my type of country girl.

☞ t u p e l o   t a s k # 2 : p l a y l i s t

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the rag wiping across the bar counter, that same old denim jacket, spinning keys around a finger, taking the brunt of your mama’s anger, whistling to yourself when it’s a little too quiet, the clink of cat food in a bowl, pretending you don’t notice how many drinks your customer’s had but knowing when to cut them off, dark wash jeans, a broken heart from the girl who was supposed to be the one, flirty one-liners, breaking up a bar fight, wondering when you’ll finally be enough to not be a failure

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[ “Authority Song” - John Mellencamp ] 
 I call up my preacher, I say, “Gimme strength for round 5.” He said, “you don’t need no strength, you need to grow up, son.” I said, “Growin’ up leads to growin’ old and then to dyin’, and dyin’ to me don’t sound like all that much fun.” And so I’ll say, I fight authority, authority always win.

[ “I Won’t Back Down” - Tom Petty ] 
You can stand me up at the gates of hell but I won’t back down. No, I’ll stand my ground, won’t be turned around and I’ll keep this world from draggin’ me down, gonna stand my ground and I won’t back down.

[ "The Heart of the Matter” - Don Henley ] 
I’m learning to live without you now, but I miss you sometimes. The more I know, the less I understand. All the things I thought I knew, I’m learning again. I’ve been trying to get down to the heart of the matter, but my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter, but I think it’s about forgiveness, forgiveness, even if, even if you don’t love me anymore.

[ “Fortunate Son” - Creedence Clearwater Revival ] 
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, lord, don’t they help themselves. But when the taxman comes to the door, lord, the house looks like a rummage sale. It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no millionaire’s son. It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one.

[ "Your Love” - Outfield ] As you’re leaving, please, would you close the door? And don’t forget what I told you, just ‘cause you’re right that don’t mean I’m wrong. Another shoulder to cry upon, I just want to use your love tonight.

☞ t u p e l o   t a s k   # 2 : p l a y l i s t

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the top down on a red jeep, bare feet hanging off a porch swing, all the female power anthems from 90s-00s country, a paperback with years of love cracking the spine, one hell of a ‘Roll Tide!’, a worn-in baseball cap, greek letters on a frocket, pinky promises well beyond childhood, dancing when your song comes on, giving your all to instill just a little bit of love for your passion in the faces before you, singing at the top of your lungs, a pencil tucked behind your ear, referring to them as ‘Reba,’ ‘Martina,’ and ‘Trisha’ like you’re the best of friends

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[ I Wanna Do It All” - Terri Clark ] I wanna do it all, visit Paris in the fall, watch the Yankees play ball. I wanna take it all in. Catch a few beads down at Mardi Gras, start a tradition, lay down the law, I wanna do it all.

[ "She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful” - Sammy Kershaw ] There she goes, just walking down the street, and someone lets a whistle out. A girl like her, she just can’t see, what the fuss is all about and she don’t know she’s beautiful, never crossed her mind.

[ "Sorority Girl” - Luke Bryan ] You were born and raised to be a southern belle, but in a place like this, you like to raise a little hell. You got your year-round tan, you’re on the five year plan. You shake your little pompom up in the stands.

[ “Only in America” - Brooks & Dunn ] Lookin’ at the promise of the Promised Land: one kid dreams of fame and fortune, one kid helps pay the rent, one could end up going to prison, one just might be president.

[ "XXX’s and OOO’s” - Trisha Yearwood ] She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows, sign her letters with X’s and O’s. Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls, she’s trying to make it in her daddy’s world.

☞ t u p e l o   t a s k   # 2 : p l a y l i s t

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two sets of eyes watching your every move, “it takes a village,” button ups with the sleeves rolled up, not being afraid to swing a hammer when the need arises, the sizzle of a hotdog on the grill, second chances and three strike rules, six shoes by the front door, the shifting of his weight with a police belt on, a tug on the fishing line, the click of an empty chamber at the range, dad jokes met with groans, always believing the best in people, sunsets in a truck bed just looking a little better than anything else

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[ "Push” - Steve Moakler ] Sometimes I swear this world’s coming at us faster than we’re coming at it. Sometimes it feels like we’re moving backwards, like we can’t find a way to get ahead. No matter how tough it looks, I want you to know, I ain’t afraid to push.

[ "Natural Man” - Jon Wolfe ] When the rain comes down and the walls close in, when the world outside’s so cold and grey you can’t feel a thing, baby, run to me. Knock on my door. Let your wave break gently on my waiting shore.

[ "Walk Like Him” - Mitchell Tenpenny ] Papa said I’m stubborn like him and I guess that he would know. My daddy got it from him and I make three in a row. Well, ain’t that how it goes? A bloodline keeping him alive. One day, my babies’ll look at me and see what he was like.

[ “I’m On It” - Walker McGuire ] Girl, you thought I was gone when you left me, but it’s gonna be hard to forget me. Keep tellin’ yourself that it’s over, the only ‘over’ I’ll be is over your shoulder.

[ "Tough Little Boys” - Gary Allan ] Well, I found out fast that bullies just laugh. You’ve got to stand up to them, so I didn’t cry when I got a black eye. As bad as it hurt, I just grinned. But when tough little boys grow up to be dads, they turn into big babies again.

☞ t u p e l o   t a s k   # 2 : p l a y l i s t 

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a dainty silver rose necklace always around her neck, spaghetti strap sundresses, big sunglasses pushed up on her head, loose hair blowing in the wind, a denim jacket and knock off ray bans, a laugh that gets louder after a couple margaritas, the ding of a convenience store door opening, a glass of red wine after a long day, running her hand through dark locks, falling asleep on her boyfriend’s shoulder during movie nights, a busted-in pair of ankle boots

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[ "Wine Glass” - Koe Wetzel ] Well, she hates the taste of whiskey but she likes to go insane. It’s one drink for the pleasure and another for the pain.

[ "Trouble Looking” - Chris Young ] Got a smile that leads to something that I shouldn’t be doing, I can tell by the way you’re laughing, you’re trouble looking for a place to happen.

[ "Wild One” - Faith Hill ] She loves rock and roll, they said its Satan’s tongue. She thinks they’re too old, they think she’s too young, and the battle lines are clearly drawn. She’s a wild one with an angel’s face. She’s a woman child in a state of grace.

[ “Some Girls” - Jameson Rodgers ] Some girls get their mama on the phone, take a trip back home, pretend they never knew the guy. Some girls drink a bottle of wine, got an old ex to text to get them through the getting by. Sometimes It’s a clean break, stay gone, clean slate, moving on to something new. Sometimes, some girls make it easy on you but some girls never do.

[ "Crazy Does” - Steve Moakler ] It goes right through a bottle and it burns straight through a pack, keeps callin’ up a number that don’t ever call you back, beats your head against the wall and your fist against the dash: that’s what crazy does.