Top 25 Country Songs That Made Me Love Country Music

I've been a country music fan since age 17 - when my first real boyfriend introduced me to it.  Honestly, at first - I hated it.  It sounded way too... well.. country?  But then, I started finding songs that I absolutely loved.  And after finding those songs, started buying the CDs and keeping my station at WGAR 99.5 Cleveland.  I've been a fan ever since. 

I've been getting a lot of flack about being a country music fan lately, and I want to give the haters a list of songs that I think might change their tune on country songs.  

So - in no particular order - here are the Top 25 Country Songs that Made Me Fall IN LOVE With Country Music:

Kenny Chesney - The Good Stuff 

"He didn't reach around for the whiskey;

He didn't pour me a beer.
His blue eyes kinda went misty,
He said: "You can't find that here"

Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats

" I dug my key into the side
of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive,
carved my name into his leather seats..."

Florida Georgia Line - Cruise

"Baby you a song
You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise!"

Dixie Chicks - Landslide

"Well, I've been afraid of changing 'cause I built my life around you

But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older too."

Rascal Flatts - I'm Moving On

"I'm moving on, and at last I can see that

life has been patiently waiting for me..."

Travis Tritt - Great Day to be Alive
"And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin'
When I close my eyes."

Craig Morgan - That’s What I Love About Sunday
"That's what I love about Sunday:
Sing along as the choir sways;
Every verse of Amazin' Grace"

 David Nail - Turning Home

"But deep inside me

A piece of history
Yeah, I hear their voices even though they’re gone
And it keeps me turning home"

Zac Brown Band -Chicken Fried

"You know I like my chicken fried

And cold beer on a Friday night
A pair of jeans that fit just right
And the radio on"

Toby Keith - How do you like me now

"How do you like me now,

Now that I'm on my way?
Do you still think I'm crazy
Standin here today?"

Dirks Bently - Dirt Road Anthem
"Yeah, I'm chilling on a dirt road
Laid back swerving like I'm George Jones
Smoke rolling out the window
An ice cold beer sitting in the console."

Lonestar -Front Porch Looking In

"There's a carrot top who can barely walk

With a sippy cup of milk
A little blue eyed blonde with shoes on wrong
'Cause she likes to dress herself."

Blake Sheldon - Austin

"And P.S. if this is Austin

I still love you."

Phil Vassar - Just Another Day in Paradise

"Well, it's ok. It's so nice
It's just another day in paradise
Well, there's no place that
I'd rather be..."

Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
" 'Cause I got friends in low places,
Where the Whiskey drowns,
And the Beer chases my blues away,
But I'll be okay,"

Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine
"Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, oh bittersweet
The green on the vine..."

Jo Dee Messina - Bye Bye
"Bye bye love, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
I ain't never lookin' back. And that's a fact."

Tim McGraw - Green Grass Grows
"I'm gonna live where the green grass grows
Watchin' my corn pop up in rows
Every night be tucked in close to you"

Montgomery Gentry - My Town 

"Where I was born, where I was raised.

Where I keep all my yesterdays.
Where I ran off 'cos I got mad,
An' it came to blows with my old man..."

Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama

"Big wheels keep on turning

Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think it's a sin, yes"

Kenny Rodgers - The Gambler
"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run."

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
"I fell in to a burning ring of fire
I went down,down,down
and the flames went higher."

Eric Church- Carolina

"Like a phone call from my baby,

Sayin' honey I miss ya like crazy.
Like the sound of a siren song,
Oh Carolina, ya keep callin me home."

Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down to Georgia
"Fire on the Mountain." Run, boys, run!
The Devil's in the house of the rising sun;
Chicken's in the bread pan picking out dough.
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no."

Jessica Andrews - Who I am
"I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan"

Anything to add to the list? Feel free - leave your comments.  These are my songs, and I LOVE THEM.