Favorite Work Tapes

Full-Band Demos

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Two pairs of brown eyes 
looking deep 
why am I not afraid?

Two smiles 
light up the night and I 
don’t know why. 

Two pasts 
like glass 
I was troubled and 
you were too. 

PRE-CH:
I don’t 
know where to go, but I 
know I wanna go with you. 

CH:
Write me a letter, 
there’s no better feeling I could find. 
Paint me a picture, 
let it linger like you 
looking at me. 

I’m not quite 
wrapped around your finger but I 
fly with you.

VR 2:
Two little white lies, 
but when it came time to tell I 
told you the truth. 

Two minutes of truth I 
now know you I don’t 
regret a thing. 

Two times 
I almost cried and you 
came through. 

CH:
Write me a letter, 
there’s no better feeling I could find. 
Paint me a picture, 
let it linger like you 
looking at me. 

I’m not quite 
wrapped around your finger but I 
fly with you. 

BRI:
Write me a letter, 
there’s no better feeling I could find. 
Paint me a picture, 
let it linger like you 
looking at me. 

CH:
Write me a letter, 
there’s no better feeling I could find. 
Paint me a picture, 
let it linger like you 
looking at me. 

I’m not quite 
wrapped around your finger but I 
fly with you.

OUT:
I fly with you.

Fly (Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Well, there’s a joke that goes around
My dad will put money in the ground
Before he’ll total that truck

Been kickin’ since ’07
I was only 11 
Or 8
When it played George Strait

CH:
That truck
Took me to school every morn'
Drove daddy miles to watch me perform

That truck 
That moved us away
From my childhood home that day

That truck 
That drove 30 minutes to catch
Me tryna be alone with my boyfriend
Picked me up from high school
When I couldn’t drive yet

That truck
Well it’s got a lot of miles
300,000 to be precise
But his heart beats the size
He loves that truck
But I love
The man inside

VR 2:
You’d know he went to USMA
It’s on more than his license plate
On the back of that truck

Since 3rd grade it’s showed songs to me
You can’t go wrong with Toby Keith
Down an old highway
That look on my face in

(CH)

BRI:
That truck 
That watched me wave goodbye
Dropping me off
For the very last time

18 and hanging on tight
To all that resides inside
That truck

CH:
That truck
Took me to school every morn
Drove daddy miles to watch me perform

That truck 
That moved us away
From my childhood home that day

That truck 
That drove 30 minutes to catch
Me tryna be alone with my boyfriend
Picked me up from high school
When I couldn’t drive yet

That truck
Well it’s got a lot of miles
300,000 to be precise
But his heart always beats the size
He loves that truck
But I love
The man inside

OUT:
The man inside
Yeah, I love the man inside
Man inside

That Truck (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I was at a dive bar in town
Just wearin’ these boots out
Then a song came on
Now my head’s spinnin’ round and around

PRE:
Used to be
I could hear that beat
And not think twice about you and me
But now you’re gone
And you’re moved on
And I still can’t sing that song

CH:
Why’d you have to ruin my favorite song?
Now when I hear it
My head’s all wrong
And every time I hear that melody
I just think you’re not with me
And I’m not okay
No, I’m not okay
Why’d you have to ruin my favorite song
With your memory, yeah

VR 2:
I was in my car drivin’ around
Just chilling out
Then that radio came on
And now I’m stuck feeling down

PRE:
Used to be
I could hear that beat
And not think twice about you and me
But now you’re gone
And you’re moved on
And I still can’t sing that song

(CH)

BRI:
Well if time really flies
Then I don’t know why
I can’t bear to hear that rhyme
I’ll soon move on
And I’ll become strong
But right now I can’t sing that song

(CH)

Why'd You Have To Ruin My Favorite Song? (Acoustic Demo)

Lyrics:
VR 1:
I’ve been broken and bruised
It might sound cliche, but
That’s what I’ve been through

Sticks and stones
Broke mental bones
And the words cut deep but weren’t true

PRE:
I could talk about
All the times I’ve been let down
But there’s something more important
I’d be nothing without

CH:
Pages and pages
And singing on stages
Got me through the worst of times

Trauma after trauma
And dealing with drama
I found peace in writing every line

Verses with melodies
Got me up off of my knees                               
Jotting down what’s in my mind

When push comes to shove
Life’s been tough
That’s not hard to see 
But music's always been there for me

VR 2:
Flipping through all of it;
The journals I’ve written in
Over 5000 entries of mine

I wasn’t much for sports,
But I adored
Performing on the sidelines

PRE:
I could bring up
So many memories
Throughout my life that shout 
“This is where I’m meant to be”
writing

(CH)

BRI:
Bullied and left out;
I didn’t let that keep me on the ground
I found 
where I belong
writing

(CH)

Music's Always Been There For Me (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1
We built something
All in person
A love up 
from the ground

Split shot up the side
And now we fight
Hold on to our pride
And don’t back down

PRE:
And you couldn’t manage
To look at all the damage
You caused me

Cruel couldn't hold a candle
To how you chose to handle
things

CH
I thought you’d be kind enough to look me in my face
As you tore me down
And threw our love away

I thought you’d look into 
the eyes of the one who you said “I Do” to
The one who you swore you loved

But you showed who you are
With every typed-out scar

I’m so afraid of what comes next
Cause its all over all over text

VR 2:
We made a life
Before the goodbye
Over the phone

It was all this you said 
He said she said, I said
And all of this regret
Its all spinning in my head

PRE:
And now all I get is shaming
The turn of your back you blaming
me

Cruel couldn’t hold a candle
To how you choose to dismantle
Things
What a vicious ending

(CH)

BRI
All over text
Thats the way this went 
Down

CH:
I thought you’d be kind enough to look me in my face
As you tore me down
And threw our love away

I thought you’d look into 
the eyes of the one who you said “I Do” to
The one who you swore you loved

But you showed who you are
With every typed-out scar

I’m afraid I know what comes next
Cause its all over 
It was all over text

All Over Text (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Philip Cooper

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Broke my heart
God knows I went through phases
Of getting past
Seeing you in all these faces

Killing time
Out among the stars
Mending my scars

PRE:
But somewhere in this haze
I found a way
To fix what you chose to break

CH:
I’ll be the moon
Getting over you
Trying to get through
While picking up pieces
Of my shattered heart too

And I’ll keep my spirits high
You can’t take my light

In a months time  
I’ll be over you
I’ll be a whole new moon

VR 2:
Moving on
Lord knows it comes in stages
Of living through
Having to fill these empty spaces

Killing time
Out on my own
Changing who’s my home

PRE:
Cause somewhere in this haze
I found a way
To put back what you chose to take

(CH)

BRI:
Over the moon
I’m finally over you
I have gotten through
I’ve picked up the pieces
And because of that I grew

And I’ll keep my spirits high
You couldn’t take my light
In a month’s time
I was over you
Now I’m a whole new moon

New Moon (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Down here
We can’t see the plan
Down here
It’s out of our hands

Down here
We don’t know why people die
Down here
Don’t it make you cry
Saying goodbye. But

CH:
There’s gonna be
An angel in heaven
Watching over you and me
24/7

When you miss them
Know they can listen
There’s no question
They’re gonna be 
An angel in heaven

VR 2:
Down here
We’re forced to remember
Down here
We don’t know which prayers he’ll answer
Down here
We don’t know why there is cancer
But

(CH)

And life
Takes its sweet time
Over the years
Till I can talk without tears

There’s gonna be
An angel in heaven
Until I can finally see
God’s impression

When you miss them
Know they can listen
There’s no question
They’re gonna be 
An angel in heaven

Angel In Heaven (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:

VR 1:
If planet Earth was a man
You’d fit that mold more than anyone can
Like the moon pulls in the tides
Well that reminds me of you and I

CH:
Your smile is a valley
There’s an ocean
In those eyes
And even though I have a map
I get lost all the time
Can’t you see
You mean the whole world to me

VR 2:
When your rivers flow full of tears
I’ll wipe them away throughout the years
When the hills get too high to climb
I’ll carry you all the way to the other side

(CH)

BRI:
Your soul is as old as the trees
Don’t let this world tear you down, 
Or change you with the leaves
My heart will always be yours, can’t you see 
You mean the whole world to me 

OUT:
You mean the whole world to me

The Whole World (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I tell my girl friend to delete those dating apps
Cause you don’t see commercials for Ferraris
Then I turn around and swipe right on some guy on tinder
Thinkin' in a week I won’t be sorry

PRE:
It’s true that I can’t see the future
But you would think I’d learn from the past

CH:
Not sure why anybody asks for my advice
Cause heaven knows that I don’t listen to any of mine
When I’m with my friends, how am I the voice of reason?
All living our lives one step at a time, the blind leading the blind

VR 2:
I tell my guy friends to “just tell her how you feel”
But when it comes to me, rejection gets too real
Wonder how people stay in toxic situations
Forgetting that I’ve been there myself

PRE:
It’s true that I can’t see the future
But you would think I’d learn from the past

(CH)

BRI:
Why do we all act like we know best
When the truth is we’re all in a different mess

(CH)

I tell my myself to delete those dating apps
Cause you don’t see commercials for Ferraris

Blind Leading The Blind (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
A mother was all I 
Wanted to be.
A knife in the heart was
All I could see
Doc said 
It wouldn’t be easy for me.

CH:
Broke down when
They told me
It's not meant to be
And they said
I can beg and plead
But I’d never conceive
Yet here I’m sitting
And baby your living
Proof that they were wrong
I guess I knew all along
Cause I was made to be a mom

VR 2:
A lot of it was hard
Always falling apart
So many attempts
All this time spent
Just to come back negative

CH

BRI:
If you’re broken in pain
Just know that the rain
Has been known
To bring rainbows

CH

Made To Be A Mom (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I don’t know what it’s like 
To lose a loved one to this land. 
I don’t know how it feels 
To hold a folded flag in my hands. 
That’s why I stand. 

CH:
When I pledge that flag every time 
It’s flying, 
It’s cause I know there are millions on that battlefield 
dying 
In the cold or the sand. 
That’s why I stand. 

VR 2:
I don’t know what it’s like 
To picture him coming home, 
And I don’t know how it feels 
To sleep in a king-sized all alone. 
I don’t know 
How anyone could understand. 

(CH)

BRI:
There’s a little boy 
On the edge of town 
Crying cause 
Daddy’s tailgunner let him down. 
And there’s a grown-up girl 
missing half of her world 
On her wedding day. 
No one to give her away.

(CH)

Why I Stand - Single

Stream on Apple Music

Why I Stand (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
All the other little girls
Got to believe in fairytales
But my view of the world
Starts with a marriage my parents failed
All the other little boys
Got to run around, making noise
But you were just so shy
Cause your dad hit your mom at night

PRE:
When every home we’ve been 
In has broken.
When every silent scream
Had gone unspoken

CH:
We’ll superglue the pieces
Of each other’s broken hearts
We’re all that we needed
To tape back this “torn-apart”
I’ll stand by you
And you’ll stand by me
When it comes to our pasts, baby
We’ll superglue the pieces

VR 2:
For so many years
I was caged in my fear
Cause all love would 
End up in is tears
For almost a decade
You had heartache after heartache
You almost gave up
You almost turned away

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
We both can say
That we escaped 
But not unscathed
But what we have
Fixed up what was
I’m so glad
We stuck it out because

 (CH)

Superglue The Pieces (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Paige Ruderman

Lyrics:

Look around So many people
That haven’t figured out 
the "ten-year town"
It's real and it’s rough		
And it either brings out what you're made of 
or brings you down
And I don’t know where to go right now

CH:
But
I’m still pushing
I’m still looking
Up at what's in front of me
I’m still caring
I’m still wearing
This heart of mine on my sleeve
Cause the worst thing
About me not becoming
Who I’m meant to be
Would be disappointing me

VR 2:
I’ve been here For 5 whole years
And I’m nowhere near, Where I wanna end up
It’s tough, I can’t lie			
But what you want don’t
happen overnight
And I’m running out of tries

(CH)

BRI:
How could I look in the mirror
Knowing I gave up Everything I wanted?
How could I turn my back
On all that I am And not be haunted?
Cause I still want this.

So I'm still pushing
I'm still looking
Up at what's in front of me
I'm still caring
I'm still wearing
This heat of mine on my sleeve

(CH)

Disappointing Me (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
It was just another Monday
Being a voice for the silenced
Yet at home, she was bolted in
By her husband’s violence
And that little girl of hers
Saw everything without a word
So few years of age
For so much pain

PRE:
She had depression and knew the system
Abusers with no proof rarely get prison
And she would bear the brunt 
Of the aftermath

CH:
Money and lace
Covered almost all the pain
Tears on her face
Ever-present to wipe away
Bruises and scrapes
That happened every day
There’s only so much
That you can cover up
With money and lace

VR 2:
She suffered so quiet
As the months lingered by
Lying to her friends
She kept her face out of daylight
He saved face, 
So it was hard to tell
Every memory 
Was riddled with hell

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
They left the party
Whiskey on his breath
Baby in the backseat
He glared at her and said
“You’re committing suicide tonight.”
Had her phone recording in her purse
It caught the whole thing
As the semi swerved
The cops cuffed him at his door
Now she don’t get hit no more

CH:
Love and lace
Covered all those bitter days
Smiles on their face
As they finally walk away
With all his money and lace

Money & Lace (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Your little 
Nose and 
Eyes, 
My God what a sight. 
I can still remember 
December, 
Holding you in my arms so tight. 
Such a sweet little child. 

CH:
Sienna, 
Keep your head up as you grow. 
Sienna, 
I can’t wait to see where you’ll go. 
And I know 
I won’t always be there to see you glow, 
But just know 
I love you so. 

VR 2:
Life’s a tough game 
If I could wait and save you 
From all the heartache and the pain 
I would. 
And you’ve got 
Your heart on your sleeve, 
But you’re strong like me. 
And I can’t wait to see 
What you turn out to be. 

(CH)

BRI:
You grow and grow and now I know 
What it’s like to hate time. 

(CH) 
OUT:
Your little 
Nose and 
Eyes, 
My God what a sight.

Sienna’s Song (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Hot-to-the-touch curlers
And makeup
Brushes on the bathroom sink.
12 years old
And all I can think
Is I wanna be just like you
At 22.
Eyes closed
Up turned chin
And we talk about 
How we've been
This past year

CH:
I look up to you
For what to do
When im scared of what im going through
and you tell me
Life's not easy
It's okay to cry 
Sometimes 
And I do
While I look up to you

VR 2:
You've got a way about you
A poise I'll never get to
When you walk and you talk
Everyone respects you
And that's what I aspire to

(CH)

BRI:
Now I'm almost 22
Feeling new
feelings like never before

But I still look up to you
For what to do
When I'm scared of what I'm going through
And you tell
Life's not easy
It's okay to cry
Sometimes
I do
While I look up to you

I Look Up To You (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Daniel Haughey, Hunter Warren, & Lev Shurov

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He picks up flowers on the side of the road
And something tells me he’s got someone to hold
She picks up pastries at the bakery-to-go
And off she’s goes

PRE:
For such a little town
There’s a lot around
And I’m in the middle of it all
Crossing street lines
Wanting what’s not mine
But I’d still answer it’s call

CH:
Would all my troubles float away 
And paint the sky a charming grey?
Would all my tears turn into the rain?
Cause with every single step I take
This city seems to mend the break
From an old familiar ache
And I wonder
Would all my problems disappear
If I could leave my heart right here?

VR 2:
She rides her blue bike on the sidewalk alone
He reads the paper with his morning cup of Joe
And something tells me I’m not ready to go
Do I have to go?

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
On a flight back to Chicago, I-L
But in my mind
I’m already somewhere else

PRE:
It’s a big bright town
And it’s still so loud
But it ain’t what I want now

(CH)

Leave My Heart (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Neal Burnette

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I sit
Thinking bout the way it is
Wondering 
If I quit would you care?
Would you care?

PRE:
You stay leaving me
Staring down a runway
You stay packed up
Worn down leather suitcase
Heartbreak

CH:
Now you’re good as gone
Turned a right to a wrong
Touch turned to dust
You're boarded up
Trapped with all these memories
Of you and me
All fading out
Like a movie screen
Might as well be as
Good as gone to me

VR 2:
I pace
Thinking bout the plans we made
Wondering
Do I stay? You don’t seem to care.
Do I dare?

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
And when you’re in the room
I can’t get to you
Might as well be
Checked out, not
Around
Always found
Skipping town

CH:
Cause you’re good as gone
How’d we go from right to wrong?
Your touch turned to dust
You stay boarded up
Now I got all these memories
Of you and me
And they all fade out
Like a movie screen
Might as well be as
Good as gone to me

Good As Gone (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Convenience store ailes used to mock me
Asking why I don’t buy any
Mascara anymore
Been a while since I was in this
Fluorescent-lighted makeup section
Didn’t have a reason before

PRE:
I’d do up my eyes
Then he’d make me cry
What a waste
Running down my face
Then

CH:
You came around
And I figured out
A real man ain’t gonna
Let me down
Or cause no tears
Calm my fears
No matter what happens
You’ll still be here
The way that you love me
Let’s me know I can
Buy mascara again

VR 2:
Been forever since I saw a man
Who validates every emotion
That I have.
Didn’t take long for me to see
I don’t have to ask, you’re listening
I love that

PRE:
I love that

(CH)

BRI:
Convenience store ailes used to mock me
Asking why I don’t buy any
Mascara anymore
But I’ve closed that door

Cause
(CH)

Mascara (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Evan Scandrett

Lyrics:

VR 1:
High tides took you away
Low times you didn’t stay
Now you come back begging, please
But it’s too late to be there for me 
You said the words
And now I’m gone

PRE:
When it came to bare necessities
You fell short of necessary

CH:
Just cause
I didn’t grow up
Knowing what love was
Doesn't mean I’ll
Settle for your breadcrumbs

VR 2:
Wrong person right time
Know my worth is worth this fight
Soon as you realize the mistake you made
I’ll be gone ‘cause it's too late

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
It’s too bad
Oh it’s such a shame
It’s so sad
You forced me to walk away

(CH)

Breadcrumbs (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:
VR 1:
It’s like you knew everything
That I was looking for
The spark and the charm and the calm
I felt through every storm
Back then I swore
You knew me more
Than anybody could
Now I just wish you would

CH: 
Read my mind
I’m dying a little inside
I wish you’d try
To see things from my side
Cause it takes two to make this work
And I’m tired of just “fine”
I wish we could go back to the times
When you read my mind

VR 2: 
Whenever I was mad and said
“I’m not” you made sure
Cause you could always tell when 
There was something more
But now you barely notice
As the silence fills the room
When did you stop knowing how to

(CH)

BRI: 
I’m not asking
For perfection
I’m just wanting
More connection
Something’s gotta give
To make this right

(CH)

OUT:
Cause you read my mind

Read My Mind (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Rodeo field trip
Thought you make your quick wit
Stick out against me
In my red blinged boots
And my Wild West roots
You still thought to test me

PRE:
You said 
I’m the least
Country person in this room
Tell you 
What I think
Actually, that’s you

CH:
You got no respect
For your mama and daddy
But expect them to pay the bill.
Every dang Christmas
You get your whole wish list
But honey that ain’t a skill.
I’ll keep this twang
You’ll run my name
Through mud, you’re not a fan
When it comes to roots
You’re too far from the tree
But when it comes to me
You can’t say I ain’t country.

VR 2:
Mean little small town
You tore me down
Every chance you got
With my Dallas walk
And my Texas talk
You really thought you knew me

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
Well I’m in Nashville
You’re in rehab still
I’m still singing songs
When you hear those back-home
Artists on the radio
Those are my words, you know

(CH)

Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Bags are packed
Suitcase locked
There ain’t no
Second thoughts
In my mind
In my mind
Take in a breath
Let the liquor talk
All this time
How have i not walked
Away
Until today?

PRE:
Turned around
No tears in my eyes
This needed, ‘bout time
Goodbye
Came way later
Than it should

CH:
Finish your whiskey
Don’t bother getting
Off your chair
Finish your whiskey
It’s too late for me to care
I should’ve seen we were broken
A long time ago
All this pain inside I was holding
Is the reason I have to go
You can have all the drinks
I’ll take my memories
I don’t give a damn anymore
If you miss me
Finish your whiskey

VR 2:
Driving down
Our old block
Made up my mind
Like a solid rock
I’m gone
I’m gone

PRE:
Looked around
Wind in my hair
This freedom is
A breath of fresh air
Finally
Finally

(CH)
(CH)

Finish Your Whiskey (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I won’t say 
“Daddy didn’t go to college.”
I won’t say 
“Daddy struggled to make rent.”
I won’t say “Daddy made mistakes,
And Mama forgave him anyway.”
All that I need to say

CH:
Is “Daddy held
Mama when she cried”
And “Daddy meant it
Every time he apologized.”
And "Daddy used
Every last dime
To give Mama
What she wanted in life"
And “Daddy stayed through
The good times and the bad.”
When our kids ask
About their Dad
I’ll say
“He loved Mama
With everything he had.”

VR 2:
I can’t say
“Daddy always bought Mama roses”
I can’t say “Daddy always paid the bill”
I can’t say “Daddy made it big”
But Mama still supported him
All that is important is

(CH)

BRI:
Our children are the best of us
I choose to see the best because
In you, I’ve found a home.
So all they need to know

(CH)

Everything He Had (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Terri Bush

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
Lord give me wisdom 
To seek love I deserve, but may not have
To see that there is a brighter path
Lord give me courage
To end the things 
That are not meant for me
To end the things
That do not bring your peace

PRE:
I’m on my knees
Begging please

CH:
Lord give me eyes
Lord give me ears
To see through every lie
That ends in tears
Lord give me legs
To walk away
From what dares to try
To take your place             
I am a daughter of the King
So if I find what’s not for me
Lord, give me strength to leave

VR 2:
Lord give me wisdom
To know that I am never alone
To know there’s only one way home
Lord give me armor
To brave the coldest storm
This world has to offer

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
No door                     
The Lord has opened
Could any man
Ever close

No door
The Lord has opened
Could any man 
Ever close

(CH)

Strength To Leave (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
My whole life
I’ve been trying
To be someone
You approve of
It’s been a losing game
From such a young age
Truth is
I never stood a chance

PRE: 
Cause every time 
You look at me
A failure
Is all you see
And there’s no changing your mind

CH:
So I’ll take this chance
On my way out
To spare you a glance
And tell you you’re missing out
Being family
Should be an honor
And they all say
Blood’s thicker than water
But in your case
After all these years
All my tears
And your tough love
Blood’s not thick enough

VR 2:
My childhood was rigged
Trying to make myself fit
In your mold
But that got old
Cause no matter what I do
I’ll never be enough for you
Truth is
There’s no point

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
Having family
Should be an honor
But after all the abuse
There’s nothing of me left for you

(CH)

Blood’s Not Thick Enough (Work Tape)

Blind Leading The Blind (Full-Band Demo)

Mascara (Full-Band Demo)

Co-Written w/ Philip Cooper

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Broke my heart
God knows I went through phases
Of getting past
Seeing you in all these faces

Killing time
Out among the stars
Mending my scars

PRE:
But somewhere in this haze
I found a way
To fix what you chose to break

CH:
I’ll be the moon
Getting over you
Trying to get through
While picking up pieces
Of my shattered heart too

And I’ll keep my spirits high
You can’t take my light

In a months time
I’ll be over you
I’ll be a whole new moon

VR 2:
Moving on
Lord knows it comes in stages
Of living through
Having to fill these empty spaces

Killing time
Out on my own
Changing who’s my home

PRE:
Cause somewhere in this haze
I found a way
To put back what you chose to take

(CH)

BRI:
Over the moon
I’m finally over you
I have gotten through
I’ve picked up the pieces
And because of that I grew

And I’ll keep my spirits high
You couldn’t take my light
In a month’s time
I was over you
Now I’m a whole new moon

New Moon (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ Adia Fuller

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
Some of my friends are the life of the party
Some of my friends will leave at 9:30
Some of my friends will be there in a flash
Some of my friends forget to text back
Some of my friends can’t hold their liquor
Some of my friends will hold it then get sicker
Some of my friends give too much information
Some of my friends have stronger reservations

Chorus:
But we all get along
Just like that Kenny Chesney song
And if Bill Withers could see
I lean on them
They lean on me
And when it’s hard to carry on
They lend a hand and help the lost
Cause I don’t know just where I’d be
If some of my friends
Never met me

Verse 2:
Some of my friends like to dance all night
Some of my friends prefer the quiet life
Some of my friends like to sing randomly
Some of my friends won’t be caught dead staying on key
Some of my friends are a shoulder to cry on
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Some of my friends will beat up anyone who does you wrong
Some of my friends will kindly break the news
Some of my friends they won’t sugarcoat the truth

(Chorus)

Bridge:
I can depend
On all of my friends
To be there for me
In whatever way they can

(Chorus)

That Truck (Full-Band Demo)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:

VR 1:
If planet Earth was a man
You’d fit that mold more than anyone can
Like the moon pulls in the tides
Well that reminds me of you and I

CH:
Your smile is a valley
There’s an ocean
In those eyes
And even though I have a map
I get lost all the time
Can’t you see
You mean the whole world to me

VR 2:
When your rivers flow full of tears
I’ll wipe them away throughout the years
When the hills get too high to climb
I’ll carry you all the way to the other side

(CH)

BRI:
Your soul is as old as the trees
Don’t let this world tear you down,
Or change you with the leaves
My heart will always be yours, can’t you see
You mean the whole world to me

OUT:
You mean the whole world to me

The Whole World (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
In my childhood
I understood
What it meant
To fall out of love
And they both 
Have their reasons
But all I’d ever seen was
A home 
That shattered to pieces

PRE:
I looked at my 
Not-broken friends
Wishing I
Could be them
And my mom and dad
Were still together
Cause

CH:
Tire swings 
Filled their lives
Tires leaving 
Was what filled mine
One place held
All their things
Two houses
I was in between
Growing up 
With 2 guides
I wouldn’t know 
What that’s like.
All my friends 
Were picking daises
And I 
Was picking sides

VR 2:
When Mamma’s and Daddy’s
Don’t get along
The children think they did 
Something wrong
And I was no 
Exception
It taught me 
Some cruel lessons
Like how
To push everyone away

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
I looked at my
Not-broken friends
Wishing I
Could be them
It’s a wonder how I learned 
To love again
Cause

(CH)

Picking Sides (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He’d lift his bicep up
And plant one
He was popular in school
He’d flash a charming smile
And then some
He knew how to break the rules
He married a woman
Who already had a girl
Together they had a son
They were his whole world

PRE:
6 months went by
His sisters got the call
A ran red light
And he was good as gone

CH:
Now he looks at our
Family Christmas dinners from the sky
And he watches his
Kids grow up without him in their lives
And he waits cause he 
Knows we’ll all be with him one day
But not too soon
I say “he may be gone,
But he’s always with you”

VR 3: 
He was the life of 
Every party
Yet he was a family man
He had everyone laughing till they cried
Now they cry cause he was too young to die

(CH)

BRI:
I know he looks at our
Family Christmas dinners from the sky
And he’s been watching his
Kids growing up with his memory inside
And he waits cause he
Knows we’ll all be with him one day
But not too soon
I say “he may be gone
But Jimmy’s always with you”

Always With You (Jimmy’s Song) (Work Tape)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart
And you can’t take back all you did
When you were busy falling apart
Did you notice the hell you put me in?

PRE:
And I've tried and tried and tried
Not to make you the bad guy

CH:
Whiskey, bourbon, or beer
You’d drink whatever it took
So you weren’t really here
Breaking me at arm’s length is your art
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart

VR 2:
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart
And you can’t take back all you said
When you came home without your car
Did you see that I was hanging by a thread?

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
Whiskey, bourbon, or beer
The only thing you cared about
Comes in loud and clear
Keeping me at arm’s length is your art
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart.


Pour A Heart (Work Tape)

Country songwriter & musician from Dallas, Texas, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. MTSU Commercial Songwriting major.

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