Co-Writes

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
[F G] x3
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)

Like A Fire (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Emily O'Neal

Lyrics:
VR 1:
Most people quit 
cause they look how far they 
have to go,
not how far they have come.

And the hills you climb
Look larger than life
When you only 
Look around

I’ve been on that cliff
Looking out at how
Much longer I have to trek
To reach that mountain

PRE:
And you’ve been in this place before
Doubt if you can do this anymore
But you do this every time
Yet  come out the other side

CH:
Look back
At all you’ve done
Take in
all the battles you’ve won
Cause life
Can look better in the rearview
Look at all you’ve overcome
Yeah honey
Look back at all you’ve done

VR 2:
You can’t give up
Cause you’ve come too far to
Give in,
Think of you, in the long run.

The staircase looks big
When you look at it
From the ground

And dreams aren’t for the weak
Stick it out and see
How much ground you cover
After you almost give out
PRE:
Cause you’ve been here a time or two
Underestimating you
If you’d just keep the same pace
Look at the progress you’ve made

CH:
Look back
At all you’ve done
Take in
all the battles you’ve won
Cause life
Can look better in the rearview
Look at all you’ve overcome
Yeah honey
Look back at all you’ve done

BRI:
You’ve got so much ahead
That sometimes I think you forget
Everything you’ve already done
All the times you already won

CH:
Look back
At all you’ve done
Take in
all the battles you’ve won
Cause life
Can look better in the rearview
Look at all you’ve overcome
Yeah honey
Look back at all you’ve done

Look Back

Look Back (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Sofia Lynch

Lyrics & Chords:
VERSE 1:
G
Tough love
D
Is never enough but
G
When I was young
D
I thought it was

PRE-CHORUS
G
I thought that love was,
C
hanging on when everyone, 
G D
and everything is telling you give up.
G
But you made the drive
C
600 miles 
G D
Just so you could see me tonight
CHORUS: 
G 
Yeah your love is 
C D
easy to hold
G 
Set of arms that
C D
Never go cold
Am
Now I’ll never spend
C D
Another night alone
G
Cause your love
D
Is easy to hold
VR 2:
G D G D
I would do my share
When he wasn’t there
It took some time to realize
He never cared

PRE CHORUS:
G
I thought it 
C
was always supposed to hurt
G
And before it gets better
D
It gets worse
G
But you communicate
C
When you know you’ll be late
G D
And never leave me to wait

(CHORUS)

BRIDGE:
Am
Say I’m sorry
G
To the mirror
Mirror
Am
And she tells me
D
Now it’s clearer
Clearer
Am
To us both
D
Now we know

Easy To Hold

Easy To Hold (Work Tape)

Written by Lauren Teel and Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics & Chords:
VR 1: 
I would say you feel like home
But that just ain’t the truth
Cause the memories that made me
I’d rather not live through
Again

I would say you remind me 
Of the first man I loved

But to him, I will never be
And never was enough

CH:
And I’ve been down 
So many roads
Tried to escape 
That broken home

Every man that came before you
Was just a mirror held up to
The first man 
to ever let me down

But you hold the door
Don’t keep score
You give your all
Don’t let me fall

Good intentions
Are all that’s on your mind

And I’ve realized
The best home
I’ve ever known
Is one I had to find

VR 2:
I would say you feel familiar
But that would be a lie
Cause the only thing he taught me
Was how to run and hide

I would say I’ve seen this before
But in reality
This is the first time
I’ve found something to keep

(CH)
(DOWNCH)
(CH)

Home (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Claire Kelly

Lyrics & Chords:
Capo 1
VR 1:
D
I’m not one to make a scene
I’ve never been someone
                  G                A
Who’s the life of the party

PRE:
               D                                   A
But that liquor lights a fire like gasoline
               G                      D
Strike a match, pour a glass
                     G                         A
And you’ve got a whole new me
G                                                    A
Depending on the alcohol, you’ll see

CH
         D
Red wine
Makes for a good time
             A
A cold beer
Takes me out of my mind
                    G
A glass of bourbon 
                  A
Stops the hurtin’
                   G
A shot of vodka cuts the sting
             A
Tequila makes a dancing queen

     D
As long as it gets
A 
me out of my head
           G
Thats evidence
         A
That anything will do
                                D
And I'm living-proof

VR 2:
D
I’ve never been much 
for company
Rather be at home on my own
     G                A
If it was up to me.
       G
I’ll always be 
       A
the shy one

PRE:
              D                                       A
But that liquor does something to me
            G                          D
Pour a glass, throw one back
                     G                        A
And you’ve got a whole new me
G                                                    A
Depending on the alcohol, you’ll see

(CH)

BRI:
G
Strangers turn to friends
            A
Don’t know where the night will end
    G
It all just depends
              A
On the glass that's in my hands

(CH)

Livin'-Proof

Livin'-Proof (Work Tape)

Co-Written with Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:
VR 1:
Lonely 
Wouldn’t have been lonely
If you had just left me
Alone in the first place

I would’ve been ok 
had you never come around 
Would’ve never known your face
Like I know it now

CH:
Why’d you have me fix your lonely, lonely
If you didn’t wanna be my only, only
If you weren’t looking for anything
You  should’ve never tied the string
Pulled me along
Lead me on
Now you’re not the only one 
Who’s lonely

VR 2:
Lonely
Didn’t have to be lonely
If you never convinced me
You’d always be here

I would’ve been fine
Had I never seen those eyes
And mine wouldn’t be full of tears
Like they are now

(CH)

BRI:
When I find my one and only, only
He won’t ever leave me lonely, lonely
He’ll be my everything
He won’t lead me on
Like you did all along

(CH)

Who's Lonely (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Old dogs, 
new tricks
Nothing 
ever sticks 

When it comes to conflicts
They don’t want to look within
They never see what needs to be fixed

I’ve been around
Trying to figure out
Why no guy is willing to change
Or admit their mistakes

PRE:
When we first met 
You didn’t have
Your life together

But I realized
You’d stay on the ride
Until we saw better weather

CH:
You didn’t take
The easy way out
No, you stayed
And said “We’ll figure it out”

Instead of the excuse of
“You deserve better than me”
You worked on who
you needed to be

To stay by my side
You put up a fight
Till you became 
Mr. Right

VR 2:
Two birds, 
one stone
Make yourself a house
Now we’re a home

You built a brick foundation
For any situation
One that can’t be broken by complication

PRE:
When we first met
You didn’t have
Your life figured out

But staying strong
When life goes wrong
Is what love is all about

(CH)

BRI:
Met a lot of Mr. Wrongs
In my life
Mr. String Me Alongs
Mr. I’m Not Their Type
It was worth the wait to finally find

(CH)

Mr. Right (Work Tape)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:
VR 1: 
Ashes
You burned the home we built; traumatic
Your cruelty just seemed so automatic
It’s tragic

Ashes
You may see tears falling from these lashes
Like a phoenix, I’ll heal all my wounds and gashes
Like magic

CH:
You probably thought when you walked out that door
That I was finished, broken, bruised, and done for
You left me without warning
I’ve cried all these tears in mourning

But in the end, you can find me
Rising 
From our ashes

Ashes
Time has done what it does lighting matches
On every single memory of us laughing
We used to have it

(CH)

BRI:
Took off my rose-colored glasses
Every dream of what we would be
I had to scrap it
And now we’re ashes

(CH)

Ashes (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)

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)

Co-written w/ Ian Gilleland
Lyrics:

VR 1:
Fancy cars
A privileged start
Are things a man don’t need
To catch my eye
Strong and kind
Sweet and wise
That’s more my type
Than anything

PRE:
Sometimes I think
That you can’t see
You’re all I’ve waited for

CH:
Trust me
Know this
There is no one else in this world
I’d replace you with
Trust me
I feel it 
I know in my heart you’re the one
More and more with every kiss 
Trust me
Just breathe
I’m not going anywhere, Babe
I’ll stay, you’ll see 
Trust me

VR 2:
I see your heart 
Every part
The way you care for me and
Every little thing
This love it grows within
With every dance and spin
There is no one else I’d rather
Fall into

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
When you think that there is no way I could 
Stay
When you feel like you are lost
And you don’t know the way

(CH)

Trust Me (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Aleya Fyffe

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
Being with you is like
Picnics
Picking sticks 
Trying hard to steal a kiss
Not wanting ever to quit
Kissing you is like				
Amber skies
Sparks fly					
Trying hard to bide my time			
Ain’t no doubt what’s on my mind		
Touching you is like			
Do I dare?
Gasping air
Those rough hands in my hair
Heavy breath taking me there
 
PRE:
Counting the stars, 
As they light the sky 
You pull me in
And hold me tight

CH:
There’s nowhere I’d rather be		
Than anywhere with you next to me
Feeling you breathe
With this tree we’re underneath
It’s never been more clear for me to see
It’s the little things

VR 2:
Holding you is like
Long drives
Late at night
Bench truck lost in those eyes
Thanking you for making time
Trusting you is like
Family
Inner peace
Don’t ever have to worry
Plain and simple, I’m at ease
Craving you is like
Anywhere
Longing stare
They can look, we don’t care
“Keep eyeing me like that I swear”

(PRE)

(CH)

BRI:
Remember that winter night
You asked me if you were mine
I’d still say “yes” every time

Cause having you is like
Everything
Want a ring
Not just some little fling
You getting down on one knee

(CH)

The Little Things (Work Tape)

Co-written w/ Rachel Russo

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Liquor, like life, has a way
A bitterness here to stay
Don’t know how much I can take
Alone
Every step that we took
Made me not want to look
As you left
And now

CH:
I’m chasing shadows out the bar
Wish I was where you are
My buzz aint the same without you
I’ve gone and turned around my car
Speeding but there’s no spark
Passenger side’s not the same without you
I’m lacking in fun
Baby, now that we’re done
I’m missing when I would run
And you were my chaser

VR 2:
I’m seeing you in the limes
In between every time
Could use some of your help
Can’t drink or drive by myself
Every memory we made
Went along with the chase
Now I’m hoping
You’d come home

(CH)

BRI:
Slowing down
Lost in a crowd
And all I want is you

(CH)

Chaser (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)

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)

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