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)

Picking Sides (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:
VR 1:
I almost got married
To the wrong guy
Wanted you to be there
When the knot was tied.
I wanted you to be
By my side


PRE:
And you may not have enough lives
To see me for the rest of mine

CH:
But I really need you now
So I’m begging you, please hold out
You can’t go to God just yet
Cause I need you with me instead
Just to see this moment
I need you in
This moment I need you in

VR 2:
Been in the big city
Chasing those dreams
My biggest prayer     
Is that someday
You’ll live to see
Me holding that trophy
Me living that way

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
I have the honor
Of being your granddaughter
And I know you’ll live forever in me


Moment I Need You In (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Always on your terms
You cut with every word
And when you're angry
Damn do they hurt
Carelessness
Always on my neck
It is control
That you invest in

CH:
No apologies
No "I'm sorry"
For the pain that they've caused
"If they leave it's their loss,
Don't they know
I'm the best thing they've got."
It's crazy
When you look inside
A narcissist's mind

VR 2:
Always suspicous
That I'll be as vicious
As you
If only they knew

CH:
No apologies
No "I'm sorry"
For the pain that they've caused
"If they leave it's their loss,
Don't they know
I'm the best thing they've got."
It's crazy
When you look inside
A narcissist's mind

BRI:
Oh its always your way
No matter how many hearts you break
How many things
You take
You make no mistakes
Even when you walk away
From everything you leave in your wake

CH:
No apologies
No "I'm sorry"
For the pain that they've caused
"If they leave it's their loss,
Don't they know
I'm the best thing they've got."
It's crazy
When you look inside
A narcissist's mind

Narcissist's Mind (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ MK Strother

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He didn’t come onto her
But ain’t it always the coworker
He said, “Didn’t mean nothin'.”
Didn’t know why he did it
That’s when I should have been
At my limit

PRE:
But I defended him to all my friends
Made it seem like he was innocent
Cause I was dumb enough to think
He had good intent

CH:
My early twenties
Gone down the drain
Just for a chance
At his last name
Em D Cadd9 D Em G
He would take take take
And I would give give give
So much so, I didn’t recognize it
Till it was too late
Yeah, I must’ve been on something

VR 2:
I said “Your mother’s insane.”
After she went and said those things
He didn’t defend me at all
Oh, it's such a shame
Lord knows whose boundaries
He’s crossing now

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
If I had said
To all of my friends
All the things he did
In this relationship
There’s no damn way
He could plead the Fifth

(CH)

On Something (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
I had a hold of those reins too tight
But I always saw me wearing white
One day
Caught the eye of some city slickers
Those heartbreaks made me bitter
‘Bout time I came back to my roots
That’s just about the time I met you
And now I’m

CH: 
Catching chickens in your backyard
And it’s
Out where you can see every star
And I
Used to dream I’d meet who you are
And we’d
Saddle up
Settle down
If little me
Could see us now
She’d be
Head over heels
Guess this is how
A cowboy’s love feels

VR 2: 
I had my guard up for a while
Till I saw that wide-eyed smile
Look up at me
You were tending to the land
And I was making all these plans
A kind of life I would always choose
Several acres, a farm, and me and you
Cause I’m

(CH)

BRI: 
It’s funny how
Everything works out
And I thank God for the now
I’m living in
Yeah, I’ll be

(CH)


A Cowboy's Love (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He picks a banjo
And he likes country music
I play the damn show
But all I want’s acoustic

PRE:
And just a night in
Me and him
Fireplace kissing
And if we decide
To go outside
All I need

CH:
Is a breeze
On this white porch swing
I can’t believe
It’s him that’s holding me
How’d I get
Such a catch
Outside of when I sleep
I roped a damn good love
In wrangler jeans
He’s a cowgirl’s dream

VR 2:
He wakes at sunrise
Just like me
Wild look in his eyes
I’m wearing his old T

PRE:
Cause we just woke up
And I’m in love
With everything he does
If we make the bed
And get dressed
All that’s in my head

CH:
Is a breeze
On his white porch swing
I can’t believe
It’s him that’s holding me
How’d I get
Such a catch
Outside of when I sleep
I roped a damn good love
In wrangler jeans
He’s a cowgirl’s dream

BRI:
All those city boys
With all of their pricey toys
They don’t make me feel this way
Like all I’d need to stay

CH:
Is a breeze
On a white porch swing
I can’t believe
It’s him that’s holding me
How’d I get
Such a catch
Outside of when I sleep
I roped a damn good love
In wrangler jeans
He’s a cowgirl’s dream


A Cowgirl's Dream (Full-Band Demo)

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 (Full-Band 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 has 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”

(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 - (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
His love is like a spring breeze
His smile is like a summer’s eve
His grip on me tightens softly         
His low voice puts me at ease

PRE:
High cotton

CH:
High cotton
He’s the picture of wealth
But not the kind of wealth
You’d get from anything else
High cotton
He’s all that I need
And when I say we’re rich
I ain’t talking about money
When the going gets tough
When life gets rough
Like it does
I’ll remember life with him is worth more
Than anything I’ve gotten
He is
High cotton

VR 2:
His pretty eyes are on me always
His laugh I could listen to all day
His hands are so easy to hold
They’ll keep me warm till we’re gray and 
Old

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
His love is
His love is
His love is

(CH)


High Cotton (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Your lips are kerosene 
Right now, I’m in too deep
And going up in flames
Has never gone my way
But your electric touch
Is more than just a buzz
But am I insane
For jumping straight into love

PRE: 
You make this summer so hot
How the hell could I not

CH: 
Kissing fire
In the dead of night
Burnin’ desire
Somethin’ I can’t fight
It’s one hell of a spark, this match
Now there’s no going back
Singing in a lovestruck choir
Kissing fire

VR 2: 
It’s your eyes that turn
There’s heat with every word
What you’re not saying
Believe me I heard
Cause your mind left embers
And your look left coals
Maybe you could keep me warm
Till we’re old

PRE: 
Can’t get enough of it
All I can think about is

(CH)

BRI: 
Don’t you dare pull away
I’ll take the burn, not the break
Your lips on my lips
Tell me all there is to say

(CH)


Kissin' Fire

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

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