Written a year ago, the country duo describes how they found peace in 2020. They now live in Whites Creek, TN (near Nashville) a year later:

"Some feel you in a whiskey bottle
Some read you in a dusty bible
But I find you with me, little house lover's arms down in Whites Creek"

Whites Creek

“Who Needs To Hear This” is about being at peace to feel what you’re feeling, not rushing through it. Flipping on the light too soon kind of bottlenecks the things that need to be felt, and sometimes knowing you are not alone is all we need to hear.
Our hope for this song is that when someone hears this in their dark times, they will be able to put one foot in front of the other when the sun does come up. We believe music is healing and this song embodies our purpose of creating music to relate to our listeners and make the world a better place.

Who Needs To Hear This

Raisin' Beers & Hallelujahs 
Written by: Drake White, Casey Brown, Derek Drye, Katelyn Marks

Take me to the bonfire
Take me to the church
On a barstool or a front pew
It’s where we go when we all hurt

Keep our knees down on the ground
And our hands up to the sky
Ain’t afraid to work, ain’t afraid to live, ain’t afraid to die, we get by

Raisin’ beers and hallelujahs
Ain’t it good, good, good to be alive
We’re all here, gonna raise a few up
Cause God is good, good, good all the time

Take me to the Texaco
Man it’s been a week
Red sticker, Red Stripe, with some Reddy ice
Sure sounds to good to me

Pack it on up and head on out
Find a place we can see the sky
Talkin’ shop, talkin’ God,
Talkin’ all night, livin’ life

Raisin’ beers and hallelujahs
Ain’t it good, good, good to be alive
We’re all here, gonna raise a few up
Cause God is good, good, good all the time

God is good (all the time)
And all the time (God is good)
If you got a reason to be thankful
Then say thank you like we would

Raisin’ beers and hallelujahs
Ain’t it good good good to be alive
We’re all here, gonna raise a few up
Cause God is good good good all the time
And God is good good good all the time
God is good good good all the time

Raisin' Beers & Hallelujahs

TAKE ME OUT
Written by: Greg Bates, Derek Drye, Katelyn Marks

I’ve been gettin that restless feeling in my bones
I’m in need of some backroad healing in my soul
I’ve been all held up, a little too stuck
In the city life that I know

Take me out where the cell don’t work
Take me out where it’s paved in dirt
Take me out where the crickets goin’ chirp
Where I get lost, and I get found
Take me out

When I’ve had a little to much of the traffic and the concrete,
When my world spins a little too fast you can find me
Takin’ a left on some gravel off of Highway 11
A little piece of heaven

Take me out where the cell don’t work
Take me out where it’s paved in dirt
Take me out where the crickets goin’ chirp
Where I get lost, and I get found
Take me out where it’s all I know
Take me out where it’s all homegrown
Take me out I need a revival
Where I get lost, and I get found
Take me out

Where you buckle on down stirrin’ up a little ground
And you drink a couple rounds with your friends on Friday
Break a little bread and pray for what’s ahead
Do what your mama said and go to church on Sunday

Where you buckle on down stirrin’ up a little ground
And you drink a couple rounds with your friends on Friday
Break a little bread, pray for what’s ahead
Do what your mama said, church on Sunday

Where you buckle on down stirrin’ up a little ground
And you drink a couple rounds with your friends on Friday
Break a little bread, pray for what’s ahead
Do what your mama said, church on Sunday

Take me out where the cell don’t work
Take me out where it’s paved in dirt
Take me out where the crickets goin’ chirp
Where I get lost, and I get found
Take me out where it’s all I know
Take me out where it’s all homegrown
Take me out I need a revival
Where I get lost, and I get found
Take me out

Take Me Out

NEVER GROW OLD
Written by: Michael Farren, Tiffany Goss, Derek Drye, Katelyn Drye

V1:
Just how love works, nobody’s sure 
But you know it’s real when it blooms and endures  
Some call it holy, some call it fate 
I just know I’m all in for life with you babe 

Chorus:
Hair turns gray 
Eye sight’ll fade in the twilight of our golden years 
Wrinkles and lines will deepen with time
but I know growing old with you, won’t ever grow old 
Won’t ever grow old 

V2:
I know one day the fire of our youth 
Will wither and fade, not a thing we can do
When better or worse starts to get real
I’ll do forever still 

CHORUS

Bridge:
I’m gonna hold your hand every chance I can
Let’s go make so many memories
Make it hard to forget what just lovin’ you means 

CHORUS

Never Grow Old

WHY’D YOU RUIN CHRISTMAS
Shane Stevens, Michael Farren, Tiffany Goss, Derek Drye, Katelyn Drye

V1:
I used to love some Santa Clause
Stringin’ lights and deckin’ halls
Never met a sugar cookie I didn't like 

Silver bells ring-a-ling
Bing Crosby singin’ anything
Til you left and now Blue Christmas cuts me like a knife 

CHORUS:
Oh, why’d you have to go and ruin Christmas?
Now I ain’t even putting up a tree
I hate to say it but I really miss us
Why’d you ruin Christmas, Christmas for me?

V2:
Reruns of a wonderful life
Is exactly how I feel tonight
Got the Hallmark channel blocked on my TV

You had Halloween, St. Patrick’s day 
To play those little games you play 
Why’d you screw the one you knew would mean the most to me?

CHORUS
Oh, why’d you have to go and ruin Christmas?
Now I ain’t even putting up a tree
I hate to say it but I really miss us
Why’d you ruin Christmas, Christmas for me?

Bridge:
I hope you eat some yellow snow
I hope you choke on mistletoe 
And I sure hope baby Jesus, someday saves your soul

CHORUS
Oh, why’d you have to go and ruin Christmas?
Now I ain’t even putting up a tree
I hate to say it but I really miss us
But why’d you ruin Christmas, Christmas for me?

TAG:
Have a holly jolly flip the birdie Christmas to me
And to all a goodnight

The Dryes - Why’d You Ruin Christmas

Why'd You Ruin Christmas

Dear Heart

Beauty Queen

North Carolina (Live from Home)

Bless Your Heart

Beyond Me

Sawdust

A Little Longer

I Believe

Single

Marley

Take You Dancin'

Take You Dancin’

"YES" written by The Dryes, Mia Fieldes, Jacob Sooter
Produced by Jacob Sooter and Derek Drye
Copyright BMI 2020

Lyrics:
Till death do us part
You have my heart 
Until the end, that’s what we said 
They were words that we meant
But, haven’t always kept 
So hard to give the things you wanna get

But I do when you don’t 
And you will when I won’t 

When we can’t see eye to eye 
And you just need your space 
When you're too tired to fight
Cause my sorry comes to late 
You have my dreams and my regrets 
My got it together and my mess 
I’ll take your worst, I’ll take your best
As long as we keep saying, Yes

We won’t get it right, all of the time 
And you have my word, I’m gonna let you down
I’ll start a war, and you’ll, go slam the door
You drive me crazy but I’m not backing out  

Cause I do when you don’t 
And you will when I won’t 

When we can’t see eye to eye 
And you just need your space 
When you're too tired to fight
Cause my sorry comes to late 
You have my dreams and my regrets 
My got it together and my mess 
I’ll take your worst, I’ll take your best
As long as we keep saying, Yes 

Yes to every cutting word 
We wish we never said
Yes to laying down our hurt
Then makin’ up in bed
Yes to our whole lifetime of forgivin’ to forget 
You have my, Yes 
Yes

When we can’t see eye to eye 
And you just need your space 
When you're too tired to fight
Cause my sorry comes to late 
You have my dreams and my regrets 
My got it together and my mess 
I’ll take your worst, I’ll take your best
As long as we keep saying, Yes 
Yes
Yes 
Yes

YES - Single

If there was ever a time that country music needed a duo like The Dryes, it’s now. Since launching their career in 2018, The Dryes, husband and wife Derek and Katelyn, have caught the attention of USA Today, Rolling Stone, People Magazine, American Songwriter, Country Living Magazine, among others, and have gained thousands of fans and followers along the way. 

Recognized by TODAY as a “promising new duo” after premiering on season 22 of NBC’s “The Voice,” The Dryes have accumulated over 10 million global streams and garnered a 78K social impact. Their sassy single “Dolly Would,” and their alluring, soulful track, “House on Fire,” both achieved the remarkable feat of reaching #1 on CMT’s 12 Pack Countdown, and the music video for their recent single, “A Little Longer”, is set to be featured in CMT’s rotation in the coming weeks.

In 2023, The Dryes hit the road with Jo Dee Messina as direct support on her national “Heads Carolina, Tails California” Tour. The pair also made their debuts at CMA Fest and the Carolina Country Music Festival, captivating a crowd of 35k fans. While on the road, The Dryes secured a partnership with Cheerwine, and Derek landed a spot as an official PRS Guitars artist and will be featured by Billboard talking all things guitar later in 2024.

The Dryes also embarked on their first headlining tour, “Christmas with The Dryes,” and their last EP, ‘Raisin’ Beers & Hallelujahs’, further solidified The Dryes as a seasoned, leading duo in the country music landscape. As The Dryes gear up to hit the main stages at fairs and festivals this summer, as well as their debut at Live in the Vineyard in Napa Valley this month, the duo is continuing to tease new music ahead of their upcoming six song EP, ‘Dear Heart’, set to release May 17th. This new music is already making a splash on social media, with one of the tracks, “Beauty Queen”, garnering over 100k views in just one day. Join the #DryeFam @thedryes on all social platforms, and keep up with The Dryes at thedryes.com

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