Bringing Back The Sunshine

written by Jess Leary, Anthony Smith

Been forever since I've been gone
Haven't held you in so long
Miss you more than words can say
Guess we've got a little off track
But love knows a way back
Through the storms and pourin’ rain

Got my hands on the wheel and I'm flyin’
Heart beat loud as the thunder rolls
Lightning on the stampede of lightning roll
I'm bringing back the sunshine
Bringing back the sunshine
Baby, it's about time, oh

Every moment, every sweet kiss
All the lovin’ that we both missed
It's okay to let ‘em go
Yesterday's all forgotten
And today we start rockin’
Somewhere underneath the rainbow

Got my hands on the wheel and I'm flyin’
Heart beat loud as the thunder rolls
Lightning on the stampede of lightning roll
I'm bringing back the sunshine
Bringing back the sunshine
Baby, it's about time, oh
Oh yeah, bringing back, oh

Oh, bringing back the sunshine
Baby, it's about time, oh
Bringing back the sunshine
Baby, it's about time, oh

Bringing back, bringing back
Oh, I'm bringing back the sunshine
Baby, it's about time, oh
Bringing back, oh yeah

written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin, Josh Kear

Ever since you left me, I’ve been ridin’ ‘round
Crankin’ up a little country gold heartbreak
Cried and dried these tears
I don't know how much more missin’ you I can take

I prayed, prayed, prayed
For a sign, sign, sign
Now there it is in the window
It's about time, damn time

There’s a neon light at the end of the tunnel
It ain't all that bright, but even though it's subtle
It's got me feeling alright, go on and make it a double
There's a neon light at the end of the tunnel, tunnel, tunnel

I take a shot of I don't care what you're doin’ now
Chase that one with a cold screw you
When that's done, I just might wash it down
With a big pitcher of someone new

That blond blonde blonde
At the bar, bar, bar
See if she wants to try and
Unbreak my heart, heart, heart

There's a neon light at the end of the tunnel
It ain't all that bright, but even though it's subtle
It's got me feeling alright, go on and make it a double
There's a neon light at the end of the tunnel, tunnel, tunnel

Well, when we were together
I thought life would suck forever
Even though I knew better than the pain would never end
They say the night's darkest just before
The dawn gets kissed by the day break
Got down on my knees

And I prayed, prayed, prayed
For a sign, sign, sign
Now there it is in the window
It's about time, damn time

There's a neon light at the end of the tunnel
It ain't all that bright, but even though it's subtle
It's got me feeling alright, go on and make it a double
There's a neon light at the end of the tunnel, tunnel, tunnel

written by Brent Anderson, Ryan Hurd

I never thought you’d pick up the phone
It's Friday night, you should be out on the town
Didn't think you'd be sittin' at home all alone like me

Nothin' on TV, nothin' to do
Nothin' to keep my mind off you and me
And the way it was

Are you thinkin’ ‘bout it now because
I could be there in five
One more one last time

We don't have to be lonely tonight
(I need you, want you, I'm right here)
We don't have to be lonely tonight
(I know we shouldn't, but I don't care)
I don't wanna be right, I don't wanna be strong
I just wanna hold you till the heartbreak's gone
When the sun comes up, we can both move on
But we don't have to be lonely tonight

That taste, that touch, the fire I miss
Those kiss me eyes, your red wine lips on mine
Like it used to be
Baby, I want you and and you want me and

We don't have to be lonely tonight
(Need you, want you, I'm right here)
We don't have to be lonely tonight
(I know we shouldn't, but I don't care)
I don't wanna be right, I don't wanna be strong
I just wanna hold you till the heartbreak’s gone
When the sun comes up, we can both move on
But we don't have to be lonely tonight

I can be there in five
One more one last time

We don't have to be lonely tonight
(Oh, I need you, and I'm right here)
We don't have to be lonely tonight, tonight, tonight
Yeah, yeah

written by Luke Laird, Craig Wiseman

I'm gonna take you for a date, take you for a ride
Gonna get you over there on the passenger side
I'm gonna put the radio on your favorite song
I'm gonna crank on it up and get you singin’ along

Hey, hey (hey, hey)
Alright (alright)
Girl, I'm diggin’ on hittin’ on you tonight
And maybe it’s hopin’, I’m wishin’, I wanna
It's a damn right, hold ya tight
Baby, I'm gonna

So what's it gonna take? What's it gonna be?
We can pump it on the boulevard or kick it in the country
Me and you, you and me, money back, guaranteed
Love you every night in Daytona, I'm gonna

Hey, hey (hey, hey)
Alright (alright)
Girl, I'm diggin’ on hittin’ on you tonight
And maybe it’s hopin’, I’m wishin’, I wanna
It's a damn right, hold ya tight
Baby, I'm gonna

Love you all night long til the crickets start chirpin'
Girl, I ain’t just flirtin’, I’m certain
I’m workin’ on a long term plan, gonna be your man
Gonna put a little rock steady on your hand

Hey, hey (hey, hey)
Alright (alright)
Girl, I'm diggin’ on hittin’ on you tonight
And maybe it’s hopin’, I’m wishin’, I wanna
It's a damn right, hold ya tight
Baby, I'm gonna

Hey, hey (hey, hey)
Alright (alright)
Girl, I'm diggin’ on hittin’ on you tonight
And maybe it’s hopin’, I’m wishin’, I wanna
It's a damn right, hold ya tight
Baby, I'm gonna

Hey, hey (hey, hey)
Alright (alright)
Ooh
Hey, hey (hey, hey)
Alright (alright)
Yeah

written by Jessi Alexander, Sarah Buxton, Abe Stoklasa

How to steal daddy's car, park it far from her house
And throwin’ rocks at her window til she's sneaking out
How to get a college kid to get you good stuff
Mix a perfect drink in a Sonic cup
How to lean back, fake a yawn
Stretch your arm round her shoulder
Pull her closer til she let you lean in for a kiss
How to turn a twenty into Saturday night
How to make her momma let you have her til midnight
How not to let her know she's got you caught

These are the things that you learn
When your heart just wants to burn, burn
These are the steps that you take
When you're only thinkin’ one thing
When you don't know nothin’ ‘bout a promise and forever
All you know is nothing's better than being together
And the only thing you want in the world is a girl

How to act like you're listenin’ to her about her day
When she's talking and she's blocking the game
How to shut your mouth when it's that time of the month
Knowin’ when she's mad and when she's really just drunk
And you swear that you'll change all your ways
Just to get her to believe you and move into your man cave
How to hide a ring in your pocket for weeks
How to say them four words and make ‘em sound so sweet
That she'd never ever say no, no no no

These are the things that you learn
When your heart just wants to burn, burn
These are the steps that you take
When you're only thinking one thing
And you don't know nothin’ ‘bout livin’ ever after
But you know you're nothin’ unless you get to have her
And the only thing you want in the world, is a girl

Oh, you won't believe the way she's got you actin’
She'll talk you into things you never thought would happen
When the only thing you want in the world is a girl
Mm, yeah, just a girl
Mmhmm, just a girl, just a girl

written by J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen

You're crashin’ into me like waves on the coast
Every time we talk, you move in close
I don't want you stop, I don't want you to stop tonight

We've got the last two glasses on a straw hut bar
Tryin’ to remember what number we are
String of white lights makin’ your eyes shine tonight

We're buzzing like that no vacancy sign out front
Your skin is beggin’ to be kissed by a little more than the sun
You take my hand in yours, you lean in and
Your lips taste like sangria
Your lips taste like sangria

Wreckin' ball dancin' down the hallway
You're holding your shoes, wearing my shades
We fall against the door, we fall into a wild warm kiss

We're buzzing like that no vacancy sign out front
Your skin is begging to be kissed by a little more than the sun
You take my hand in yours, you lean in and
Your lips taste like sangria
Your lips taste like sangria

Only thing I wanna do tonight
Is drink you like a Spanish wine
Let you let this head of mine
Keep spinnin’, spinnin’ around

We're buzzing like that no vacancy sign out front
Your skin is beggin’ to be kissed by a little more than the sun
You take my hand in yours, you lean in and
Your lips taste like sangria
Your lips taste like sangria

Your lips taste like sangria
Your lips taste like sangria

Oh

Only thing I want to do tonight
Is drink you like a Spanish wine
Let you let this head of mine
Keep spinning, spinning around

written by Craig Wiseman, Kendell Marvel

Work, work, work, man that's all I ever do
Been hittin’ it, gettin’ it, givin’ it, livin’ them workin’ man blues
Workin’ on that pick-up, workin’ on that check
Workin’ on that twerking, man, it still ain't workin’ yet

Hey, can I get a little, "Amen"
Anybody been where I've been
It just don't stop when you punch that clock
Gotta rock on right through the weekend
Gotta keep on keepin’ on, gotta keep that percolator perkin’
Got a wheel, got a way, got a hang, got a how
And right now I'm just workin’ on a big buzz
Pickin’ off them floaters from the ice tub
Sippin’ them suds and hangin’ with my buds
Speakin’ of buds, who's got a light?
(Alright, alright)
Gonna probably take all night and I'll be right here
Chillin’ like a villain on my redwood deck
You ain't seen nothing yet
I'll be gettin’ on my orders, until further notice
I'll be b-b-b-buzzin', b-b-b-buzzin'

Mmm, baby girl, when you get a few in you
Don't you know that you tend to get a little wild
(Get a little wild, get a little wild child, get a little wild)
When you're shootin’ that fireball whiskey
Get to gettin’ all fireball frisky, you a hot little jockey
Nothin’ rocks me like you rockin’ me on a big buzz
Pickin’ off them floaters from the ice tub
Sippin’ them suds and hangin’ with my buds
Speakin’ of buds, who's got a light?
(Alright, alright)
Gonna probably take all night and I'll be right here
Chillin’ like a villain on my redwood deck
You ain't seen nothin’ yet
I'll be gettin’ on my orders, until further notice
I'll be b-b-b-b-buzzin’, b-b-b-b-buzzin'
B-b-b-b-buzzin’, b-b-b-b-buzzin’, b-b-b-b-buzzin’
Alright
B-b-b-b-buzzin’, b-b-b-b-buzzin’, baby
Buzzin'

written by Craig Wiseman, Derek George

I never liked the taste of whiskey til I kissed it off of her lips
Never knew just what was hittin’ me, gettin’ me tipsy
But there I sit, Levis on a dogwood branch
Yeah, she was takin’ me under
I might have lost my innocence
But she was savin’ my soul that summer

I don't know much about eternity
Or where somebody like me's gonna wind up goin’
All I know is that I’ve already been
Parked in a Chevy by the deep river rollin’
And that summer night, shootin’ star paradise
Might be all that I'm gettin’
Kissin’ and sippin’ that seven and seven
Somewhere just south of heaven

She might have been a fallen angel
Nah, I didn't care at all
I never thought a prayer could be answered
With a whispered, sweet southern drawl
Even now when I close my eyes
I see her silhouette dance on the river
The way we spent those endless nights
That's the way I could spend forever

I don't know much about eternity
Or where somebody like me's gonna wind up goin’
All I know is that I have already been
Parked in a Chevy by the deep river rollin’
And that summer night, shootin’ star paradise
Might be all that I'm gettin’
Kissin’ and sippin’ that seven and seven
Somewhere just south of heaven

Somewhere just beyond the Jericho line
Little white church, road back through the pines
Down where the three cross river unwinds
If there's a heaven on Earth, man, that'd be mine

I don't know much about eternity
Or where somebody like me's gonna wind up goin’
All I know is that I have already been
Parked in a Chevy by the deep river rollin’
And that summer night, shootin’ star paradise
Might be all that I'm gettin’
Kissin’ and sippin’ that seven and seven
Somewhere just south of heaven

Oh yeah, just south of heaven

Somewhere just beyond the Jericho line
Little white church, road back through the pines
Down where the three cross river unwinds
If there's a heaven on Earth, man, that'd be mine

Yeah, that'd be mine
Oh, just a little bit south of heaven

written by Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ben Hayslip

I don't need another drink of Johnnie Walker Red
And I don't need another drag off a Marlboro cigarette
And I don't need me tellin’ myself everything's gonna be alright
And I don't need me lyin’ here alone again tonight

I need my girl, I need my baby
I need you, ninety miles an hour down the interstate
Headlights shinin’ in the driveway
In my arms, and I need you right now
I don't need nothin’ else, baby, in this world
Just need my girl

I don't need those buddies of mine takin’ me on the town
Or a TV preacher warnin’ me ‘bout the road I'm goin’ down
I don't need to let, “I'm sorry” not roll off my lips
And I don't need to let my pride talk me out of this

I need my girl, I need my baby
I need you, ninety miles an hour down the interstate
Headlights shinin’ in the driveway
In my arms, and I need you right now
I don't need nothin’ else, baby, in this world
I just need my girl

Like I never needed anything before
Like my life depends on you walkin’ through that door
I need you, girl
Oh, I need you, girl

I need my girl, I need my baby
I need you, ninety miles an hour down the interstate
Headlights shinin’ in the driveway
In my arms, and I need you right now
I don't need nothin’ else, baby, in this world
I just need my girl

I just need my girl
I just need my girl
I just need my girl

written by Jessi Alexander, Tommy Lee James, Matt Jenkins

Shotgun in my daddy's truck
Eight years old and actin’ tough
He smiled at me and said, "You shift the gears"
He would search that FM dial
And I would count down every mile
Til the station out of Tulsa came in clear
It was Earl Thomas Conley on the radio
It punched me in the gut, man, it rattled my soul

I'm talking ‘bout a good country song
Makes you smile, makes you hurt
Leaves you hangin’ on every word
A good country song
Makes you love, makes you leave
Raise some hell or hit your knees
All I know is I think of home
Grab my guitar and strum along
Kick on back and sip me somethin’ strong
When I hear a good country song

While hip-hop, rap, and rock were cool
I was in my basement getting schooled
On George and Keith in Vernon, Alabama
I was learnin’ ‘bout those neon lights
Wasted days and wasted nights
And honky-tonks from Texas to Montana
And when my fingers found the fret board
I close my eyes and sing
I swear that beat up guitar only played one thing

I'm talking ‘bout a good country song
Makes you smile, makes you hurt
Leaves you hanging on every word
A good country song
Makes you love, makes you leave
Raise some hell or hit your knees
All I know is I think of home
Grab my guitar and strum along
Kick on back and sip me somethin’ strong
When I hear a good country song

Yeah, it makes me think of days long gone
Miss my dad and call my mom
Cry and laugh and pray and drink til dawn
When I hear a good country
A good old country, a good country song

written by Luke Laird, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby

Anyone else would shake my hand
Wish me luck, be proud for a friend
But a jealous guy won't share the sun
When it feels threatened by everyone

Yeah, anyone else would open the door
Help me find what I was looking for
When you smile, there's always a catch
Like I didn't earn everything I have

Hey, hey, hey, why do you always wanna put me down
Hey, hey, hey, when I was cheering for you from the crowd
Whatever it is, whatever I've got
You want it all for yourself
Why can't you be happy for anyone else?

Cause nobody else would make me feel dumb
For being myself, for needing someone
And I can't tell, are you ever sincere?
Did they treat you like this when you showed up here?

Hey, hey, hey, why do you always wanna put me down
Hey, hey, hey, when I was cheering for you from the crowd
Whatever it is, whatever I've got
You want it all for yourself
Why can't you be happy for anyone else?

Hey, hey, hey, why do you always wanna put me down
Hey, hey, hey, when I was cheering for you from the crowd
Whatever it is, you want it all
And you want everyone to see
Why can't you be happy for me?
Why can't you be happy for me?
Why can't you be happy for me?
Why can't you be happy for me?

written by Buddy Owens, Jenee Fleenor, Phil O’Donnell

Sun just dropped off the face of the Earth
World just washed off a hard day's work
Band's about to kick off the night and the first song
(One, two, three, four)

There's a seven-forty-seven cuttin’ ‘cross the sky
Granny and her slippers kissing Pa goodnight
Gonna lock down the hatch til the first crack of dawn

And we're just getting started
Drinkin’, pickin’, singin’
Droppin’ our lines and hittin’ on strangers
If you're down, get up, if you're in, get out
Pop a top and fire up this party
Hey, hey, we're just gettin’ started

We the people of the midnight hour
Silver bullet proof full of whiskey power
Gettin’ louder and louder as the night rolls on
And gettin’ drunk and stoned

We're the all night owls and the neon lighters
Liquored up lovers and bar room fighters
And we ain't slowin’ down
When the light weight crowd goes home

Cause we're just gettin’ started
Drinkin’, pickin’, singin’
Droppin’ our lines and hittin’ on strangers
If you're down, get up, if you're in, get out
Pop a top and fire up this party
Hey, hey, we're just gettin’ started

Yeah, don't you hate it when the night runs out of time
And you still got some moon in a jug of shine
Birds are singin’ and bringin’ on daylight

And we're just getting started
Drinkin’, pickin’, singin’
Droppin’ our lines and hittin’ on strangers
If you're down, get up, if you're in, get out
Pop a top and fire up this party
Hey, hey, we're just gettin’ started

Oh, yeah, we're just gettin’ started

written by Luke Laird, Thomas Harding, Shane McAnally

Cold rain drippin' on a pink parking ticket
On my cracked windshield
Phone started buzzin' and the girl started cursin’
Said she wants to play the field

She's gone (She's gone)
That's life (Oh, well)
Can't quit
One way (One way)
To deal (To deal)
With it
Like this

Every now and then everybody needs to get messed up
Little somethin' somethin' on a Saturday to mix it up
Cause we live and we hurt and we run and we work
And we work and we work till we die
So every now and then everybody needs to get messed up

Yeah, we all worry and we all hurry,
Don't the world look better when it gets blurry
The paint keeps crackin' and the bills keep stackin' up
But I'm six packin' at night

Every now and then everybody needs to get messed up
Little somethin' somethin' on a Saturday to mix it up
Cause we live and we hurt and we run and we work
And we work and we work till we die
So every now and then everybody needs to get messed up

Ah, don't mess this up though
Ah, that's good

She's gone (she's gone)
Away (that's life)
Goodbye
She's gone (she's gone)
And so (and so)
Am I

Every now and then everybody needs to get messed up
Little somethin' somethin' on a Saturday to mix it up,
Oh, we live and we hurt and we run and we work
And we work and we work till we die
So every now and then everybody needs to get messed up

Yeah yeah yeah

We all worry and we all hurry
Don't the world look better when it gets blurry
We all worry and we all hurry
Don't the world look better when it gets blurry
We all hurry and we all worry
Don't the world look better when it gets blurry
We all worry and we all hurry
Don't the world look better when it gets blurry

written by Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen

We say that we can be friends, but, hey, let's be honest
There ain't really no such thing as gin and platonic
One is gonna turn into two is gonna turn into
You and me at a quarter to three with four shoes under the bed
Yeah, we know it's headed to

I really shouldn't drink around you
It's a risk, it's a gamble
A little more than I can handle
Just a touch of a buzz is enough to get me thinkin' things

I really shouldn't think about you
We end up on a fast track
Gettin' back to where we left the past at
You'd think I woulda learned my lesson by now
But I never do
I really shouldn't drink around you

Yeah, I know what's gonna happen if we order another shot
Cause there ain't any way to muster up
The strength that I haven't got
Wine is gonna turn into 'Why not?'
And turn into lots of burning the lines and in no time
We're doin' things friends don't do

I really shouldn't drink around you
It's a risk, it's a gamble
A little more than I can handle
Just a touch of a buzz is enough to get me thinkin' things

I really shouldn't think about you
We end up on a fast track
Gettin' back to where we left the past at
You'd think I woulda learned my lesson by now
But I never do
I really shouldn't drink around you

We say that we can be friends, but, hey, let's be honest
There ain't really no such thing as gin and platonic

I really shouldn't drink around you
It's a risk, it's a gamble
A little more than I can handle
Just a touch of a buzz is enough to get me thinkin' things

I really shouldn't think about you
We end up on a fast track
Gettin' back to where we left the past at
You'd think I woulda learned my lesson by now
But I never do
I really shouldn't drink around you

No, I really shouldn't drink around you
Cause one is gonna turn into two is gonna turn into
You and me at a quarter to three with four shoes under the bed
Yeah, we know where it's headed to
Wine is gonna turn into 'Why not?’
And turn into lots of burning the lines and in no time
Doin' things friends don't do
I really shouldn't drink around you

written by Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton

I lie awake at night and all I do is toss and turn
The more I live, the more I wonder why I never learn
I try and travel but I'm no good at getting over you

I stare at your empty pillow down until the teardrops fall
I turn my back so I won't think of you, and face the wall
But I see your picture hanging there and it breaks my heart in two

Your living memory just brings me misery
I'm barely getting by ever since you said goodbye

Anywhere anytime, it’s all I ever do
Every day that I die, I always think of you
Every day, every night, it’s like this lonely room
It’s an everlasting rain
Nothing seems to stop this pain

Anywhere anytime, it’s all I ever do
Every day that I die, I always think of you
Every day every night, it’s like this lonely room

Anywhere anytime, it’s all I ever do
Every day that I die, I always think of you
Every day every night, it’s like this lonely room
It’s an everlasting rain
Nothing seems to stop this pain