'Who doesn't love a good ole country song in the heat of summer? Windows down and music turned up. With sweet sunshine and 80 degree weather just right around the corner, here are 30 country songs that are a must for your summer playlist.
1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)"-- Garth Brooks
"Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up/ Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough/ Going 'round the world in a pickup truck/ Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up"
2. "All Summer Long"-- Kid Rock
"Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow/ Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long"
3. "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"-- Jake Owen
"Woah Yeah, caught up in a southern summer barefoot blue jean night"
4. "Big Green Tractor"-- Jason Aldean
"We can take another ride on my big green tractor/ We can go slow or make it go faster/ Down through the woods out to the pasture/ Long as I'm with you it really don't matter"
5. "Boondocks"-- Little Big Town
"It's where I learned about livin'/ Its where I learned about love/ Its where I learned about working hard, And having a little was just enough/ It's where I learned about Jesus/ And knowin' where I stand/ You can take it or leave it/ This is me/ This is who I am"
6. "Chicken Fried"-- Zac Brown Band
"And a little bit of chicken fried/ Cold beer on a Friday night/ A pair of jeans that fit just right/ And the radio up"
7. "Cruise"-- Florida Georgia Line
"Baby you a song/ You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise"
8. "Dixieland Delight"-- Alabama
"Spend my dollar/ Parked in a holler 'neath the mountain moonlight/ Holdin' her up tight/ Make a little lovin'/ A little turtle dovin' on a Mason Dixon night/ It's my life/ Oh so right/ My dixieland delight"
9. "Down On The Farm"-- Tim McGraw
"Just country boys and girls getting down on the farm"
10. "Drink In My Hand"-- Eric Church
"No need to complicate it. I'm a simple man, All you gotta do is put a drink in my hand"
11. "Dust On The Bottle"-- David Lee Murphy
"There might be a little dust on the bottle/ But don't let it fool ya about what's inside/ There might be a little dust on the bottle/ It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time"
12. "Fishin' In The Dark"-- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"You and me going fishing in the dark, Lying on our backs and counting the stars/ Where the cool grass grows"
13. "Heads Carolina, Tails California"-- Jo Dee Messina
"Heads, Carolina Tails, California/ Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer/ Up in the mountains, down by the ocean."
14. "It's A Great Day To Be Alive"-- Travis Tritt
"And it's a great day to be alive/ I know the sun's still shinin'/ When I close my eyes/ There's some hard times in the neighborhood/ But why can't everyday be just this good"
15. "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"-- Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
"He'd say pour me something tall and strong/ Make it a hurricane before I go insane/ It's only half past twelve but I don't care/ It's five o'clock somewhere"
16. "Knee Deep"-- Zac Brown Band
"Knee deep in the water somewhere/ Got the blue sky breeze blowin' wind through my hair/ Only worry in the world/ Is the tide gonna reach my chair"
17. "Margaritaville"-- Jimmy Buffett
"Wasted away again in Margaritaville"
18. "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem"-- Kenny Chesney
"No shoes, no shirt, no problems / Blues what blues hey I forgot them/ The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems"
19. "Pontoon"-- Little Big Town
"On the pontoon/ Makin' waves and catchin' rays up on the roof/ Jumpin' out the back, don't act like you don't want to/ Party in slow motion/ Out here in the open/ Mmmmmmm...motorboatin'"
20. "Red Dirt Road"-- Brooks and Dunn
"I learned the path to heaven is full of sinners and believers/ Learned that happiness on earth ain't just for high achievers/ I've learned I've come to know/ There's life at both ends/ Of that red dirt road"
21. "Redneck Yacht Club"-- Craig Morgan
"Bass trackers, bayliners, and a party barge/ strung together like a floatin' trailer park/ anchored out and gettin' loud all summer long!/ side to side there's five houseboat frontporches/ astro turf, lawn chairs, and tiki torches/ regular joes rockin' the boat, that's us!/ The Redneck Yacht Club"
22. "Some Beach"-- Blake Shelton
"Some beach/ Somewhere/ There's a big umbrella casting shade over a empty chair/ Palm trees are growing and a warm breezes a blowing/ I picture myself right there/ On Some beach, somewhere"
23. "Something Like That"-- Tim McGraw
"I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt/ She was killing me in that mini-skirt/ Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks/ She had a sun tan line and red lipstick/ I worked so hard for that first kiss/ A heart don't forget something like that"
24. "Summer Nights"-- Rascal Flatts
"Summer nights/ Everybody, are you with me?/ Let that igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise/ Summer nights/ Everybody's feeling sexy/ Holler if you're ready for some summer nights/ Come on"
25. "Summertime"-- Kenny Chesney
"Perfect song on the radio/ Sing along 'cause it's one we know/ It's a smile, it's a kiss/ It's a sip of wine, it's summertime/ Sweet summertime"
26. "Strawberry Wine"-- Deana Carter
"Like strawberry wine and seventeen/ The hot July moon saw everything/ My first taste of love oh bittersweet/ Green on the vine/ Like strawberry wine"
27. "Sweet Home Alabama"-- Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Sweet home Alabama/ Where the skies are so blue/ Sweet home Alabama/ Lord, I'm coming home to you"
28. "Take Me Home, Country Roads"-- John Denver
"Country roads, take me home/ To the place I belong/ West Virginia/ Mountain mamma, take me home/ Country roads"
29. "Watermelon Crawl"-- Tracy Bryd
"She said we got a hundred gallons of sweet red wine/ Made from the biggest watermelons on the vine/ Help yourself to some but obey the law/ If you drink don't drive do the watermelon crawl"
30. "When The Sun Goes Down"-- Kenny Chesney
"'Cause when the sun goes down, we'll be groovin'/ When the sun goes down, be feelin' alright/ When the sun sinks down over the water/ Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down, yeah"
