When I need to put my feet back on the ground
I go back to my hometown
When I need a night to act my age
Me and my friends stay out too late
And when I need to feel good in my skin
I drop everything and run to him
When nothin' makes sense but I need to talk
That's when I call my mom

But I wanna write a country song
When nothin's gentle on my mind
And I'm needin' somethin' strong
And I'm almost out of wine
When I get so lonesome
My truth gets told some
Whether it's right or wrong
I stay up all night
Done it my whole life
Sometimes you gotta write
A country song

Got me through the drama with my ex
The first time that I had sex
The day the word divorce got really real
All these years in Nashville
Maybe it's 'cause of my raisin'
Or what my parents were playin'
But when I feel my heart breakin'
No hesitation

I go and write a country song
When nothin's gentle on my mind
And I'm needin' somethin' strong
And I'm almost out of wine
When I get so lonesome
My truth gets told some
Whether it's right or wrong
I stay up all night
Done it my whole life
Sometimes you gotta write
A country song

About love, 'bout lies, 'bout my baby's truck
Real life, that's the stuff

That makes a country song
When nothin's gentle on my mind
And I'm needin' somethin' strong
And now I'm out of wine
When I get so lonesome
My truth gets told some
Whether it's right or wrong
Gets me every time
Story of my life
There ain't nothin' like
A country song
Ah, oh, yeah
Ah, oh, yeah

Copyright: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Jimmy Robbins, Kelsea Ballerini, Nicolle Galyon