Top 10+ Best Country Songs About Sons with Full Lyrics That Will Bring You Tears
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If you're ever trying to find the words that perfectly encompass your relationship with your son, this list of sweet and sentimental son songs should help you out. Some of these are hits that would make any best country songs list, while others might be a pleasant new find for you. Either way, when you listen to this special playlist with your son, be prepared to laugh, bond over your favorited shared memories, and maybe shed a tear or two. Who knows, you might even find a tearjerker to add to your shortlist of mother-son wedding songs!
Here are the 10 best country songs about sons that are lovely and emotional.
List of top 10+ best country songs about sons that will bring you tears
1. "Anything Like Me" by Brad Paisley
2. "The Sweetest Gift" by Trisha Yearwood
3. "Watching You" by Rodney Atkins
4. “He Gets That From Me” By Reba McEntire
5. “Boy” By Lee Brice
6. ”Little Lion Man” By Mumford & Sons
7. "My Boy" by Elvie Shane
8. "Then They Do" by Trace Adkins
9. "Ain't Even Met You Yet" by Chris Lane
10. "That's My Job" by Conway Twitty
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1. "Anything Like Me" by Brad Paisley
"Anything Like Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. Originally included on his 2009 album American Saturday Night, the song was released in August 2010 as the lead-off single from his compilation album Hits Alive. Paisley wrote this song with Dave Turnbull and Chris DuBois.
The song is from the perspective of an anxious father-to-be who discovers that he and his wife will soon have a son, and instantly begins fretting over what will happen if his son is like he was when he was young. He envisions his son climbing a tree too tall, riding his bike too fast, and trying to melt a Tonka truck with a magnifying glass. As the song nears its end, he slowly becomes more optimistic, concluding that "there's worse folks to be like".
Lyrics
I remember sayin' I don't care either way
Just as long as he or she is healthy I'm ok
Then the doctor pointed to the corner of the screen
And said Ya see that thing right there well ya know what that means
And I started wonderin' who he was gonna be
And I thought heaven help us if he's anything like me
He'll probably climb a tree too tall and ride his bike to fast
End up every summer wearin' somethin' in a cast
He's gonna throw a ball and break some glass in a window down the street
He's gonna get in trouble oh he's gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my pay back if he's anything like me
I can see him right now knees all skinned up
With a magnifying glass tryin' to melt the Tonka truck
Won't he be a sight with his football helmet on
That'll be his first love til his first love comes along
He'll get his heart broke by the time he's in his teens
And heaven help him if he's anything like me
He'll probably stay out to late and drive his car to fast
Get a speedin' ticket he'll pay for mowin' grass
He's gonna get caught skippin' class and be grounded for a week
He's gonna get in trouble we're gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my pay back if he's anything like me
He's gonna love me and hate me along the way
Years are gonna fly by I already dread the day
He's gonna hug his momma he's gonna shake my hand
He's gonna act like he can't wait to leave
But as he drives out he'll cry his eyes out
If he's anything like me there's worse folks to be like
Aw he'll be alright if he's anything like me
2. "The Sweetest Gift" by Trisha Yearwood
The Sweetest Gift is the fourth studio album (and first Christmas album) by country singer Trisha Yearwood.
Yearwood sings a mixture of familiar traditional and popular material, along with more recent compositions such as "It Wasn't His Child" and "There's a New Kid in Town". Two of its tracks managed to achieve positions near the lower end of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart: "It Wasn't His Child" peaked at #60, and "Reindeer Boogie" at #63. The album rose to the #17 position in the Country Albums chart. A re-release of the album in 2000 has a different album cover, a promotional photograph taken during the Real Live Woman promotional period.
The album was a given a positive review by Allmusic, receiving 4 out of 5 stars.
Lyrics
One day a mother went to prison
To see and eering but precious son
She told the warden
How much she loved him
It did not matter what he had done
She did not bring to him
A parole or pardon free
She brought no silver
(Brought no gold)
No pomp nor style
(Longed to see)
It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile
She left a smile
You can remember
She's gone to heaven
From heartaches free
Those walls around you
Could never change her
You were her baby
And ere will be
She did not bring to him
A parole or pardon free
She brought no silver
(Brought no gold)
No pomp nor style
(Longed to see)
It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift
A mother's smile
3. "Watching You" by Rodney Atkins
"Watching You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released in September 2006 as the second single from the album If You're Going Through Hell. The single became his second number-one single on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. It was named the number-one song of 2007 on Billboard's year-end chart. The song was written by Atkins, Steve Dean, and Brian Gene White.
The song was inspired by Atkins's son, Elijah. After having found out that Elijah had been singing Atkins's 2006 hit "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" to his teachers, he then had to explain to his son that it "might not be appropriate for him to be singing that in school."
Lyrics
Driving through town just my boy and me
With a happy meal in his booster seat
Knowing that he couldn't have the toy
'Till his nuggets were gone
Green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my brakes and mumbled under my breath
His fries went a flying and his orange drink covered his lap
Well then my four year old said a four letter word
That started with "s" and I was concerned
So I said son now now where did you learn to talk like that
He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
We got cowboy boots and camo pants
Yeah we're just alike, hey ain't we dad
I wanna do everything you do
So I've been watching you
We got back home and I went to the barn
I bowed my head and I prayed real hard
Said lord please help me help my stupid self
Then this side of bedtime later that night
Turning on my son's scooby doo nightlight
He crawled out of bed and he got down on his knees
He closed his little eyes, folded his little hands
And spoke to God like he was talking to a friend
And I said son now where'd you learn to pray like that
He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
We like fixing things and holding mama's hand
Yeah we're just alike, hey ain't we dad
I wanna do everything you do
So I've been watching you
With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug
Said my little bear is growing up
And he said but when I'm big I'll still know what to do
Cause I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool
I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
By then I'll be as strong as superman
We'll be just alike, hey won't we dad
When I can do everything you do
Cause I've been watching you
4. “He Gets That From Me” By Reba McEntire
"He Gets That from Me" is a song written by Phillip White and Steven Dale Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in August 2004 as the third single from her album Room to Breathe. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 2005.
Lyrics
His early morning attitude,
You have to drag him outta bed,
Only frosted flakes will do,
He gets that from me
Yeah he gets that from me
His curly hair and his knobby knees,
The way the sun brings those freckles out,
Talkin' talk never miss a beat,
Yeah he gets that from me,
He gets that from me
He looks at me with those big brown eyes,
He's got me in the palm of his hands,
And I swear sometimes,
It's just like you're here again,
He smiles that little crooked smile,
There's no denying he's your child,
Without him I don't know what I'd do,
He gets that from you,
Oh he gets that from you
How he loves your old guitar,
Yeah he's taught himself today,
He melts my heart,
Tells me he loves me every day,
And cracks a joke at the perfect time,
Makes me laugh when I want to cry,
That boy is everything to me,
He gets that from you,
He gets that from you
Last night I heard him pray,
Lord help me and momma make it through,
And tell daddy we'll be ok,
He said he sure misses you,
He sure misses you,
He really misses you,
He gets that from me
5. “Boy” By Lee Brice
"Boy" is a song written by Nicolle Galyon and Jon Nite and recorded by American country music singer Lee Brice. It was released in June 2017 as the lead single to Brice's self-titled fourth studio album.
Before Brice recorded the song, he had performed it in concert. He told The Boot that he chose to release it a single because whenever he performed it in concert, fans would hold up pictures of their sons. The song is about emotions expressed by a father to his son.
Lyrics
Boy, you're gonna know it all
You'll think you're ten feet tall
And run like you're bulletproof
And total a car or two
Boy, you're gonna hate this town
Wish you could burn it down
That fire in your eyes is twenty counties wide
But boy, you're gonna love seventeen
And boy, you'll do some stupid things
You're gonna drive and kiss
And throw a punch
And grow up way too fast
You're gonna drop the ball
Hit the wall
And break some hearts like glass
I know you will, 'cause you're a part of me
And a part of you will always be a boy
You're gonna be so stubborn
You get that from your mother
I already see it now, you weren't built for backing down
And boy, there'll be a small town nights
And you'll fall for her sky-blue eyes
And when she's in your hands
You'll think you're a man and not a boy
She'll make you lose your mind, boy
She'll be every reason why
You're gonna drive and kiss
And throw a punch
And grow up way too fast
You're gonna drop the ball
Hit the wall
And break some hearts like glass
I know you will, 'cause you're a part of me
And a part of you will always be my boy
It's 3am and I'd do anything to get you back to sleep
And that face will be the same one in the rear-view
The day I watch you leave
But boy, you're gonna come back home
You're gonna settle down
But you won't feel the way I'm feelin' now
Until you have a boy
He's gonna know it all
He'll think he's ten feet tall
And run like he's bulletproof
And total a car or two
6. "Little Lion Man” By Mumford & Sons
"Little Lion Man" is the debut single by English folk rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Sigh No More, on 11 August 2009 in the United Kingdom. The song had a positive commercial performance, charting in several countries and peaking within the top twenty in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, and New Zealand. It is not given the Parental Advisory warning even though it has explicit lyrics.
The single was ranked first in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009, an annual music poll run by Australian national radio station Triple J and described as the largest in the world. It would be the last song released by a British act to top the list until 2020, when Glass Animals won with "Heat Waves".
The song was nominated Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 13 February 2011.
In October 2011, NME placed it at number 43 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Lyrics
Weep for yourself, my man
You'll never be what is in your heart
Weep, little lion man
You're not as brave as you were at the start
Rate yourself and rake yourself
Take all the courage you have left
And waste it on fixing all the problems
That you made in your own head
But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my-
Tremble for yourself, my man
You know that you have seen this all before
Tremble, little lion man
You'll never settle any of your scores
Your grace is wasted in your face
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Now learn from your mother or else
Spend your days biting your own neck
But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?
But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?
7. "My Boy" by Elvie Shane
"My Boy" is the debut single by American country music singer Elvie Shane. It was released to country radio on September 21, 2020, as the first single from his debut album Backslider, which was released on October 29, 2021. Shane wrote the song with Lee Starr, Nick Columbia and Russell Sutton, while Oscar Charles produced it.
Shane wrote "My Boy" in 2016, elaborating that it was "inspired by a Facebook post" sent to him that read "I don't have a step-son, I have a son that was born before I met him". Shane said: "I took that to a few of my friends, and I resonated with that being a step father myself, and 3 out of the 4 of us that wrote it could identify with the song somehow."
Lyrics
He ain't got my smile, that don't bother me a bit
He's got somebody else's eyes I'm seein' myself in
I'm holdin' onto every moment, God knows I've missed a few
The day we met, I knew I had some catchin' up to do
He ain't my blood, ain't got my name
But if he did, I'd feel the same
I wasn't there for his first steps
But I ain't missed a ball game yet
And that ain't ever gonna change
I could never walk away
Yeah, he's my son and that's my choice
He ain't my blood, but he's my, he's my boy
It hit me like a train, the first time he called me dad
In a three stick figure crayon picture with all of us holdin' hands
His mama said, "I understand if it's too soon for this"
I didn't let her finish, I took it to the kitchen and I stuck it on the fridge, yeah
He ain't my blood, ain't got my name
But if he did, I'd feel the same
I wasn't there for his first steps
But I ain't missed a ball game yet
And that ain't ever gonna change
I could never walk away
Yeah, he's my son and that's my choice
He ain't my blood, but he's my, he's my boy
He's Saturday morning cartoons
He's, "Hey, can I sleep in your room?"
He's bigger than the plans I had
He's makin' me a better man
He ain't my blood, ain't got my name
But if he did, I'd feel the same
I wasn't there for his first steps
But I ain't missed a ball game yet
And that ain't ever gonna change
I could never walk away
Yeah, he's my son and that's my choice
He ain't my blood, but he's my, he's my boy
Yeah, he's my, he's my boy
8. "Then They Do" by Trace Adkins
"Then They Do" is a song written by Jim Collins and Sunny Russ and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in March 2003 as the first and only single from his compilation album Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1.
In the first verse, the protagonist describes a typical morning where his children are causing trouble on the way to school, and thinks things will be easier when the children grow up. Once the children have all gone off to college and gotten married, their parents realize that they have more time to themselves now that their children have accomplished their dreams, but their house and lives feel a lot emptier nonetheless.
Lyrics
In the early rush of morning
Trying to get the kids to school
One's hangin' on my shirt tail
The other's locked up in her room
And I'm yellin' up the stairs
"Stop worrying about your hair, you look fine"
Then they're fightin' in the back seat
And I'm playing referee
Now someone's gotta go
The moment that we leave
And everybody's late
I swear I can't wait 'til they grow up
Then they do
And that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe how much you miss
All they do
And all they did
You want all the dreams they've dreamed of to come true
Then they do
Now the youngest is starting college
She'll be leaving in the fall
And Brianna's latest boyfriend
Called to ask if we could talk
And I've got the impression
That he's about the pop the question any day
I look over at their pictures
Sittin' in their frames
I see them as babies
I guess that'll never change
You pray all their lives
That someday they will find happiness
Then they do
And that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe how much you miss
All they do
And all they did
You want all the dreams they've dreamed of to come true
Then they do
No more Monday PTAs
No more carpools or soccer games
Your work is done
Now you've got time that's all your own
You've been waiting for so long
For those days to come
Then they do
And that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe how much you miss
All they do
And all they did
You want all the dreams they've dreamed of to come true
Then they do
Oh, and then they do
9. "Ain't Even Met You Yet" by Chris Lane
Christopher Eric Lane (born November 9, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one album as frontman of the Chris Lane Band, a second album, Girl Problems, and a third album, Laps Around the Sun. via Big Loud Records. Lane has charted seven singles on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, three of which went to No.1 ("Fix," "I Don't Know About You," and "Big, Big Plans.")
Lyrics
Hey buddy I couldn't sleep
And I know your mom would kill me
If I reached across this bed and turned that TV on
So I snuck to that upstairs room
That we painted carolina blue
Sat down in a rocking chair and stared at your name on the wall
And it just hit me all at once
In a couple of months
I'm gonna get to hold your hand
You're gonna make this ole boy your old man
I feel ready but I feel scared to death
All I know is I love you
And I ain't even met you yet
I wonder what your first words will be
I wonder if you'll look like me
I wonder what the dogs will think the day we bring you home
I'm gonna buy you your first glove
You're gonna earn that first truck
I feel ready but I feel scared to death
All I know is I love you
And I ain't even met you yet
Yeah I'm always gonna love you sometimes you'll wanna hate me
And just between us two sometimes momma's crazy
But we're just learning as we go
Yeah somewhere down that road
I'm gonna hand you your first beer
And I'm gonna cry when you pack up and leave here
I feel ready but I feel scared to death
Gonna say a little prayer, kiss your momma and go to bed
It's crazy how much I love you
And I ain't even met you yet
I ain't even met you yet
10. "That's My Job" by Conway Twitty
"That's My Job" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from the album Borderline. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Lyrics
I woke up crying late at night
When I was very young
I had dreamed my father
Had passed away and gone
My world revolved around him
I couldn't lie there anymore
So I made my way down the mirrored hall
And tapped upon his door
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
How will I go on with you gone that way?
Don't want to cry anymore, so may I stay with you?"
And he said "That's my job
That's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see"
Later we barely got along
This teenage boy and he
Most of the fights it seems
Were over different dreams
We each held for me
He wanted knowledge and learning
I wanted to fly out west
Said, "I could make it out there
If I just had the fare
I got half, will you loan me the rest?"
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
There's no guarantee in the plans
I've made and if I should fail
Who will pay my way back home?"
And he said "That's my job
That's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see"
Every person carves his spot
And fills the hole with light
And I pray someday I might
Light as bright as he
Woke up early one bright fall day
To spread the tragic news
After all my travel, I settled down
Within a mile or two
I make my living with words and rhyme
And all this tragedy
Should go into my head and out instead
As bits of poetry
But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid
How will I go on with you gone this way?
How can I come up with a song to say I love you?"
That's my job, That's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
Other country songs about sons that will make you tear up
11. ”When You Need Me” By Bruce Springsteen
There’s are few things more reassuring to the offspring of a parent than knowing mom and dad have every intention of sticking around. “When You Need Me” by The Boss intends to drive that very message home.
This track was originally recorded in Springsteen 1987 but wasn’t released until 1994. Its arrangement ostensibly takes its influence from traditional Irish folk. It’s quite popular as a mother/son dance song at American weddings, however.
12. “You Had To Be There” By Tim McGraw
It’s safe to presume that “You Had To Be There” doesn’t draw from Tim McGraw’s personal life experience. At least not at this juncture. That’s because this song is about a boy discovering for the first time that his dad was sentenced to an extended stay in federal prison.
13. ”Like Father, Like Son” By The Game
Not all childhoods are born from a bed of roses, and The Game is set on reminding his audience of this in ”Like Father, Like Son.” Sampled Family Circle’s Shaft-era classic, “Mariya,” this song might be of particular interest to the diehard Buster Rhymes fan.
It’s a rare instance in which Busta is heard signing only over the catchy hook. ”Like Father, Like Son” is a choice selection for the dad who didn’t exactly take make the right turns in life and doesn’t want his son to repeat the same mistakes.
14. “Sail To The Moon” By Radiohead
This track is huge among Radiohead aficionados. More than a few fans have noted the tune’s rather keen similarities to early Pink Floyd, especially their Dark Side of the Moon album. Purportedly, it’s an ode Thom Yorke’s son Noah. The hook, or “arch,” of the song, as it were, is “pride comes before the fall.” If your son’s a deep thinker and a little emo, this might be the track on which to put him.
15. ”Father, Son” By Peter Gabriel
A rather elusive selection by Peter Gabriel, ”Father, Son” is about the father son-relationship and composed from the point of view of an adult son. Gabriel stated that he wasn’t especially close with his father until he reached old age and developed a disability. This somber and personal song is said to be about some form of physical therapy Gabriel was partaking in with his father. The experience renewed a close relationship between the father and son pair.
16. “Child Of Mine” By Carole King
With the two hooks so similar, you almost have to wonder if “Child of Mine” wasn’t the secret inspiration behind Axl Rose’s own “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” That wouldn’t be a surprise at all, given that Carole King is an indispensable songwriting talent that massively defined 1970s soft rock. King’s technical and flawless delivery here might account for one of the best tunes set to tape for putting down an irascible infant son.
17. "Tough Little Boys" by Gary Allan
"Tough Little Boys" is a song written by Harley Allen and Don Sampson and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in June 2003 as the first single from Allan's 2003 album See If I Care. The song became Allan's second number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in October 2003.
18. ”Love Without End, Amen” By George Strait
“Love Without End, Amen,” is one of the best representations of early 90s country. Few songs about sons provide such a unique shifting in narrative perspective that begins with being a son to later becoming a father in mid-song. This multi-week No. 1 charting single was Straight’s biggest hit. And there’s no doubt as to why. “Love Without End, Amen” is well structured, even delving into the concept of unconditional love from the “theological father” in the third and final verse.
19. “Kooks” By David Bowie
A lot of us have “kookie” parents. It’s not only Beverley Owen from The Munsters. Evidently, David Bowie fancied himself as one dad among this group of kooks, which is why he wrote the song for his son Ducan Jones. Ironically this track, “Kooks,” sounds more like The Kinks. It’s a type of English rock sound we’re not entirely used to from Bowie. Nevertheless, if you’re starting to get the cues that your son finds you a tad strange, blowing the dust of this old Bowie record might not be a bad idea.
20. “Rufus Is A Tit Man” By Loudon Wainwright
Well, at the risk of appearing crass, we included this song because the title generally speaks for itself. This is one father’s reaction to watching his newborn son breastfeed. Loudon Wainwright was also a comedic actor, of course, appearing on a handful of M*A*S*H episodes. This was by far his biggest hit.
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