Top 10+ Great Country Songs About Fathers with Full Lyrics That Make You Tear up

Sally Polly May 24, 2022 | 05:55

Nothing will be better than spending your time with your beloved father and playing these emotional country songs on your radio as one of the best gifts for your dad.

Top 10 Great And Emotional Country Songs About Fathers

Music has a way of putting words on ways we feel that we can't quite express on our own, and that's certainly true for the bonds between fathers and their sons and daughters.

As Father's Day approaches, you might be thinking of ways to express your appreciation. Whether you spend the special day basking in crafts for Dad or watching movies that you know he'll love — we're sure that you'll make the day amazing. If you want to go the extra mile, consider dedicating one of these country songs to him!

Here are the 10+ best country songs written for fathers that will make you tear up.

List of top 10+ great and emotional country songs about fathers

1. "Daddy Come and Get Me," Dolly Parton, 1970

2. "He Didn't Have to Be" by Brad Paisley

3. "They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy Anymore" by Loretta Lynn

4. "There Goes My Life" by Kenny Chesney

5. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)," John Lennon, 1981

6. "Build Me A Daddy," Luke Bryan

7. "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)," Billy Joel, 1994

8. "Father and Daughter," Paul Simon, 2002

9. "My Father's Eyes," Eric Clapton, 1998

10. "Daughters," John Mayer, 2004

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What are the great country songs about fathers will make you emotional?

1. "Daddy Come and Get Me," Dolly Parton, 1970

Dolly Parton says “Daddy Come and Get Me” is “one of the saddest songs” she’s ever written. It’s about a woman whose lover put her in a mental institution to “get [her] out of his way.” The song is based on — not one but two — real women Parton knew growing up.

Parton wrote “Daddy Come and Get Me” with her aunt Dorothy Jo Hope in 1970.

“We both knew a story back home about a very nervous and emotional woman that some man had driven crazy,” Parton wrote in her 2020 book, Dolly Parton, Storyteller: My Life in Lyrics. “He was having an affair. And because this woman was so crushed and broken, he put her in a mental institution. We knew this woman, and she didn’t have much family on her side to keep it from happening. He just put her in that institution to get her out of the way so he could go on with his life.”

In an interview Parton did with the podcast, Dolly Parton’s America, she spoke about the same incident. Though, in this interview, she said the woman was her aunt.

“I had an aunt,” she said. “Loved this man. And he just drove her crazy [with] cheating and all that.”

Parton said her aunt “had a nervous breakdown.”

“So he just called and had her put away,” she said.

“She was begging her daddy, trying to get a message to her daddy to come and get her out of the insane asylum,” Parton continued.

“Well into the 20th century, this was a common thing,” said Jad Abumrad, host of Dolly Parton’s America. “Husbands would commit their wives for things like quote, ‘Nagging, excitement, disagreeing with their husband’s religious beliefs.'”

Later on in Parton’s life, something similar happened to another woman the Queen of Country knew.

“I knew someone in Nashville who had the same thing happen to her,” she wrote. “It was a situation that nobody knew how to handle.”

‘During some of my happiest times, I’ve written some of my saddest songs’ — Dolly Parton

“Daddy Come and Get Me” is based off what happened to the women Parton knew, the women who were put in mental institutions by the men they’d loved.

“We thought, how sad it must be to have to reach out to your father to say, ‘I’m in this mental institution looking out through these iron bars. How could he put me in here? How could he go that far?'” wrote Parton. “She couldn’t call on her husband, obviously. You can always count on your parents, although in the song, you can’t tell if the daddy will rescue her or not.”

Though the plot of the song and what happened to those women is heartbreaking, Parton and her aunt enjoyed writing it.

“We loved writing that song,” wrote Parton. “During some of my happiest times, I’ve written some of my saddest songs, and vice versa.”

Lyrics

In this mental institution, lookin' out through these iron bars

How could he put me in here, how could he go that far

Yes I need help but not this kind, he didn't love me from the start

But it's not my mind that's broken, it's my heart

Oh Daddy come and get me and take me home with you

I'm depending on you Daddy, there's nothing I can do

And you said that I could come to you if I ever was in need

But Daddy I can't come to you, you'll have to come to me

When he said he loved another, I was crazy with jealousy

That's 'cause I was crazy over him and I couldn't stand to set him free

And I couldn't stand to lose him and I cried and cried for days

And he said that I was crazy but he just put me in here to get me out of his way

Daddy come and get me

Oh Daddy come and get me and take me home with you

I'm depending on you Daddy 'cause there's nothing else I can do

And you said that I could come to you if I ever was in need

But Daddy I can't come to you, you'll have to come to me

Oh Daddy, come and get me

2. "He Didn't Have to Be" by Brad Paisley

"He Didn't Have to Be" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in August 1999 as the second single from his debut album, Who Needs Pictures. In December 1999, it became his first number one single, holding the top spot for one week.

The song was based on Paisley's frequent co-writer and best friend, Kelley Lovelace's stepson McCain Merren, who attended the 2000 ACM Awards as Paisley's guest. According to Lovelace, Paisley said to him, "Let's make a song about you two that will make your wife cry."

Lyrics

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new

It always winds up feeling more like a job interview

My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone

Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run

I met the man I call my dad when I was five years old

He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go

A few months later, I remember lying there in bed

I overheard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes

And then, all of a sudden, oh it seemed so strange to me

How we went from something's missing to a family

Looking back, all I can say about all the things he did for me

Is, I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be

I met the girl that's now my wife about three years ago

We had the perfect marriage, but we wanted something more

Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends

Crowded round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

And now, all of a sudden, oh it seems so strange to me

How we've gone from something's missing to a family

Looking through the glass

I think about the man that's standing next to me

And I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be

And looking back, all I can say about all the things he did for me

Is, I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be

Yeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be

Because he didn't have to be

You know he didn't have to be

3. "They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy Anymore" by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn (née Webb; born April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She had hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter". In 1980, the film Coal Miner's Daughter was made based on her life.

Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.

Lyrics

I wasn't much more than a baby I thought he was a bear

The way my daddy carried me around

They said I learned to walk while holdin' on to just one finger

On the hand of a man that stands at six-foot-three

Not old enough to understand the meaning of depression

Just something people talked about a lot

My daddy wasn't one that tried to make no big impressions

Just one heck of a man that worked for what he got

They don't make men like my daddy anymore

Guess they've thrown away the pattern through the years

In a great big land of freedom at a time we really need 'em

They don't make 'em like my daddy anymore

From the Johnson County coal camps to the hills of West Virginia

My daddy hauled the timber for the mines

Education didn't count so much as what you had born in you

Like the will to live and a dream of better times

Daddy never took a handout we ate pinto beans a bacon

But he worked to keep the wolf back from the door

And it only proves one thing to me when folks start belly achin'

They don't make 'em like my daddy anymore

They don't make men...

They don't make 'em like my daddy anymore

4. "There Goes My Life" by Kenny Chesney

"There Goes My Life" is a song written by Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in October 2003 as the first single from Chesney's 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down. The song spent seven consecutive weeks at number one between late December 2003 and January 2004.

The song is about a teen, who is blindsided when he finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant. He tells the audience that his dreams of skipping town after graduation and hanging out on the coast are ruined; in the chorus he sings, "There goes my life." By the next verse he is married to his girlfriend and their child is now a toddler. The boy discovers that it was all worth it in the end and that he loves his child more than anything. By the final verse, his daughter is grown up and going off to the West Coast herself. The father thinks as she drives away, "There goes my life, my future, my everything ..."

Lyrics

All he could think about was

I'm too young for this

Got my whole life ahead

Hell I'm just a kid myself

How 'm I gonna raise one

All he could see were his dreams

Goin' up in smoke

So much for ditchin' this town

And hangin' out on the coast

Oh well, those plans are long gone

And he said

"There goes my life

There goes my future, my everything

Might as well kiss it all goodbye

There goes my life"

A couple years of up all night and

Few thousand diapers later

That mistake he thought he made

Covers up the refrigerator

Oh yea, he loves that little girl

Mamma's waitin' to tuck her in

As she fumbles up those stairs

She smiles back at him

Draggin' that teddy bear, sleep tight

Blue eyes and bouncin' curls

He smiles

"There goes my life

There goes my future, my everything

I love you Daddy, good night

There goes my life"

She had that Honda loaded down

With Abercrombie clothes

And fifteen pairs of shoes

And his American Express

He checked the oil, slammed the hood

Said, "You're good to go"

She hugged 'em both

And headed off to the West Coast

And he cried

"There goes my life

There goes my future, my everything

I love you, Baby, goodbye"

There goes my life

Baby goodbye

There goes my life

5. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)," John Lennon, 1981

"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" is a song written and performed by John Lennon. It was released on the 1980 album Double Fantasy, the last album by Lennon and Ono released before his death.

Paul McCartney has stated this is one of his favourite songs composed by Lennon, and when he appeared on Desert Island Discs in 1982 included it as his favourite in his selection, as did Yoko Ono as the only John Lennon song in 2007.

It was used as the B-side of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" to promote the compilation album The John Lennon Collection in November 1982.

The song was for Lennon's son, Sean, his only child with Yoko Ono. It begins with John comforting his son from what is presumably a nightmare and develops into John passionately describing the love he has for his son and the joy Sean gave him.

At the end of the song, John Lennon whispers, "Good night, Sean. See you in the morning. Bright and early."

The lyrics of "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" contain the famous Allen Saunders 1957 Readers Digest quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans”.

Lyrics

Close your eyes

Have no fear

The monster's gone

He's on the run

And your daddy's here

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Before you go to sleep

Say a little prayer

Every day, in every way

It's getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Out on the ocean, sailing away

I can hardly wait

To see you come of age

But I guess we'll both just have to be patient

'Cause it's a long way to go

A hard row to hoe

Yes, it's a long way to go

But in the meantime

Before you cross the street

Take my hand

Life is what happens to you

While you're busy making other plans

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Before you go to sleep

Say a little prayer

Every day, in every way

It's getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful boy

Darling, darling, darling

Darling Sean

Good night, Sean

See you in the morning

Bright and early

6. "Build Me A Daddy," Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan's latest album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, is already taking fans by storm. Over the course of 10 tracks, the award-winning country superstar and American Idol judge takes listeners on a journey of love, loss, and eventual hope for the future. The record remains true to Bryan's roots as a small-town singer-songwriter, while also paving a path towards something new. As he admitted to the Los Angeles Times, Bryan has his ears open to what the younger generation is doing differently — and he gets inspired.

"When these kids come in and they're singing Billie Eilish and Bishop Briggs, I'll get home and go do some research ... and I have some material on this album that has more of an artistic approach to it," he acknowledged. One particular track that's definitely got a deeper meaning behind it is the touching ballad "Build Me a Daddy.”, according to The List.

As noted by the Los Angeles Times, "Build Me a Daddy" is about a child whose father, a soldier, has died (presumably in the line of duty). Bryan said, "Through the years I've met several Navy SEAL buddies, and I just happened to be around one of these buddies when I got the mix of that song in. Navy SEALS, these guys are programmed to not show emotion. And I played him this song and it truly broke up him up."

Recording the song took a lot out of the country icon, too, with Bryan revealing he only needed to do about four takes for it, because he was so committed to, and in touch with, the material. And in keeping with the father-son theme, at the end of the accompanying music video, two young boys run into the singer-songwriter's arms, highlighting his own relationship with sons Tatum and Thomas, who play the roles, per Country Rebel.

Lyrics

A boy walks past a window of a glowin' open sign

Full of wooden toys and trucks and painted trains

Rings a bell up on the counter, hands a picture to the man

Of a kid beside a soldier smiling away

Said, "Sir, I've heard you can build anything"

Could you build me a daddy?

Strong as Superman

Make him ten feet tall with a Southern drawl

And a crooked smile, if you can

'Cause I sure miss him

Maybe you could bring him back?

If I walked in with him, it'd sure make mama happy

If you could build me a daddy

There's an old Winchester rifle

Back home hangin' on the wall

He promised me he'd teach me how to aim

And he said when I got older

We could work on that curveball

I know he'd never wanna miss a game

So here's a little money that I've saved

Could you build me a daddy?

Strong as Superman

Make him ten feet tall with a Southern drawl

And a crooked smile, if you can

I sure miss him

Maybe you could bring him back?

If I walked in with him, it'd sure make mama happy

If you could build me a daddy

Give him a big heart, make his arms wide open

I know he misses me, so Mister, I was hopin'

You could build me a daddy

Strong as Superman

Make him ten feet tall with a Southern drawl

And a fishing pole in his hand

'Cause I sure miss him

Maybe you could bring him back?

If I walked in with him, it'd sure make my mama happy

If you could you build me a daddy

Could you build me a daddy?

7. "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)," Billy Joel, 1994

"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" is the seventh track and fourth and final single from Billy Joel's 1993 album River of Dreams. It was inspired by Alexa Ray Joel, his daughter by Christie Brinkley. The song is in the key of G major.

The song was originally written as a prelude to the song "The River of Dreams" in the style of a monophonic Gregorian chant. Joel had written English words in the chant describing a man who had lost his faith, and had then had the words translated into Latin. He changed his mind upon hearing the recording, and incorporated it into the song "River of Dreams". He later removed the interlude from the final studio version of "River of Dreams", and instead wrote lyrics to the melody that reflected his sentiment toward Alexa Ray, who was a young child at the time of writing. The version of "River of Dreams" incorporating "Lullabye" appeared as an alternate version on the box set My Lives, and on An Evening of Questions and Answers...& a Little Music.

In 2004, it was announced that Joel had agreed to write two children's books for Scholastic, the U.S. publisher. The first book was titled Goodnight, My Angel (A Lullabye) and is a picture book based on the song and illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert. "Reassuring children that they are not alone or could be abandoned is very important for their well-being," Joel said in a statement in 2004. The second book was titled New York State of Mind and illustrated by Izak.

Lyrics

Goodnight my angel, time to close your eyes

And save these questions for another day

I think I know what you've been asking me

I think you know what I've been trying to say

I promised I would never leave you

Then you should always know

Wherever you may go, no matter where you are

I never will be far away

Goodnight my angel, now it's time to sleep

And still so many things I want to say

Remember all the songs you sang for me

When we went sailing on an emerald bay

And like a boat out on the ocean

I'm rocking you to sleep

The water's dark and deep, inside this ancient heart

You'll always be a part of me

Goodnight my angel, now it's time to dream

And dream how wonderful your life will be

Someday your child may cry, and if you sing this lullaby

Then in your heart there will always be a part of me

Someday we'll all be gone

But lullabies go on and on

They never die

That's how you and I will be

8. "Father and Daughter," Paul Simon, 2002

"Father and Daughter" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. The song, written for the animated family film The Wild Thornberrys Movie, was released as a single in 2002. An alternate version later appeared on Simon's eleventh solo album Surprise (2006). When re-released as a single in 2006, the song became a Top 40 hit in the UK, his most recent to date.

The song is a ballad in which Simon expresses his love for his daughter, Lulu.

The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

Lyrics

If you ever awake

In the mirror of a bad dream

And for a fraction of a second,

You can't remember where you are

Just open your window

And follow your memories

Upstream

To the meadow in the mountain

Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you

Will shine on you forever

(Forever)

And though I can't guarantee there's nothing scary

Hidin' under your bed

I'm gonna

Stand guard

Like the postcard

Of the golden retriever

And never leave

'Til I leave you

With a sweet dream in your head

I'm gonna watch you shine

Gonna watch you grow

Gonna paint a sign

So you always know

As long as one and one is two

Ooh ooh

There could never be a father

Love his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition

It's just like going fishin'

You cast your line and

Hope you get a bite

But you don't need to waste your time

Worryin' about the marketplace

Trying to help the human race

Struggling to survive

It's as harsh as night

I'm gonna watch you shine

Gonna watch you grow

Gonna paint a sign

So you always know

As long as one and one is two

Ooh ooh

There could never be a father

Love his daughter more than I love you

I'm gonna watch you shine

Gonna watch you grow

Gonna paint a sign

So you always know

As long as one and one is two

Ooh ooh

There could never be a father

Love his daughter more than I love you

9. "My Father's Eyes," Eric Clapton, 1998

"My Father's Eyes" is a song written and performed by Eric Clapton and produced by Clapton and Simon Climie. It was released as a single in 1998 and was featured on the album Pilgrim. The song reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, peaking at number 16, and spent five weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart. It became a major hit in Canada, where it peaked at number two, and it reached the top 20 in Austria, Iceland, and Norway. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Clapton performed this track for the first time in 1992 and again in 1996, in both electric and unplugged versions. These versions of the song were completely different from the official single release in 1998. He would later retire the song in 2004, along with "Tears in Heaven", until the 50 Years Further On Up the Road world tour in 2013.

Lyrics

Sailing down behind the sun

Waiting for my prince to come

Praying for the healing rain

To restore my soul again

Just a toe rag on the run

How did I get here?

What have I done?

When will all my hopes arise?

How will I know him?

When I look in my father's eyes

My father's eyes

When I look in my father's eyes (look into my father's eyes)

My father's eyes

Then the light begins to shine

And I hear those ancient lullabies

And as I watch this seedling grow

Feel my heart start to overflow

Where do I find the words to say?

How do I teach him?

What do we play?

Bit by bit, I've realized

That's when I need them

That's when I need my father's eyes

My father's eyes

That's when I need my father's eyes (look into my father's eyes)

My father's eyes (yeah)

Then the jagged edge appears

Through the distant clouds of tears

I'm like a bridge that was washed away

My foundations were made of clay

As my soul slides down to die

How could I lose him?

What did I try?

Bit by bit, I've realized

That he was here with me

And I looked into my father's eyes

My father's eyes

I looked into my father's eyes (look into my father's eyes)

My father's eyes

My father's eyes (look into my father's eyes)

My father's eyes

I looked into my father's eyes (looked into my father's eyes)

My father's eyes

(Look into my father's eyes)

(Look into my father's eyes, yeah, yeah)

10. "Daughters," John Mayer, 2004

"Daughters" is the third single from Heavier Things, the 2003 studio album from blues rock singer-songwriter John Mayer. The critically acclaimed song won numerous awards, including the 2005 Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards. It has sold 1,007,000 copies in the US as of May 2013.

Lyrics

I know a girl

She puts the color inside of my world

She's just like a maze

Where all of the walls all continually change

And I've done all I can

To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands

Now I'm starting to see

Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

Fathers be good to your daughters

Daughters will love like you do

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers be good to your daughters too...

Oh, you see that skin?

It's the same she's been standing in

Since the day she saw him walking away

Now she's left cleaning up the mess he made

So fathers be good to your daughters

Daughters will love like you do

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break

You'll find out how much they can take

Boys will be strong and boys soldier on

But boys would be gone without warmth from a woman's good, good heart...

On behalf of every man

Looking out for every girl

You are the guide and the weight of her world

So fathers be good to your daughters

Daughters will love like you do

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers be good to your daughters, too

Other best country songs about dads that will make you tear up

11. "The Greatest Man I Ever Knew" by Reba McEntire

Reba sings about a distant relationship between a daughter and her father. This ballad gives a new perspective to fatherhood and serves as a reminder to cherish the moments with your loved ones.

12. "Song for Dad" by Keith Urban

This sweet song is about a son who comes to understand his father's love more and more as he grows older. "And I only hope when I have my own family, that every day I see a little more of my father in me," he sings.

13. "You Should Be Here," Cole Swindell

"You Should Be Here" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Cole Swindell. The song was released to radio on December 14, 2015, by Warner Bros. Nashville as the lead single to his second studio album of the same name (2016). The song, written by Swindell and Ashley Gorley, is a tribute to Swindell's father who died unexpectedly while Swindell was out on tour after signing his record deal.

14. "Ready, Set, Don't Go," Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus

"Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a country song performed by American singers Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus. It was released as the lead single from Home at Last, Billy Ray Cyrus' tenth studio album on October 10, 2007. The song has received different interpretations, although, in actuality, Cyrus wrote the song several years before its release when his daughter, Miley, moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue an acting career with an audition for the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. "Ready, Set, Don't Go" received critical praise, with reviewers complimenting its lyrical content. It also reached positive commercial responses for Cyrus, compared to his downfall in previous years. Peaking at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became Cyrus' first entry on the chart since "You Won't Be Lonely Now" (2000).

15. "It Won't Be Like This for Long," Darius Rucker

"It Won't Be Like This for Long" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker, lead vocalist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in November 2008 as the second from his first country music album Learn to Live. Rucker co-wrote the song with Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley.

16. "Just Fishin'," Trace Adkins

"Just Fishin'" is a song written by Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell, and Ed Hill and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in March 2011 as the first single for his second album for Show Dog-Universal Music, Proud to Be Here. On November 30, 2011, the song received a Nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song. To date, this is Adkins final Top 10 hit.

17. "Anything Like Me," 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.

18. "My Old Man," Zac Brown Band

"My Old Man" is a song by American country music band Zac Brown Band. The song is the lead single to their fifth major-label studio album, Welcome Home. The song was written by Zac Brown, Niko Moon and Ben Simonetti.

19. "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins

"You're Gonna Miss This" is a song written by Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in January 2008 as the second and final single from Adkins' compilation album American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II. Adkins's fastest-climbing single to date, it is his third number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It also peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 19 on the Pop 100 charts.

20. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," Alan Jackson

"Drive (For Daddy Gene)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, Drive. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in May 2002 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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