Heartbreak Song

Album: The Way I Wanna Go (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • On his 2015 Live Country! DVD, Atkins told the story of this song: "You listen to the radio now and all these songs are party anthems: dropping the tailgate, building a bonfire, she's wearing her daisy dukes, I've got my ball cap on backwards, we're listening to the radio... sometimes you need a heartbreak song. I love a party and a truck as much as the next guy, but come on, she's gone, and tonight I need a heartbreak song."

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  • Gianni from Bangkok -yes it's this country music
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