Jason Aldean

Released: April 7, 2009

Songwriter: Justin Weaver David Frasier

Producer: Michael Knox

[Verse 1]
It seems like money
Is always on our minds these days
Make more, spend more
Worry how the bills will get paid
Oh, it wasn't that long ago
But it seems so far away
When we didn't have a damn thing
But we were happy

[Chorus]
And love was easy
Just laying on a river bank
All night counting the stars
Love was easy
As that feeling we found
In the back seat of my car
Even in the dark
Love was easy
When we didn't make it so hard

[Verse 2]
Can you tell me
The last time we really laughed
The last time we had a moment
When we hated that the moment passed
Here we are down the road
Standing here looking back
Seeing what we used to have
Is what we're missing

[Chorus]
When love was easy
Just laying on a river bank
All night counting the stars
Love was easy
As that feeling we found
In the back seat of my car
Even in the dark
Love was easy
When we didn't make it so hard
Yeah

[Bridge]
Maybe that's how it is
Ah, maybe that's how it goes
But all I know

[Chorus]
Is love was easy
Just laying on a river bank
All night counting the stars
Love was easy
As that feeling we found
In the back seat of my car
Even in the dark
Love was easy
When we didn't make it so hard
When we didn't make it so hard

[Outro]
Love was easy, baby, yeah
When we didn't make it so hard

After almost 15 years at the top of his format, reigning ACM “Artist of the Decade” Jason Aldean has seen trends come and go. Hell, he helped bring a few out of the shadows, like a Country-music Columbus making the mainstream’s first contact with hard rock (“Hicktown”), hip-hop (“Dirt Road Anthem”), and R&B (“Burnin’ It Down”). For 9, Aldean’s ninth studio project, he offers 16 interwoven tracks in an era of stand-alone singles and superstar EPs, holding his ground for a modern album with an old-school soul. A three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Aldean’s a card-carrying member of the Country’s elite headliners whose incendiary tours are nearing legendary status. Also a dominant force on the charts, he’s scored 23 Number Ones and notably, all eight of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA. He’s the only Country act in history to top the all-genre Billboard 200 four times (in a row, no less), racking up four billion streams and more than 18 million albums sold along the way.

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