Jason Aldean

Released: April 7, 2009

Songwriter: Brantley Gilbert

Producer: Michael Knox

[Verse 1]
I found a box of memories
Read a letter dropped a tear where you signed your name
And turning the page smearing the ink and the love always
Girl I always start this way
Then I end up in a bottle screaming out your name
And punching the walls, carrying on like I've gone insane
And in the mirror I can see the man who just shook his head with no remorse
And watched an angel crying tears packing all of her things as she walked out the door

[Chorus]
'Cause there aren’t nothing like a memory
When it’s coming on strong like a hurricane
How can love like that just up and walk away
It’s killing me baby
It’s got me pouring up another drink
Bourbons hitting me hard like a freight train
With my back against a wall or on my knees
When the worst of your memory gets the best of me

[Verse 2]
Well I remember it all too well
Riding 441 down to Milledgeville
Crossing the bridge as the sun set on Lake Sinclair
I couldn’t wait to see your smile but all I saw was tears in your pretty eyes
And that said it all, it was all downhill from there
And I remember you saying baby please don’t give up on me
Aw but baby this stubborn man is going to lie in the bed he made

[Chorus]
'Cause there aren’t nothing like a memory
When it’s coming on strong like a hurricane
How can love like that just up and walk away
It’s killing me baby
It’s got me pouring up another drink
Bourbons hitting me hard like a freight train
With my back against a wall or on my knees
When the worst of your memory gets the best of me

'Cause there aren’t nothing like a memory
When it’s coming on strong like a hurricane
How can love like that just up and walk away
It’s killing me baby
It’s got me pouring up another drink
Bourbons hitting me hard like a freight train
With my back against a wall or on my knees
When the worst of your memory gets the best of me

[Outro]
Whoa gets the best of me

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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