Luke Bryan

Songwriter: Neil Medley Brent Cobb

Producer: Mark Bright Jeff Stevens

[Pre-Chorus]
I catch my buzz in the black of night
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
That I’m down and I ain't alright

[Chorus]
I search my soul where there is no moon
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
Oh, I got the tailgate blues

[Verse 1]
I ain't sure where it all began
Somewhere 'round here I know
This bridge was a little more crowded then
I was playing her a tailgate show
And now I’m just sitting here alone

[Pre-Chorus]
To catch my buzz in the black of night
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
That I’m down and I ain't alright

[Chorus]
I search my soul where there is no moon
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
Oh, I got the tailgate blues

[Verse 2]
Damn that AM radio
For playing more than a song
My heart won’t beat if the strings are broke
The melody’s hitting me wrong
Right here where she belongs

[Pre-Chorus]
I catch my buzz in the black of night
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
That I’m down and I ain't alright

[Chorus]
I search my soul where there is no moon
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
Oh, I got the tailgate blues

[Verse 3]
The crickets heard my story and I listened to them sing
I guess I’ll close the tailgate up
There aren’t no telling what tomorrow might bring
Maybe me and a Dixie cup
But that won’t be enough

[Pre-Chorus]
Yes I catch my buzz in the black of night
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
That I’m down and I ain't alright

[Chorus]
I search my soul where there is no moon
The trees all cross and are covered in moss
If the crickets want to know then I’ll tell them what I lost
Oh, I got the tailgate blues

[Pre-Chorus]
I catch my buzz in the black of night
Where nobody ever goes and the warm wind blows
If I lose my cool in the open and it shows
That I’m down and I ain't alright

Thomas Luther “Luke” Bryan was born July 17, 1976 in Leesburg, Georgia, to Tommy and LeClaire Watkins Bryan. His parents also raised him in Leesburg. At age 14, his parents bought him his first guitar, and after learning to play it, he joined various local bands and began to play in local clubs. After graduating Lee County High School, Bryan planned to move to Nashville, Tennessee; however, this move was delayed, due to the death of his brother, Chris, in a car accident, on the same day he planned to leave. Luke attended Georgia Southern University, and is a member of the Eta Zeta chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. After graduation Luke went to work for his dad, despite everyone encouraging him to move to Tennessee. His dad encouraged him to relocate and he arrived in Nashville in 2001, signing a record deal only two months later. The 6'01/2" singer-songwriter married Caroline Boyer on December 8, 2006. The couple have two sons. Thomas “Bo” Boyer Bryan was born March 18, 2008 and Tatum “Tate” Christopher Bryan was born August 11, 2010. Luke’s nephew Tilden “Til” Cheshire also lives with the Bryan’s, after his mother (Luke’s older sister, Kelly) died in 2007 and his father died in 2014. Among the songs Luke is known for are “Drunk on You” and “Someone Else Calling You Baby”.

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