Top 5 country songs for Monday morning

One of the side effects of working at a corn maze is that you are surrounded by country music all the time. I've worked there every summer since I was 14, so each year I would go through these phases. First, abject horror of having to listen to it ALL DAY LONG (an awful thought for a high school kid who liked musical theatre). Second, reluctant enjoyment as I began to recognize and sing along with the more catchy tunes. Third came a casual acceptance, when I realized I actually kind of liked listening to country music, and that it's much more enjoyable than a lot of the crap you hear on the radio today. Finally came the point where I embraced it and realized I could officially consider myself a country music fan. Then, at the end of the season, I'd go back to school for the year, and stop listening to the country radio stations. So when it came to working again in the spring, the cycle would start all over again.

Since I'm now entering my second year of working beyond the end of the season and straight through the winter, I never had the chance to revert back to any other music. As such, country music is now my music of choice andddd I'm thinking it's probably here to stay. At least for the foreseeable future.

My ride to work is just about enough time for five songs, so we're going with my top five country songs for Monday morning. This week, at least. Who knows what my top favorites will be by next week.

5. "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line
Thanks to Regan, this is now one of my favorite country songs. Left over from last year, it's pretty much a summer staple. Best to listen to it with the windows down and the radio turned waaaay up.
But not the remix.

4.  "Rewind" by Rascal Flatts
I am an extremely nostalgic person who's always wishing I could relive the best moments of my life. I've had a lot of good times with great friends, and I know, I know, this song is clearly in a romantic setting. But whatever. It's a nice reminder of that. [The music video, though... is the cassette tape supposed to be some sort of Muggle Time Turner?? I've gotta get my hands on one of those...]

3. "Give Me Back My Hometown" by Eric Church
Can't say I've ever felt this way, exactly, but somehow this song still gets me.
[Again with the music video.... what.]

2. "Could It Be" Charlie Worsham
I've loved this song from the minute I heard it. Then I saw him at the Grand Ole Opry and I loved it and him even more. So yup.

1. "Play It Again" by Luke Bryan
Here's the thing. I am now basically living out this song, in real life. I find myself flipping through the stations, trying to find it, and then singing out loud at the top of my lungs as soon as I find it. So the whole song is my life. Minus the boyfriend, most of the dancing, and the truck. But other than that, it's pretty much the same.
The irony is not lost on me. Probably that was Luke Bryan's plan from the very beginning. It's a conspiracy.