Alan Jackson – Work in Progress
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WORK IN PROGRESS” FEEL LIKE A LOVE SONG WITH MUD ON ITS BOOTS AND TRUTH IN ITS HANDS. Some love songs try to sound perfect. This one…
Alan Jackson – Wishful Drinkin’
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WISHFUL DRINKIN’” SOUND LIKE A BARROOM SMILE — UNTIL THE BOTTLE STARTED TELLING THE TRUTH. Country music has always known there are two kinds of drinking songs.…
Alan Jackson – Winter Wonderland
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “WINTER WONDERLAND” LIKE A BRIGHT HOLIDAY PARADE — HE SANG IT LIKE A COUNTRY ROAD COVERED IN SNOW. Some Christmas songs sparkle so hard they almost…
Alan Jackson – Wild Horses
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WILD HORSES” FEEL LIKE FREEDOM — UNTIL YOU HEARD THE LONELINESS RUNNING BESIDE IT. Some songs are not really about horses. They are about the part of…
Alan Jackson – Wild and Blue
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WILD AND BLUE” FEEL LIKE A MAN TRYING TO ACT FREE — WHILE HIS HEART WAS ALREADY BREAKING. Some country songs wear their trouble right on the…
Alan Jackson – Who’s Cheating Who
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHO’S CHEATING WHO” SOUND LIKE A BARROOM QUESTION — UNTIL IT STARTED FEELING LIKE EVERYBODY HAD SOMETHING TO HIDE. Some country songs walk in wearing a grin.…
Alan Jackson – Who Says You Can’t Have It All
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T HAVE IT ALL” SOUND LIKE A JOKE — UNTIL THE EMPTY HOUSE ANSWERED BACK. Some country songs smile right before they break your…
Alan Jackson – Who I Am
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHO I AM” FEEL LIKE A MIRROR — SIMPLE ENOUGH TO SING, HONEST ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU STAND STILL. Some songs try to introduce an artist. This…
Alan Jackson – White Christmas
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “WHITE CHRISTMAS” LIKE A HOLIDAY SHOWPIECE — HE SANG IT LIKE A MEMORY FALLING SOFTLY ON AN OLD HOME. Some Christmas songs sparkle. This one drifts.…
Alan Jackson – Wherever He Leads I’ll Go
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “WHEREVER HE LEADS I’LL GO” LIKE A MAN SHOWING HIS FAITH — HE SANG IT LIKE A MAN SURRENDERING HIS ROAD. Some hymns sound like declarations.…
Alan Jackson – Where The Cottonwood Grows
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHERE THE COTTONWOOD GROWS” FEEL LIKE A PLACE YOU CAN NEVER RETURN TO — BUT NEVER REALLY LEAVE. Some songs do not take you somewhere new. They…
Alan Jackson – Where Her Heart Has Always Been
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T WRITE “WHERE HER HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN” LIKE A SONG — HE WROTE IT LIKE A SON WALKING HIS MOTHER HOME. Some songs are recorded. Others feel…
Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “WHERE HAVE YOU GONE” LIKE A COMPLAINT — HE SANG IT LIKE A MAN STANDING IN AN EMPTY COUNTRY CHURCH. There are songs that ask a…
Alan Jackson – Where Do I Go From Here
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE” FEEL LIKE THE QUESTION A HEART ASKS AFTER THE MAP FALLS APART. Some country songs are not answers. They are questions…
Alan Jackson – When We All Get to Heaven
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN” LIKE A DISTANT DREAM — HE SANG IT LIKE A HOMECOMING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. Some hymns do not…
Alan Jackson – When the Love Factor’s High
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHEN THE LOVE FACTOR’S HIGH” FEEL LIKE A SMILE WITH A COUNTRY HEART BEATING UNDERNEATH IT. Some songs don’t walk into the room wearing heartbreak. Some songs…
Alan Jackson – When Love Comes Around
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHEN LOVE COMES AROUND” FEEL LIKE A DOOR OPENING AFTER A LONG, QUIET SEASON OF HURT. Some country songs are about love when it is young. Some…
Alan Jackson – When I Saw You Leaving
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHEN I SAW YOU LEAVING” FEEL LIKE THE MOMENT A DOOR CLOSES BEFORE THE HEART IS READY. Some songs do not need a storm. They only need…
Alan Jackson – When God Paints
ALAN JACKSON MADE “WHEN GOD PAINTS” FEEL LIKE A COUNTRY MORNING — UNTIL THE SKY STARTED LOOKING LIKE A MESSAGE. Some songs do not arrive like sermons. They arrive like…
Alan Jackson – What a Friend We Have in Jesus
ALAN JACKSON DIDN’T SING “WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS” LIKE A CHURCH PERFORMANCE — HE SANG IT LIKE SOMEONE FINALLY FOUND A PLACE TO PUT THE PAIN. Some…