The Real Meaning Behind 'What's Your Country Song' By Thomas Rhett

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Thomas Rhett's hit "What's Your Country Song" uses lyrics from multiple country songs to hit a sentimental spot within the listener. Through the lyrics, he offers different scenarios and asks his audience which one of those scenes may bring back memories — and maybe a country song to go with them.

In the first verse, he asks (per Genius), "Did you grow up on a tractor? / Did your daddy let you drive? / Are you whiskey bentandhell bound? / Even thoughyour mama tried / Did you cruise downa backroad / With your Dixieland Delight? / Are you on the Chattahoochee / On abarefootbluejean night?" There are several possible song references found in just the first verse, such as "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road," and "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson.

In the chorus, he wonders if any song in particular resonates with the listener. "When you're rolling down a little two-lane highway / And you turn your radio on / Tell me which one hits you baby / Yeah what's your country song?" he sings.

In his statement to iHeartRadio, Rhett said he hopes "What's Your Country Song" will "inspire the listener to remember that those songs were for them, and hopefully they take them back to a really memorable moment in time."

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