I was driving in my truck the other day and, like usual, listening to some Turnpike when a single line struck a chord in my mind and an idea was born. Some country music accounts I follow on Twitter like ‪@RDStateOfMind‬ occasionally do riddles with pictures of song lyrics. In a time when we could all use some entertainment to get through the interesting time we find us in I, along with @JFelixx took turns coming up with our own country lyric riddles.

15 songs, swipe left for the next one

Answer key below when you’re done

The one that started it all

Hint: a friend of Parker

Hint: Hank Butts’ dad

Hint: Recent viral sensation

Hint: A new country love song

Hint: Texas Legend

You shouldn’t need a hint for this one

Hint: You won’t see anything at all if you close your eyes

Hint: I think I left my truck there

Hint: She don’t want none of these

I couldn’t come up with a hint

Continued from previous

Hint: This one is pretty HARD, have a drink and think it over

Hint: Almost as hard as Steel

Hint: Advice on a train

Hint: The water is north of Texas and you should probably look up Mr Rogers’ first name

How did you do?





Bonus riddle:

Answer Key:

“The movers and shakers on Morgan Street” Morgan Street – Turnpike Troubadors “I woke up in the freezing cold, sober on a Sunday” Sober Sunday – Koe Wetzel “Counting constellations on the popcorn ceiling” Sleeping Alone – Flatland Cavalry “We could find a porch to hold us where we could all scream Childers, drink the shit that kills us” Flying or Crying – Zach Bryan “Wearing your black dress, red shoes, makeup, perfume and diamonds” Nothin’ on You – Cody Johnson “The road goes on forever and the party never ends” The Road Goes On Forever – Robert Earl Keen “Raising hell with the hippies and the cowboys” Hippies and Cowboys – Cody Jinks “I’m no stranger to the rain, I can spot bad weather” I’m No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley “Parked out by the lake, 80 miles from Santa Fe” Parked Out by the Lake – Dean Summerwind/Dustin Christensen “I played her everything from Material Girl, all my Skynyrd and Merle, the Beatles and The Rolling Stones, yeah I tried like hell to hook her on the man in black” Leave My Willie Alone – Eric Church “Boots on a dance floor, birds on a wire, red on a barn door, ring on fire, cloud in a blue sky rolling along, all free and easy, just like a song” Boots on a Dance Floor – Jon Wolfe “All I need is hard whiskey, a soft place to fall, a jukebox full of George Jones songs, hey I won’t miss her at all” Hard Whiskey – Josh Ward “I ain’t afraid of dying ‘cause I know where I’ll go, and there I’ll live forever on the streets made of gold, ‘til then I’ll keep on working you won’t hear me complain, and everyday I’ll tip my hat to the rock that says my name” Rock That Says My Name – The Steel Woods “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away…” The Gambler – Kenny Rogers I’ll admit this one was a bit of a stretch. “It’s Friday and we’re getting tore up, goin down to the river in the back of Fred’s truck, remember one time you said it was alright, go get juiced down by the riverbed tonight” Oklahoma Breakdown – Stoney LaRue

Bonus: Ever Lovin Hand – Tyler Childers

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