Love and Theft... Great band name... Especially if you're planning on stealing someone's heart...

Last summer, Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" - the original version - was basically the country party anthem. And I loved it.

Now, there's a new band in town that's gotten a song stuck in my head... And has stolen my heart. 

Love and Theft have "Angel Eyes" and it is such a fun song that I forget that they are talking about how this girl is so bipolar... Okay that's not exactly what they're saying. 

The chorus says: 

"There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes, She's a little bit of heaven with a wild side, Got a rebel heart a country mile wide, There's a little bit of devil in her angel eyes, A little bit of devil in her angel eyes."

Now alone, the lyrics make her seem a bit crazy. but that's the great thing about music. The flair that the notes, instruments and the major or minor key give the song let you know whether she's crazy or he's crazy in lover with her. In this case, it's the latter.

Apparently, I'm not the only person who thinks that the band is pretty great. on July 9, they played at the Grand Ole Opry. Talk about makin' it in the big time. 

this song, like many, many songs, is a love song.

Sidebar: The thing about country, or the stereotype about the country music genre, is that people say that country musicians whine all the time.

Let's just set this right; in every genre, singers whine. The difference here is that country musicians whine with an accent. Period. 

I probably don't write about country as often as I should considering the fact that I actually do listen to and sing a lot of the genre. 

I especially appreciate the female presence in country: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, Kacey Musgraves - even Reba! I'm a regular karaoke singer and those women are always my go-to artists for good strong songs. (End of sidebar.)

Being a love song, you might think that it would be a ballad. This song is not. It may not be a rock anthem, but it is definitely rock'n'roll and fun and something you'd sing along to in the car... At least I know I do.

As usual, here are the lyrics to Love and Theft's "Angel Eyes," so you can get the full understanding of the song, but I sugget you listen to it. The music changes everything:

She likes whiskey with her water,

She starts dancing when the stars come out,

She ain’t your typical preacher’s daughter, 

She’ll leave you dreamin’ yeah there ain’t no doubt.

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes,

She’s a little bit of heaven with a wild side,

Got a rebel heart a country mile wide,

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes,

A little bit of devil in her angel eyes.

Saturday night she’s rockin’ out by the bonfire,

Flirting from that tail gate and crankin’ up the dial,

Come Sunday mornin’ she’ll be singing with the choir,

Drivin’ me crazy with that 'kiss me' smile.

There’s a little bit of devil in those angel eyes,

She’s a little bit of heaven with a wild side,

Got a rebel heart a country mile wide,

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes,

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes.

And I can’t stop wonderin’ what it would feel like, to hold her all night,

She’s got that something, that sexy innocence, she must be heaven sent.

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes,

She’s a little bit of heaven with a wild side,

Got a rebel heart a country mile wide,

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes.

There’s a little bit of devil in those angel eyes,

She’s a little bit of heaven with a wild side,

Got a rebel heart a country mile wide,

There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes,

There’s a little bit of devil in her,

In those angel, in those angel eyes.