'I Love This Life' is what we love

In the next week or so, I'll be interviewing a country duo by the name of LOCASH.

In preparation for that interview, I was listening to their music and fell in love with their song, "I Love This Life." It's one of those catchy songs, but not in an annoying way; it gets stuck in your head and you're singing it all day.

As a Southern girl, country has a special place in my heart, but that doesn't mean I like all the music of that genre (just as I don't necessarily like all rock music, etc.).

However, this song tells exactly what we love about country living.

"I love my small town world, I love a country girl, I love a Friday night, Man, I love this life."

As I'm from a small town (Paris, Kentucky), I am a country girl, and Friday nights are the best nights, I have to agree; What's not to love??

Another thing I love about this song? The range of the guys voices. They cover a pretty big range and the high notes are dead on. No shying away from those notes. They belt them out in the best, most rockin' way.

I also love the sound of this song. While it's got a distinctly country sound with the banjo and guitars, the percussion makes it way rock, which gives it a very unique feel. This is not twangy rock like you sometimes hear. It's country with a rock feel. And I love it.

And I love these two lines from the second verse: "I love a fresh cut field with a first frost on, How it shines like gold when the sun turns on."

The way the pair strings the words together, it just paints a picture! Also the harmonies in the second verse and after are fantastic.

I really love the third verse, though.

"I love that ragged old barn that my grandpa made, It was my whole world back in my innocent days, I love that little white church out on 109, It's where I hit my knees and thank the Lord for this life of mine."

I can just see them getting down on their knees and thanking them for their life, because, well, they have some pretty great lives!

The pair, consisting of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas, have made a name for themselves as writers. They penned Keith Urban's "You Gonna Fly," which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country charts  and they also did a little song, "Truck Yeah," for a guy y'all might know: Tim McGraw.

He's kindof a big deal. People know him.

HOLY STARFISH, BATMAN! How had I not heard of these guys before??

Now that I've heard the news, I'm sharing it: CHECK THESE GUYS OUT!

Did I mention all the things I love about this song? If I forgot something, forgive me - there's just so much to love!

Listen to "I Love This Life," by these awesome writers and performers and look for my interview with them coming soon!


I love my boots broke in, I love my camo hat,
Don't mind a little paint on my jeans, yeah I roll like that,
I love driving my truck across the railroad tracks,
If you hit it too quick, it'll hit ya right back

I love a fresh cut field with a first frost on,
How it shines like gold when the sun turns on,
I love the sound of them wheels with my baby singing along,
When "The Boys of Summer" comes on.

I love my small town world,
I love a country girl,
I love a Friday night, Man, I love this life.
The sound of an ol' dirt road,
Rolling through my mind,
Man I love, Man I love,
I love this life.

I love that county line bar where they all know my drink,
The way she throws her hands up when that cover band plays,
I love that taste of her lips when she's been sipping that wine,
I still get drunk on her every time.

I love my small town world,
I love a country girl,
I love a Friday night, Man, I love this life.
The sound of an ol' dirt road,
Rolling through my mind,
Man I Love, Man I love,
I love this life.

Oh-o-o-o-oh
Man I love this life,
Oh-o-o-o-oh
Man I love this life,
(I love this life, I love this life, I love this life)

I love that ragged old barn that my grandpa made,
It was my whole world back in my innocent days,
I love that little white church out on 109,
It's where I hit my knees and thank the Lord for this life of mine.

I love my small town world,
I love a country girl,
I love a Friday night, Man, I love this life.
The sound of an ol' dirt road,
Rolling through my mind,
Man I Love, Man I love,
I love this life.

Oh-o-o-o-oh
Man I love this life,
Oh-o-o-o-oh
Man I love this life.

Oh-o-o-o-oh
Man I love this life,
Oh-o-o-o-oh
Man I love this life.