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Lady Antebellum - Compass

Lady Antebellum - Compass Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Golden
Released: 2013

Compass Lyrics

Yea it's been a bumpy road
Roller coasters high and low
Fill the tank and drive the car
Pedal fast, pedal hard
You won't have to go that far

You want to give up cause it's dark
We're really not that far apart

So let your heart sweetheart be your Compass when you're lost
And you should follow it wherever it may go
When it's all said and done you can walk instead of run
'Cause no matter what you'll never be alone
Never be alone
Never be alone

Forgot directions on your way
Don't close your eyes don't be afraid
We might be crazy late at night
I can't wait til you arrive
Follow stars you'll be alright

You want to give up cause it's dark
We're really not that far apart

So let your heart sweetheart be your compass when you're lost
And you should follow it wherever it may go
When it's all said and done you can walk instead of run
'Cause no matter what you'll never be alone
Never be alone
Never be alone

You want to give up cause it's dark
We're really not that far apart

So let your heart sweetheart be your compass when you're lost
And you should follow it wherever it may go
When it's all said and done you can walk instead of run
'Cause no matter what you'll never be alone
Never be alone
Never be alone

When it's all said and done you can walk instead of run
'Cause no matter what you'll never be alone

Writer/s: ERIKSEN, MIKKEL / HERMANSEN, TOR / GOLAN, ROSS / HAYNIE, EMILE / MALIK, AMMAR / OMELIO, DANIEL
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Compass

This song was written by members of the Norwegian Pop/Rock production team Stargate, who have been responsible for a string of hit singles by such artists as Rihanna ("Diamonds") and Katy Perry ("Firework"). The blending of a high-spirited sing-a-long banjo-and fiddle-heavy sound with pop-style production represented a new musical direction for Lady Antebellum. "You hear people talk about songs they knew they couldn't live without, and this is one of them for us," said Dave Haywood. "Once we all got in the studio to record our parts and really work with the instrumentation, it took on an energy that felt really fresh and different. We tried some new things vocally, and by adding foot stomps and hand claps to the acoustic sounds of the banjo, fiddle and mandolin, it really turned into something special."

Lady Antebellum took a short break after the release of Golden because of Hillary Scott giving birth to a daughter, Eisele. This was the first song released by the trio after their hiatus. "As we made it our own, we decided we had to share it with the fans immediately…we just couldn't wait!" said Scott. "They've been so patient with us over the last few months as I've begun a new chapter in my life personally. Everything takes on new meaning once you have a child, and now I can hear the message of the song through Eisele's ears too. It opens up a whole new world to you as an artist."

The song was included on the deluxe edition of Golden.

Scott told Billboard magazine it was a quick process to record the track. "It all happened very fast. We got the song, and within two weeks we were in the studio with it," she said. "We lived with it for a little while, fell in love with it, and threw some ideas around with what we were going to do with it."

Hilary Scott explained what the song means to her. "I think what struck me so much with this song is the lyrics," she said. "It's really a positive message. It made me think of my daughter. It's so fresh me being a mother now and having her and wanting her – as she grows up – to dream big and to go after those dreams but to always know she'll never be alone. She's got a soft place to fall at home. So that's who I think of, you know?"

"It's also an empowering song," Scott continued. "It's following your heart. Your heart is your compass, and if you' re following it, you're always going to be happy because you' re gonna be doing what you' re meant to do. So, I love that too. It can be a about a person, a friend, a parent, child, whoever, spouse, but it can also be about you and the power within yourself."

The music video for "Compass" was helmed by Peter Zavadil, a veteran Country music video director who also was behind Lady Antebellum's two previous clips for "Goodbye Town" and "Downtown."

Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley commented that the band can truly relate to the track. "I think the song hits really close to myself, and I know Dave [Haywood], both moved from kinda the normal job circuit and took a chance and kind of followed our hearts and moved to Nashville," he said. "It was the best decision we ever made."

"Our families, though, were there and very encouraging; you know that line, 'You'll never be alone.' And also, 'Walk, instead of run.' It's kind of like, 'Settle into it.' You don't have to chase after it, and I think some people try so hard," Kelley added. "It's like, just let yourself settle in to what you know is what you do best in this world and believe in yourself and let it all happen."

Lady Antebellum - Bartender

Lady Antebellum - Bartender Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: 747
Released: 2014

Bartender Lyrics

8 o’clock on Friday night I’m still at home
All my girls just keep on blowing up my phone
Saying come on, he ain't worth the pain
Do what you gotta do to forget his name
Now there’s only one thing left for me to do
Slip on my favorite dress and sky high leather boots
Check the mirror one last time
And kiss the past goodbye

What I’m really needing now
Is a double shot of Crown
Chase that disco ball around
'Til I don’t remember
Go until they cut me off
Wanna get a little lost
In the noise, in the lights

Hey Bartender pour 'em hot tonight
'Til the party and music and the truth collide
Bring it 'til his memory fades away
Hey bartender

Tonight I’ll let a stranger pull me on the floor
Spin me round and let 'em buy a couple more
But before it goes too far
I'll let him down easy
'Cause tonight it’s all about
Dancing with my girls to the DJ
Put that song on replay

What I’m really needing now
Is a double shot of Crown
Chase that disco ball around
'Til I don’t remember
Go until they cut me off
Wanna get a little lost
In the noise, in the lights

Hey bartender pour 'em hot tonight
'Til the party and music and the truth collide
Bring it 'til his memory fades away
Hey bartender

I’m feeling that buzz I’m ready to rock
Ain’t no way I’m gonna tell you to stop
So pour that thing up to the top
I’m coming in hot

Hey bartender

What I’m really needing now
Is a double shot of Crown
Chase that disco ball around
'Til I don’t remember
Go until they cut me off
Wanna get a little lost
In the noise, in the lights

Hey bartender pour 'em hot tonight
'Til the party and music and the truth collide
Bring it 'til his memory fades away
Hey bartender, hey bartender

Writer/s: SCOTT, HILLARY / KELLEY, CHARLES / HAYWOOD, DAVE / CLAWSON, RODNEY
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Bartender

This uptempo cut is about a brokenhearted woman washing her former lover's memory away with whiskey on a wild girls' night out. The song was released as the first single from Lady Antebellum's fifth album. "I think it's always cool when you can capture what feels like a fun track where the lyrics are a little darker," the band's Charles Kelley told The Tennessean newspaper. "You really listen to the lyrics. It's definitely a head-bobber, but then you kind of listen and you're like, 'Man, this girl is talking about literally drinking the pain away.' I think those songs are cool when you can have that juxtaposition."

The song features Hillary Scott as the lead vocalist. She told The Tennessean: "As a female, I love the fact that it's not this song about her [saying], 'My hearts been broken, it's so sad, he did me wrong.' It's not about going and rebounding with some other guy. She's just going out with her friends and having a night to forget about what this dude just did to her. I love that as a woman, kind of taking the reins in a situation and getting over it in a fun way."

The song was written by the Lady A trio with Rodney Clawson (Florida Georgia Line's "Get Your Shine On," Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party"). It was produced by Taylor Swift's regular producer Nathan Chapman. Lady A's Dave Heywood said: "The song, 'Bartender,' actually started with a title Charles had on his phone, and a little idea I had on my phone, and we pulled 'em all out. It was one of the last writing sessions we had on the road for this record."

"You know, we want to have songs that people can get lost in and come out and get lost in the noise of the crowd and these kinds of songs, and it just feels like one of those songs that can stand up in a big venue," he added. "We wanted to try to create something like that, and it's fun. I think anybody's been out where you want to go out and get lost because of something you've been going through and forget about what's been going on, and so that's part of the inspiration too for 'Bartender.'"

The song's music video was shot in Los Angeles in May 2014 and directed by Shane Drake (Paramore, Kelly Clarkson, Fall Out Boy). The visual features Kate Upton (The Other Woman, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model) and Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development) in a drink-off.

"I think we definitely captured the spirit of the song, but we also threw in some unexpected twists that the fans will love," Charles Kelley said of the clip. "Kate and Tony took what could have been just another music video to a really cool place. I mean, pretty much every guy in America is in love with Kate Upton. And if I'm being totally honest, Dave and I now both have a little man-crush on Tony too…he's hilarious! Hands-down my favorite video we've ever done."

Lady Antebellum - Down South

Lady Antebellum - Down South Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: 747
Released: 2014

Down South Lyrics

I was born, I was blessed
Right place, right time, I guess
Ain't no good reason why I left
Except to run and roam

Would you take me back and take me in
Let me be your child again?
Kiss my cheek, forgive my sins
And let me call you home?

Oh, I may stay here for awhile

If I'm gonna fly, gonna fly Down South
If I'm gonna drive, I'm gonna find a small town
South is where my momma lives
Where my lil piece of heaven is
If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream your face
I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go to that place
And figure out what I lost and found down south

Religion and me don't always agree
But I sure love my maker
Sounds just like a gospel song
When I sing my lil prayer

Got rocks in my shoes, holes in my soul
I'm covered in dirt from head to toe
From walking along this winding road
That brought me back to here

Oh, I may stay here for awhile

If I'm gonna fly, gonna fly down south
If I'm gonna drive, I'm gonna find a small town
South is where my momma lives
Where my lil piece of heaven is
If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream your face
I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go to that place
And figure out what I lost and found down south

Oooooh oh oh oh, nananana
Oooooh oh oh oh, nananana
Oh, I may stay here for awhile

If I'm gonna fly, gonna fly down south
If I'm gonna drive, I'm gonna find a small town
South is where my momma lives
Where my lil piece of heaven is
If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream your face
I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go to that place
And figure out what I lost and found down south

Down south

Oooooh oh oh oh, nananana
Oooooh oh oh oh, nananana

Down south, born and raised
Down south where I learned to pray
Down south is where I'll stay
Down south

Down south, born and raised
Down south where I learned to pray
Down south is where I'll stay
Down south

Writer/s: THOMSON, DAVID / CHAPMAN, STEPHANIE / RADA, CHRISTIAN
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Down South Song Chart

The song's demo was fortuitously found at the bottom of a pile when Lady Antebellum were picking tracks for their 747 album. "I fell in love with the song, and the track, and the guitars and the vocals, and the message," Dave Haywood recalled to The Boot .

The Lady A trio were initially unaware that the co-writer and demo singer was one Stephanie Chapman, who happens to be the wife of 747 producer, Nathan Chapman. "We gave it a lot more energy than what the demo had," Charles Kelley said of their version. "The demo was a lot more 'American Honey,' and we gave it a little bit more of a rawness and an edge to it. It's not just about down south. It's about yearning for home, yearning for that familiarity of what you're used to and what you grew up with."

Lady Antebellum - One Great Mystery

Lady Antebellum - One Great Mystery Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: 747
Released: 2014

One Great Mystery Lyrics

I don't know how many stars fill the sky
I know we're here, but I don't know why
Maybe there's some other life out there
But as long as you're here with me, baby, I don't really care

There is only One Great Mystery
I keep searching for the answer desperately
Tell me, tell me baby, tell me please
What did I ever do to make you fall for me?

Don't know what happens when we leave this world
I know I'll go right on loving you girl
I'll close my eyes and drift off into the blue
And if I go first, I will wait for you

There is only one great mystery
I keep searching for the answer desperately
Tell me, tell me baby, tell me please
What did I ever do to make you fall for me?

I guess I'll never really know
How I deserve someone that loves me so

There is only one great mystery
I keep searching for the answer desperately
Tell me, tell me baby, tell me please
What did I ever do to make you fall for me?

I'll keep asking through eternity
What did I ever do to make you fall for me?

Writer/s: SCOTT, HILLARY / HAYWOOD, DAVE / KELLEY, CHARLES / KEAR, JOSHUA PETER
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., ROUND HILL MUSIC
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One Great Mystery Song Chart

The Lady A trio wrote this poetic ballad with their "Need You Now" collaborator Josh Kear.

Dave Haywood told Billboard magazine this song nearly didn't make it onto the 747 album. "We were in the studio and almost ditched it at the last minute, but the guitar player hit a Vince Gill groove, which kind of became the root of the song," he said. "It took off from there."

Lady Antebellum - Sounded Good at the Time

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Lady Antebellum - Sounded Good at the Time Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: 747
Released: 2014

Sounded Good at the Time Lyrics

Sounded Good at the Time Song Chart

The Lady A trio didn't think this sounded good at one time during its recording. They considered scrapping the song, after coming to dislike its opening guitar riff. However, once producer Nathan Chapman broke the riff into smaller segments and reversed them, creating a new hook that pushed the song forward without abandoning its organic roots, they fell back in love with it again .

Lady Antebellum - Long Stretch of Love

Lady Antebellum - Long Stretch of Love Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: 747
Released: 2014

Long Stretch of Love Lyrics

Your hit initial fire and ice
You're water and whiskey burn
We kiss, we fight, make up all night
You're the blessing and the curse

But I don't ever wanna break this chain
I don't ever wanna walk away
'Cause I ain't ever gonna find another lover
Make me feel this way

Over and over and over we say that we're through
But I come right back to you

There's a Long Stretch of Love
Coming down the line
Have you like I want, ever rolling
Baby, you'll be mine
Have you right here, beside you
When these good times get tough
Baby, we're in for a long stretch of love

You lift me up, you bring me down
You make me feel alive
You send my heart in overdrive
Every time you kill the lights

Over and over and over we play this game
Win or lose, we never change

There's a long stretch of love
Coming down the line
Have you like I want, ever rolling
Baby, you'll be mine
Have you right here, beside you
When these good times get tough
Baby, we're in for a long stretch of love

(Oh) Long stretch of love
(Oh) Long stretch of love
(Oh) Long stretch of love

Over and over and over we play this game
Win or lose, we never change

There's a long stretch of love
Coming down the line
Have you like I want, ever rolling
Baby, you'll be mine
Have you right here, beside you
When these good times get tough
Baby, we're in for a long stretch of love

(Oh) Long stretch of love
(Oh) Long stretch of love
(Oh) Long stretch of love (Ooh baby)
But I don't ever wanna break this chain
I don't ever wanna walk away
From this long stretch of love

Writer/s: SCOTT, HILLARY / KELLEY, CHARLES / HAYWOOD, DAVE / KEAR, JOSH
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., ROUND HILL MUSIC
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Long Stretch of Love Song Chart

Lady A's Charles Kelley described this pulsating rocker as the most honest song on the 747 album. "We're all married. True love is ups and downs. You hit, you miss. You're fire and ice," he explained to Radio.com . "But at the end of the day we're not going anywhere. We feel that way in our personal lives and as a band. We're going to have our ups and downs. We've been through a lot. We just have this long stretch of love. This long view of the group."

Penned by the Lady A trio and their "Need You Now" co-writer Josh Kear, this song features a driving beat and Celtic-inspired instrumentation. "What really makes this song special and different to me is how we used an uncommon instrument called a Woodrow, which brings an Appalachian feel into this high energy track," said 747 producer Nathan Chapman. "That unique sound combined with their vocals - which may be the most powerful Lady A has ever sounded - it just leaves the listener breathless."

Lady Antebellum opened the shows during their Wheels Up 2015 Tour with this song. "We honestly just feel like it is so representative of who we are, and that's what we want to be the first thing we make at the top of the set," Lady A's Hilary Scott explained. "It's the most representative of us right now, where we are and the longevity we strive for as the band."

Directed by TK McKamy and shot in Nashville in late June 2015, the song's music video is a nod to Lady Antebellum's live performance of the song during their Wheels Up 2015 Tour. "'Long Stretch' is how we've been opening our set each night on the road this year," Lady A's Dave Haywood said. "So, when we went to make this music video, we really wanted to channel the anticipation and excitement we feel listening to the crowd go nuts at that first riff. When the lights go up and the fans go crazy, our adrenaline is pumping, and it totally sets the energy level for the whole night."