50 Best Country Songs About Being Scared of Love
Country Songs on the Fear of Falling in Love
There’s a jitter that creeps in when feelings start to get too close. Not quite joy, not exactly panic, but something shaky in the middle that makes people reach for a song. Country has a way of pulling that out with raw guitars and half-broken voices that sound like they’re walking a tightrope. It’s not always pretty. Sometimes it sounds like someone trying to laugh off nerves, sometimes like someone admitting they might bolt if it gets too real. Other genres hit it too—there are pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that carry that same tug—but country leans into the fear without flinching.
It’s strange how a lyric doesn’t need to spell it out word for word to hit the same nerve. A track can circle heartbreak, wander around loneliness, or focus on mistakes, and it still fits the theme. That hesitation, that “I could go there, but what if it hurts again” feeling is everywhere once you tune into it. Country singers are often the ones who wear it plain, but some of the best picks come from songs that weren’t built for that idea in the first place. They still sit in the same headspace, shaky and restless.
The list that follows pulls from those places. Songs where love feels heavy enough to spook someone before it even starts, tracks that roll around in uncertainty, and ones that shrug like maybe it’s easier to stay on the run. Here are the best country songs scared of love.
Top 10 Fear of Love Country Songs
1. 'I'm Not for Everyone' by Brothers Osborne
2. 'I Can't' by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
3. 'I Can't Make You Love Me' by Bonnie Raitt
4. 'Right Girl Wrong Time' by Jon Langston
5. 'I Hope You're Happy Now' by Lee Ann Womack
6. 'I'm Not Scared Anymore' by Jordan Davis
7. 'If I Ever Fall in Love Again' by Kenny Rogers
8. 'Scary Love' by Mickey Guyton
9. 'Afraid' by Aaron Lewis
10. 'Fall in Love' by Bailey Zimmerman
Country Songs About Avoiding Relationships #11 to 20
11. 'I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink' by Merle Haggard
12. 'Single Again' by Josh Ross
13. 'I Ain't Got No Heart' by Chris Stapleton
14. 'Broken Halos' by Chris Stapleton
15. 'Need You Now' by Lady Antebellum
16. 'The Good Ones' by Gabby Barrett
17. 'Heartbreak' by Jason Aldean
18. 'Whiskey and You' by Chris Stapleton
19. 'I Miss My Old Life' by Kelsea Ballerini
20. 'Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)' by Travis Tritt
Songs About Being Scared of Commitment #21 to 30
21. 'A Little Bit of You' by Luke Bryan
22. 'That Ain't My Truck' by Rhett Akins
23. 'I Should Have Been a Cowboy' by Toby Keith
24. 'I Can't Love You Back' by Easton Corbin
25. 'A Little Less Broken' by Tyler Farr
26. 'I'm Not Ready' by Miranda Lambert
27. 'If You're Gonna Go' by Riley Green
28. 'I'd Be Your Man' by Eric Church
29. 'I Can't Tell You' by Kenny Chesney
30. 'Rather Be Lonely' by Nate Smith
Country Songs About Hesitation in Love #31 to 40
31. 'Stay Away' by Florida Georgia Line
32. 'Don't Happen Twice' by Kenny Chesney
33. 'I'm a Ramblin' Man' by Waylon Jennings
34. 'The Way I Am' by Gary Allan
35. 'The Devil Don't Care' by Riley Green
36. 'I'm a Survivor' by Reba McEntire
37. 'Meant to Be' by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
38. 'Never Gonna Be' by Brett Young
39. 'I'm a Mess' by Hunter Hayes
40. 'I'm Only Me When I'm With You' by Taylor Swift
Country Songs About Fear of Losing Love #41 to 50
41. 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood
42. 'Blue Ain't Your Color' by Keith Urban
43. 'Stay a Little Longer' by Brothers Osborne
44. 'You Were Mine' by Lady Antebellum
45. 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It' by Martina McBride
46. 'I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow' by The Soggy Bottom Boys
47. 'Love Me Like a Man' by Bonnie Raitt
48. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert
49. 'I Drive Your Truck' by Lee Brice
50. 'The Dead Don't Die' by Sturgill Simpson
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