50 Best Country Songs About Guys Being Jerks
Country tracks calling out the worst kind of guy behavior
There’s a certain energy when a song cuts right through the charm and swagger and points at the guy who made everyone roll their eyes. The one with the fake apologies, the wandering attention, the knack for turning every night into a headache. Country has a long history of airing out those moments, sometimes with sharp humor, sometimes with a sting that lingers. You hear it in the grit of the vocals, in the way a fiddle or steel guitar feels like it’s nodding along with the side-eye. These tracks don’t try to smooth things over. They hold the spotlight steady and let the truth get uncomfortable.
It’s not always bitter. Sometimes the fun comes in how clever the put-down lands. Other times, it’s a slow-burn story that lets you picture the late-night argument or the smirk that started it all. There’s a kinship in these songs with pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that tap into the same territory, where the point isn’t forgiveness but calling it exactly how it went down. The beats might shuffle or sway, but underneath is that same pulse of frustration turned into something worth singing loud.
These aren’t tracks for quiet reflection. They’re the ones you hear in a bar when the crowd leans in for the chorus or the ones you throw on during a long drive with the windows down, half-laughing, half-gritting your teeth. They lean into the mess, the pettiness, the satisfaction of naming what happened without softening the edges. Here are the best country songs that nail the feeling of guys being jerks.
Top 10 Country Songs About Jerk Men
1. 'Before He Cheats'—Carrie Underwood
2. 'Goodbye Earl'—The Chicks
3. 'Kerosene'—Miranda Lambert
4. 'Gunpowder & Lead'—Miranda Lambert
5. 'I Hope'—Gabby Barrett
6. 'You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)'—Loretta Lynn
7. 'Tights On My Boat'—The Chicks
8. 'Whiskey Lullaby'—Brad Paisley featuring Alison Krauss
9. 'White Liar'—Miranda Lambert
10. 'You'll Think of Me'—Keith Urban
Country Songs About Toxic Men #11—20
11. 'Gaslighter'—The Chicks
12. 'What Hurts The Most'—Rascal Flatts
13. 'Blown Away'—Carrie Underwood
14. 'He'll Have to Go'—Jim Reeves
15. 'Need You Now'—Lady A
16. 'The Thunder Rolls'—Garth Brooks
17. 'You Never Even Call Me by My Name'—David Allan Coe
18. 'I Fall to Pieces'—Patsy Cline
19. 'Love, Me'—Collin Raye
20. 'The Grand Tour'—George Jones
Country Songs About Betrayal #21—30
21. 'She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)'—Gary Stewart
22. 'Whoever's in New England'—Reba McEntire
23. 'Stay'—Sugarland
24. 'Crazy'—Patsy Cline
25. 'Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)'—Travis Tritt
26. 'I'd Rather Have What Was Left'—The Chicks
27. 'You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly'—Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
28. 'A Woman Knows'—Kenny Chesney
29. 'I Can't Stop Loving You'—Don Gibson
30. 'Your Cheatin' Heart'—Hank Williams
Songs About Men Who Are Unfaithful #31—40
31. 'Jolene'—Dolly Parton
32. 'Silver Threads and Golden Needles'—Linda Ronstadt
33. 'You Lie'—The Chicks
34. 'The Pill'—Loretta Lynn
35. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'—The Charlie Daniels Band
36. 'Picture to Burn'—Taylor Swift
37. 'Should've Said No'—Taylor Swift
38. 'Mama's Broken Heart'—Miranda Lambert
39. 'Two Black Cadillacs'—Carrie Underwood
40. 'Bad Case of the Blues'—Linda Martell
Breakup Songs About Jerks #41—50
41. 'You Don't Have to Go'—Johnny Cash
42. 'The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)'—Shania Twain
43. 'Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?'—Shania Twain
44. 'You're the Only One'—Dolly Parton
45. 'Keep It to Yourself'—Kacey Musgraves
46. 'I'm Not the Woman You Think I Am'—LeAnn Rimes
47. 'Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger'—Charley Pride
48. 'The Cowboy Rides Away'—George Strait
49. 'Mercy'—Brett Young
50. 'I Hope You Dance'—Lee Ann Womack
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