50 Best Country Songs About Long Distance Relationships

Country Songs for Long Distance Love

There’s a specific weight that settles in when love is stretched thin by miles. It’s not heartbreak exactly, not full joy either, but a restless middle ground where calls drop and plans shift. You look at a packed bag, a half-empty gas tank, and suddenly a voice on the radio feels like it knows. That’s where these country tracks live. Some don’t spell it out in literal terms, but the way the lyrics ache still lands in the same space of missing someone who’s too far away.

The sound of steel guitar or a voice cracking on a chorus can turn a quiet drive into something heavier. These songs catch the longing that sneaks in late at night when distance starts to feel bigger than a map can measure. They aren’t polished movie scenes of lovers sprinting through airports. They’re closer to shaky FaceTime calls, tired highway exits, and the kind of silence that fills the air when words fail. The playlist sits in that raw tension without trying to fix it.

What makes these tracks hit harder is how they spill into different moods. Some lean wistful, others carry a strange kind of comfort, and a few sound more like letters never mailed. They sit right beside pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that try to capture the same ache, even if they don’t use the same twang. This mix of songs bends around the messiness of distance and sets the stage for the best country songs for long distance relationships.

1. 'I Will Always Love You' by Dolly Parton

2. 'Right Here Waiting' by Richard Marx

3. 'I Can't Make You Love Me' by Bonnie Raitt

4. 'Always on My Mind' by Willie Nelson

5. 'Need You Now' by Lady A

6. 'The Dance' by Garth Brooks

7. 'I Fall to Pieces' by Patsy Cline

8. 'Whiskey Lullaby' by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss

9. 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' by George Jones

10. 'Don't You Wanna Stay' by Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

11. 'Strawberry Wine' by Deana Carter

12. 'Travelin' Soldier' by The Chicks

13. 'Yours and Mine' by Kyle Park

14. 'Remind Me' by Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley

15. 'Forever and Ever, Amen' by Randy Travis

16. 'If I Didn't Love You' by Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

17. 'You Don't Know Me' by Ray Charles

18. 'Everywhere I'm Going' by Maddie & Tae

19. 'What Hurts the Most' by Rascal Flatts

20. 'I Miss My Friend' by Darryl Worley

21. 'God Gave Me You' by Blake Shelton

22. 'You Should Be Here' by Cole Swindell

23. 'Something In The Orange' by Zach Bryan

24. 'I'm Comin' Over' by Chris Young

25. 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift

26. 'In Case You Didn't Know' by Brett Young

27. 'Stay' by Sugarland

28. 'A Little Bit Stronger' by Sara Evans

29. 'Die a Happy Man' by Thomas Rhett

30. 'The Woman with You' by Kenny Chesney

41. 'You're Still the One' by Shania Twain

42. 'Blue Ain't Your Color' by Keith Urban

43. 'The Heart Won't Lie' by Reba McEntire & Vince Gill

44. 'If I Could Stop Loving You' by Nate Smith

45. 'She Ain't Me' by Sophia Scott

46. 'I Fall To Pieces' by Patsy Cline

47. 'Islands in the Stream' by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

48. 'Just to See You Smile' by Tim McGraw

49. 'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts

50. 'I Hope You're Happy Now' by Carly Pearce & Lee Brice