50 Best Country Songs About One More Day With You

Best Country Songs That Capture One More Day Together

There’s a strange kind of ache that comes with wanting one more day. Not the big cinematic moment, but the small stuff—sitting across from someone at a diner booth, a last drive home that runs longer than it should, a laugh that hangs in the air before things turn quiet. Country music hits that feeling in ways that other genres try to, like pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that orbit the same longing. Some of these tracks lean heavy into heartbreak, others sound almost calm, like holding on without admitting why. They don’t all spell out that craving outright, but the energy fits.

Think about how time bends when you know something is slipping. A night stretches thin, a minute feels sharper, a song plays louder than it ever has. These country tracks sit in that space, not rushing to wrap it up or pretend it feels fine. They can be tender, they can sting, but they hold that restless mood where one more day feels like a bargain you’d take even knowing it will break you later.

Not every pick in this set literally circles around the idea of one more day, but the thread runs through them in ways that make sense once you’re inside the song. Some lean on memories, some drift toward regrets, and others hover on the edge of staying. Here are the best country songs that carry that need for one more day with someone.

1. 'One More Day' by Diamond Rio

2. 'If I Die Young' by The Band Perry

3. 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' by Garth Brooks

4. 'You Should Be Here' by Cole Swindell

5. 'Go Rest High on That Mountain' by Vince Gill

6. 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack

7. 'I'm Already There' by Lonestar

8. 'Live Like You Were Dying' by Tim McGraw

9. 'Holes in the Floor of Heaven' by Steve Wariner

10. 'The Dance' by Garth Brooks

11. 'Die a Happy Man' by Thomas Rhett

12. 'When I Get Where I'm Going' by Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton

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

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

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

16. 'The Keeper of the Stars' by Tracy Byrd

17. 'You Were Always on My Mind' by Willie Nelson

18. 'I Cross My Heart' by George Strait

19. 'He Didn't Have to Be' by Brad Paisley

20. 'I Drive Your Truck' by Lee Brice

21. 'Don't Blink' by Kenny Chesney

22. 'Just a Closer Walk With Thee' by Patsy Cline

23. 'If I Had Only Known' by Reba McEntire

24. 'Drink a Beer' by Luke Bryan

25. 'Drowning' by Chris Young

26. 'Three Wooden Crosses' by Randy Travis

27. 'If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away' by Justin Moore

28. 'Whiskey Lullaby' by Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss

29. 'Sissy's Song' by Alan Jackson

30. 'Who You'd Be Today' by Kenny Chesney

31. 'I Miss My Friend' by Darryl Worley

32. 'Wish You Were Here' by Mark Wills

33. 'Where've You Been' by Kathy Mattea

34. 'The Long Black Veil' by Lefty Frizzell

35. 'Give Me One More Shot' by Jon Pardi

36. 'One Day at a Time' by Bill Anderson

37. 'Every Little Kiss' by Bruce Hornsby and The Range

38. 'The Long Goodbye' by Brooks & Dunn

39. 'If You're Reading This' by Tim McGraw

40. 'The Best Day' by George Strait

41. 'Don't You Wanna Stay' by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson

42. 'Amazed' by Lonestar

43. 'Like I'll Never Love You Again' by Carrie Underwood

44. 'God Gave Me You' by Blake Shelton

45. 'From the Ground Up' by Dan + Shay

46. 'I Need You' by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

47. 'When I Said I Do' by Clint Black

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

49. 'Breathe' by Faith Hill

50. 'I Swear' by John Michael Montgomery