50 Best Country Songs About Psycho Girls

Country Songs Featuring Unhinged Love Stories

There’s a certain type of track that taps into the wild streak of country storytelling. Not the sweet kind of romance or the heartbreak we expect, but the messy, fiery, half-dangerous tales that make you glance at the speaker and wonder if you should laugh or keep the truck running. These songs carry that heat, the side of love that’s part magnetic pull and part warning sign. They lean into the chaos without smoothing it over, the same way pop, rock, country, and R&B songs often circle the edge of obsession without calling it by name.

The energy isn’t tidy. Some of these tracks circle around jealousy with a grin, others let rage spill in the open, and a few twist the knife with humor. They don’t all take the topic literally, but they still land in the same headspace where love gets tangled up with impulse and danger. Country has always thrived on storytelling, and when the characters go a little off the rails, it makes for songs that feel more alive than clean-cut ballads ever could.

These aren’t tracks for background listening. They grab at you, sometimes with a hook that sounds playful until you catch the bite underneath, sometimes with a vocal that feels like someone pacing the floor at 3 a.m. They capture the stormy edges of romance in ways that stick with you long after the last note, and that’s exactly why they stand out. Here are the best country songs featuring psycho girls.

1. 'Gunpowder & Lead' by Miranda Lambert

2. 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood

3. 'Goodbye Earl' by The Chicks

4. 'Kerosene' by Miranda Lambert

5. 'Two Black Cadillacs' by Carrie Underwood

6. 'I Hope' by Gabby Barrett

7. 'Picture to Burn' by Taylor Swift

8. 'Church Bells' by Carrie Underwood

9. 'White Liar' by Miranda Lambert

10. 'Tornado' by Little Big Town

11. 'Blame It On Your Heart' by Patty Loveless

12. 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' by Miranda Lambert

13. 'The Thunder Rolls' by Garth Brooks

14. 'Independence Day' by Martina McBride

15. 'You Ain't Woman Enough' by Loretta Lynn

16. 'The Fool' by Lee Ann Womack

17. 'Miss Me More' by Kelsea Ballerini

18. 'Trailer for Rent' by Pistol Annies

19. 'Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?' by Shania Twain

20. 'Fist City' by Loretta Lynn

21. 'Tattoo on a Car' by The Swon Brothers

22. 'Better Than Revenge' by Taylor Swift

23. 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia' by Reba McEntire

24. 'Trouble with a Heartbreak' by Jason Aldean

25. 'Here for the Party' by Gretchen Wilson

26. 'I Don't Have to Be Me ('Til Monday)' by Gretchen Wilson

27. 'Stay Away from My Man' by Billy Currington

28. 'A Woman's Rant' by Candi Carpenter

29. 'Goodbye' by The Highwaymen

30. 'On a Good Day' by Blake Shelton

31. 'I'd Rather Be With You' by Josh Turner

32. 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World' by James Brown

33. 'Something Bad' by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood

34. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band

35. 'The Devil I Know' by Ashley McBryde

36. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert

37. 'Little Red Wagon' by Miranda Lambert

38. 'The Little Things' by The Zac Brown Band

39. 'This Kiss' by Faith Hill

40. 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton

41. 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim' by Jim Croce

42. 'Mama's Broken Heart' by Miranda Lambert

43. 'White Horse' by Taylor Swift

44. 'You'll Think of Me' by Jason Isbell

45. 'Girl in a Country Song' by Maddie & Tae

46. 'Whiskey and You' by Chris Stapleton

47. 'Tequila' by Dan + Shay

48. 'The Bed You Made' by The Avett Brothers

49. 'Girl Crush' by Little Big Town

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