50 Best Country Songs About Sleep and Dreams

Best Country Sleep and Dream Songs

There’s something strange about songs tied to sleep. They never land in one mood. Some lean toward calm like a lullaby, while others slip into that dreamy fog where thoughts wander sideways and the night feels longer than it should. Country music handles this space in a way that doesn’t flatten it into background noise. Instead, the lyrics hang in the air, tired and restless at the same time, carrying the same odd mix you find in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that also circle around late nights. Some of these tracks aren’t literally centered on sleep, but they lean into the theme enough to belong here.

Not all dream songs are soothing. Some drift heavy, closer to worn-out confessions whispered at 2 a.m. You hear singers using the night as a backdrop for regrets, missed chances, or a story that unravels in half-light. Even the calmer tracks tend to keep an edge, where the peace is temporary and the morning could scatter it quick. The charm comes from that uneven balance—comfort with a shadow tucked under it. Country singers rarely pretend the night solves anything, which is why these songs stay stuck in your head.

Think less about sleep as a neat closing of the day and more like a pause where things get blurry. Dreams fold into longing, quiet gets heavy, and music fills the gap. These songs tap into that loose space without overexplaining it. Here are the best country songs on sleep and dreams.

1. 'I Never Lie' by Zach Top

2. 'Dreams' by Ian Munsick

3. 'Lullaby' by The Chicks

4. 'Dreamin' My Dreams' by Waylon Jennings

5. 'Losing Sleep' by Chris Young

6. 'Sleep Without You' by Brett Young

7. 'In Dreams' by Roy Orbison

8. 'I'll See You in My Dreams' by Giant

9. 'Livin' the Dream' by Morgan Wallen

10. 'Chasin' That Neon Rainbow' by Alan Jackson

11. 'Dream You Never Had' by Morgan Evans

12. 'Dreaming Again' by Colby T. Helms

13. 'I Got Dreams' by Steve Wariner

14. 'Don't Close Your Eyes' by Keith Whitley

15. 'The Impossible Dream' by Andy Williams

16. 'Til You Can't' by Cody Johnson

17. 'I Was Only Dreamin'' by Bryan Adams

18. 'I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams' by Conway Twitty

19. 'I Can Dream' by Stacy Dean Campbell

20. 'I Have a Dream' by Christy Lane

21. 'A Simple Song' by Alan Jackson

22. 'Dreams of the Everyday Housewife' by Glen Campbell

23. 'Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)' by The Chicks

24. 'Bedtime Story' by Tammy Wynette

25. 'Just a Dream' by Carrie Underwood

26. 'I'll Waltz With You in My Dreams' by Cowboy Copas

27. 'Night Like This' by The Allman Betts Band

28. 'A Million Dreams' by P!nk

29. 'I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open' by George Jones

30. 'Don't Wake Me Up' by The Mavericks

31. 'I Could Never Dream the Way You Feel' by T. G. Sheppard

32. 'A Thousand Dreams' by The Chicks

33. 'Dreamscapes' by The 3rd and the Mortal

34. 'In My Dreams' by Rick Trevino

35. 'The Sound of a Million Dreams' by David Nail

36. 'The Best Dream' by Travis Meadows

37. 'Lullaby' by Jack Ingram

38. 'Chasin' Dreams' by Cody Webb

39. 'My Crazy Dream' by Waylon Jennings

40. 'Best of Intentions' by Travis Tritt

41. 'Don't Sleep in the Subway' by Petula Clark

42. 'Sleepwalk' by Santo & Johnny

43. 'Don't Wake Me Up' by The Allman Brothers Band

44. 'I Could Use a Dream' by Alice Faye and Tony Martin

45. 'I Sleep Like a Baby' by Zach Top

46. 'How Do You Sleep At Night' by Cody Johnson

47. 'Sleepy Eyes' by George Jones

48. 'Just Let Me Sleep' by Tim McGraw

49. 'Two Sparrows in a Hurricane' by Tanya Tucker

50. 'I'm On My Way to Heaven' by The Stanley Brothers