50 Best Country Songs About Slowing Down
Best Country Tracks for Taking Life Slow
There’s a certain mood that hits when you finally decide to step off the gas. Not in the car, but in your head. That restless pacing eases up, and instead of filling the silence, the quiet actually feels like something worth keeping. Country songs carry that feeling better than most because they don’t rush to tie everything together. They linger on long roads, empty porches, or the stretch of a lazy afternoon when nothing urgent needs fixing. Some of the best ones weren’t even written with slowing down in mind, yet the mood slips right into place.
Not every track in this lane is a lullaby or a ballad. Some lean into easy humor, some into nostalgia, and a few into that worn-out kind of wisdom that sounds better with a steel guitar behind it. The lines between pop, rock, country, and R&B songs blur here because slowing down isn’t tied to a single sound. It’s a headspace, and sometimes the least obvious tunes end up fitting the moment better than the ones that try too hard. A verse about small towns or a chorus about late nights can suddenly turn into a reminder to stop moving so fast.
There’s no single way these songs land. For some, it’s the pull of familiar voices that make you ease into the pause, and for others, it’s the groove that refuses to sprint forward. A little messy, a little uneven, but all circling the same core. Here are the best country songs for slowing down.
Top 10 Slow Down Country Songs
1. 'Slow Down' by Gone West
2. 'My Town' by Montgomery Gentry
3. 'Slow Rollin'' by Dallas Smith
4. 'Take It Easy' by Eagles
5. 'Slow Down Summer' by Thomas Rhett
6. 'Don't Blink' by Kenny Chesney
7. 'Live Like You Were Dying' by Tim McGraw
8. 'Take It Slow' by Conner Smith
9. 'Simple Man' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
10. 'Slow Down' by Zach John King
Country Songs About Living Simply #11 to 20
11. 'Small Town Story' by The Country Journal
12. 'Simple Life' by Ricky Skaggs
13. 'Better Together' by The Country Journal
14. 'The Good Life' by OneRepublic
15. 'The Joke' by Brandi Carlile
16. 'I Need You Now' by Lady A
17. 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline
18. 'Live in the Moment' by Portugal. The Man
19. 'Angel From Montgomery' by John Prine
20. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
Songs for a Simple and Peaceful Life #21 to 30
21. 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' by George Jones
22. 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton
23. 'Amarillo by Morning' by George Strait
24. 'Forever and Ever, Amen' by Randy Travis
25. 'Wagon Wheel' by Old Crow Medicine Show
26. 'Tennessee Whiskey' by Chris Stapleton
27. 'I Walk the Line' by Johnny Cash
28. 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash
29. 'Friends in Low Places' by Garth Brooks
30. 'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers
Songs About Appreciating the Little Things #31 to 40
31. 'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts
32. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
33. 'Where I Come From' by Alan Jackson
34. 'I'm Gonna Miss Her' by Brad Paisley
35. 'God Gave Me You' by Blake Shelton
36. 'Austin' by Blake Shelton
37. 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line
38. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert
39. 'Redneck Yacht Club' by Craig Morgan
40. 'Humble and Kind' by Tim McGraw
Country Music to Help You Relax #41 to 50
41. 'Summertime' by Kenny Chesney
42. 'Chasin' That Neon Rainbow' by Alan Jackson
43. 'Fishing in the Dark' by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
44. 'Sold' by John Michael Montgomery
45. 'Chattahoochee' by Alan Jackson
46. 'As Good as I Once Was' by Toby Keith
47. 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' by Toby Keith
48. 'I Loved Her First' by Heartland
49. 'Remember When' by Alan Jackson
50. 'Blue Ain't Your Color' by Keith Urban
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