50 Best Country Songs About Slowing Down in Life
Best Country Slow Down Songs
There’s a certain point when the noise of daily life wears thin and you start reaching for something that eases the pace. It is not really silence you’re after but a sound that lets your shoulders drop for a while. Country music has always leaned into that feeling, trading speed for stillness, turning ordinary moments into a small reminder to take your time. Some tracks land right on the nose while others come from different corners of storytelling yet fall into that same mood once you hear them.
It might be a fiddle stretching out a phrase like a long breath or a singer dragging a line until it feels like the clock slowed too. Some of these songs were written with that message in mind, others fall into place by accident, echoing the same weight. You’ll find similar threads in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that circle this space, though country tends to wear it with a particular kind of grit. The mix can feel uneven at first, like you pulled songs from different drawers, but together they catch that restless need to step back for a moment.
Not everything here lines up neatly under one idea. Some tracks paint lazy afternoons while others hint at the push to escape burnout. A few titles never mention slowing down outright but the spirit still hangs in the sound and the pace of the lyrics. What ties them together is that shared lean toward breathing room, a playlist built for when you want time to stretch out. Here are the best country slow down songs.
Top 10 Slow Country Songs
1. 'Settle For A Slowdown' by Dierks Bentley
2. 'Simple Man' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. 'Simple' by Florida Georgia Line
4. 'Something More Than Free' by Jason Isbell
5. 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack
6. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert
7. 'Take It Slow' by Conner Smith
8. 'Buy a Boat' by Scotty McCreery
9. 'Take Your Time' by Sam Hunt
10. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
Country Songs About Simplifying Life #11 to 20
11. 'Strawberry Wine' by Deana Carter
12. 'Living' by Dierks Bentley
13. 'The Older I Get' by Alan Jackson
14. 'Time Marches On' by Tracy Lawrence
15. 'Bluebird' by Miranda Lambert
16. 'The Good Ones' by Gabby Barrett
17. 'You're Gonna Miss This' by Trace Adkins
18. 'My Town' by Montgomery Gentry
19. 'Small Town Boy' by Dustin Lynch
20. 'It's a Great Day to Be Alive' by Travis Tritt
Country Songs About Enjoying the Journey #21 to 30
21. 'Slow Down' by Brandon Stansell
22. 'To a T' by Ryan Hurd
23. 'Life is a Highway' by Rascal Flatts
24. 'Wide Open Spaces' by The Chicks
25. 'God's Country' by Blake Shelton
26. 'I Hold On' by Dierks Bentley
27. 'Dirt Road Anthem' by Jason Aldean
28. 'Back Home Again' by John Denver
29. 'Wagon Wheel' by Old Crow Medicine Show
30. 'Beer for My Horses' by Toby Keith and Willie Nelson
Country Songs About Taking Life Slow #31 to 40
31. 'I've Got a Rock & Roll Heart' by Eric Clapton
32. 'Gimme Three Steps' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
33. 'Slow Hand' by Conway Twitty
34. 'The Way I Am' by Merle Haggard
35. 'Cowpoke' by Colter Wall
36. 'Live Like You Were Dying' by Tim McGraw
37. 'Unanswered Prayers' by Garth Brooks
38. 'Something to Talk About' by Bonnie Raitt
39. 'Slow Down, Old World' by Willie Nelson
40. 'Be Alright' by Danny Gokey
Country Songs About a Slower Pace #41 to 50
41. 'Fast Cars and Freedom' by Rascal Flatts
42. 'Country Boy Can Survive' by Hank Williams Jr.
43. 'Back to Tennessee' by Josiah and the Bonnevilles
44. 'Harder Stuff' by Adam Hood
45. 'Simple Song' by Chris Stapleton
46. 'Just a Phase' by Jamie Wyatt
47. 'Old Red' by Blake Shelton
48. 'Keep Your Hands to Yourself' by The Georgia Satellites
49. 'Fishing in the Dark' by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
50. 'Hillbilly Bone' by Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
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