50 Best Country Songs About Young Love

Country Songs That Capture the Rush of Young Love

There’s a certain rush that comes with young love, the kind that feels too big for the moment you’re in. It’s late nights parked under buzzing streetlights, or sitting on a tailgate with someone who makes time blur. The right song can pull that feeling out of your chest and spin it into something louder than you can say out loud. Country music thrives here, but so do plenty of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that circle around the same messy thrill. Some tracks weren’t written with this exact story in mind, but they still land like they were made for it.

It’s never all sunshine. The high of a summer fling fades fast when you realize you don’t know what comes next. Love at that age can be dramatic in the smallest ways, like staring at your phone too long or driving past a place that feels haunted now. Certain songs know how to sit with that unease without polishing it into something neat. They live in the sharp edge between sweetness and heartbreak, catching the chaos of being young and completely tangled up in someone else.

These tracks don’t try to explain anything. They pulse with excitement, ache with confusion, and sometimes burn out in a single chorus. Each one captures a different corner of that head-spinning rush, loud enough to take you back to the nights you swore would last forever. Here are the best country songs that capture young love in all its messy, unforgettable forms.

1. 'She's in Love with the Boy' by Trisha Yearwood

2. 'Check Yes or No' by George Strait

3. 'Strawberry Wine' by Deana Carter

4. 'Young Love' by The Judds

5. 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift

6. 'The Good Ones' by Gabby Barrett

7. 'I Cross My Heart' by George Strait

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

9. 'Beautiful Crazy' by Luke Combs

10. 'You Look Like You Love Me' by Ella Langley featuring Riley Green

11. 'Just a Kiss' by Lady A

12. 'Butterflies' by Kacey Musgraves

13. 'Yours' by Russell Dickerson

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

15. 'Forever After All' by Luke Combs

16. 'Young Love' by Kip Moore

17. 'Die a Happy Man' by Thomas Rhett

18. 'Speechless' by Dan + Shay

19. 'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts

20. 'I'm Gonna Love You' by Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood

21. 'Nothin' Like You' by Dan + Shay

22. 'Better Together' by Luke Combs

23. 'God Gave Me You' by Blake Shelton

24. 'Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'' by Charley Pride

25. 'Breathe' by Faith Hill

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

27. 'Amazed' by Lonestar

28. 'It's Your Love' by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

29. 'I Love You' by Martina McBride

30. 'The Bones' by Maren Morris

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

32. 'Your Man' by Josh Turner

33. 'How Do I Live' by LeAnn Rimes

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

35. 'Hey Pretty Girl' by Kip Moore

36. 'First Love Song' by Luke Bryan

37. 'American Country Love Song' by Jake Owen

38. 'The Kind of Love We Make' by Luke Combs

39. 'Need You Now' by Lady A

40. 'I Don't Dance' by Lee Brice

41. 'Somebody's Got Me' by Mitchell Tenpenny

42. 'The Rest of Our Life' by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

43. 'This Kiss' by Faith Hill

44. 'Whiskey Lullaby' by Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss

45. 'I Found You' by Nate Smith

46. 'Remember When' by Alan Jackson

47. 'The Painter' by Cody Johnson

48. 'I Swear' by John Michael Montgomery

49. 'My Best Friend' by Tim McGraw

50. 'I Can Love You Like That' by John Michael Montgomery