Country music superstar Kenny Chesney instantly knew that “Get Along” was the perfect song to record during these turbulent times when he first heard it. With a buoyant melody and lyrics that remind people to enjoy their lives, his new single embodies everything the Tennessean stands for. The track is also his first released through for Warner Bros. Nashville/Blue Chair Records since splitting with longtime label Sony Music Nashville.
In its first week, “Get Along” saw two million unique on-demand streams, as well as topping Billboard’s Top Country Digital Chart. That debut sees him in the company of Jason Aldean’s “You Make It Easy,” Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty,” Kane Brown’s “Heaven,” and Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good.”
“In every conversation I find myself in, some part of the sentiment of this song just keeps coming up,” Chesney says of the song. “Everyone, no matter what they believe, is tired of the angriness and divisiveness that’s just out there… It seems like getting along is brain surgery, something beyond normal people, but it’s not.
“So no matter what you believe, no matter what you think, at the end of the day, people just want harmony, friendship, joy. This song is the best reminder of how simple this is that I’ve heard in years.”
As the entertainer prepares to kick off his Trip Around the Sun Tour on Saturday, April 21, in Tampa, it doesn’t get much better. In addition to the streaming and sales numbers, “Get Along” is sitting at #18 on Billboard and #26 on Mediabase’s chart – and the song is not slowing down.
“Sometimes you hit a nerve,” Chesney says. “I never think I’m the only one feeling something, whether it’s the crush of the news or the growing anger that pits people against each other. I don’t know where it comes from, but sometimes I think if you’ll just show people what’s happening, something they may miss from being so churned up, they might just exhale and find some peace.”
Enjoy listening to “Get Along” below!
“Get Along” Lyrics
A man wearin’ a t-shirt, says “Virginia is for lovers”
Had a Bible in his left hand and a bottle in the other
He says “All you’re really given is the sunshine and your name”
We both started laughin’ when the sky started to rain
Get along, on down the road
We’ve got a long long way to go
Scared to live, scared to die
We ain’t perfect but we try
Get along while we can
Always give love the upper hand
Paint a wall, learn to dance
Call your mom, buy a boat
Drink a beer, sing a song
Make a friend, can’t we all get along
Saw a model on a billboard, 1-800 get to know me
Wondered was she photoshopped, or were her eyes really that lonely?
Did she leave her hometown thinkin’ she’d end up in L.A.?
Did she break down in the desert and get stuck beside the highway?
Get along, on down the road
We’ve got a long long way to go
Scared to live, scared to die
We ain’t perfect but we try
Get along while we can
Always give love the upper hand
Paint a wall, learn to dance
Call your mom, buy a boat
Drink a beer, sing a song
Make a friend, can’t we all get along
We find out when you die the keys to heaven can’t be bought
We still don’t know what love is but we sure know what it’s not
Sometimes you got to
Get along, on down the road
We’ve got a long long way to go
Scared to live, scared to die
We ain’t perfect but we try
Get along while we can
Always give love the upper hand
Paint a wall, learn to dance
Call your mom, buy a boat
Drink a beer, sing a song
Make a friend, can’t we all get along
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