I Could Tell Ya
From Grace & Grit
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About the Song
A relaxed, coastal-leaning country track where the narrator answers the listener’s hypothetical troubles with a steady, grateful perspective. Over a laid-back groove, he contrasts life’s hardships with faith, loyalty, and waking up thankful—ending with “I could tell ya” as an inviting promise.
Song Details
- Album
- Grace & Grit
- Track
- 23
- Release Date
- September 18, 2026
- Runtime
- 03:05
- Genre
- Modern country
- Influences
- Country pop, Outlaw-leaning country (soft/modern)
- Mood
- This record is warm, laid-back, conversational, optimistic, and reflective.
- Themes
- Themes include contentment, gratitude, endurance, faith and spiritual steadiness, romantic loyalty, moving on from hardship, and small-town / everyday life.
- BPM
- 96
- Time Signature
- 4/4
Lyrics
If you ask me what it's like to have an ex-wife
I couldn't tell ya
Or what it's like to sleep under the city lights
I couldn't tell ya
How it feels to lose your faith somewhere all alone
I couldn't tell ya
Or spendin' every mornin' fightin' four-lane roads
I couldn't tell ya
Post-Hook
But if you wanna know what it's like
To wake up thankful every day
To love the same girl since the start
And still feel lucky that she stayed
Well... I could tell ya
Never set out tryin' to beat the odds
Just kept showin' up when the sun came up
One day rolled into another
Somehow all those little things added up
Never chased what everybody else chased
Never figured I was missin' much
Lookin' now at where we all landed
Wasn't me that was out of touch
If you ask me what it's like to have an ex-wife
I couldn't tell ya
Or what it's like to sleep under the city lights
I couldn't tell ya
How it feels to lose your faith somewhere all alone
I couldn't tell ya
Or spendin' every mornin' fightin' four-lane roads
I couldn't tell ya
Post-Hook
But if you wanna know what it's like
To wake up thankful every day
To love the same girl since the start
And still feel lucky that she stayed
Well... I could tell ya
Momma always said don't go chasin' storms
Most of 'em ain't worth the ride
So I quit wonderin' what I was missin'
Stuck with what was by my side
Truth is peace don't make much noise
It just sneaks on down the hall
Then one mornin' you look around
And realize you never needed more
I've had hard days, don't get me wrong
I've watched tears fall and nights run long
But every road that could've broke my soul
God was ridin' with me all along
So... let me tell ya...
Final Hook
If you ask me what it's like to have an ex-wife
I couldn't tell ya
Or what it's like to sleep under the city lights
I couldn't tell ya
How it feels to lose your faith somewhere all alone
I couldn't tell ya
Or spendin' every mornin' fightin' four-lane roads
I couldn't tell ya
Final Post-Hook
But if you wanna know what it's like
To wake up thankful every day
To love the same girl since the start
And still feel lucky that she stayed
Yeah... I could tell ya
I couldn't tell ya
Or what it's like to sleep under the city lights
I couldn't tell ya
How it feels to lose your faith somewhere all alone
I couldn't tell ya
Or spendin' every mornin' fightin' four-lane roads
I couldn't tell ya
Post-Hook
But if you wanna know what it's like
To wake up thankful every day
To love the same girl since the start
And still feel lucky that she stayed
Well... I could tell ya
Never set out tryin' to beat the odds
Just kept showin' up when the sun came up
One day rolled into another
Somehow all those little things added up
Never chased what everybody else chased
Never figured I was missin' much
Lookin' now at where we all landed
Wasn't me that was out of touch
If you ask me what it's like to have an ex-wife
I couldn't tell ya
Or what it's like to sleep under the city lights
I couldn't tell ya
How it feels to lose your faith somewhere all alone
I couldn't tell ya
Or spendin' every mornin' fightin' four-lane roads
I couldn't tell ya
Post-Hook
But if you wanna know what it's like
To wake up thankful every day
To love the same girl since the start
And still feel lucky that she stayed
Well... I could tell ya
Momma always said don't go chasin' storms
Most of 'em ain't worth the ride
So I quit wonderin' what I was missin'
Stuck with what was by my side
Truth is peace don't make much noise
It just sneaks on down the hall
Then one mornin' you look around
And realize you never needed more
I've had hard days, don't get me wrong
I've watched tears fall and nights run long
But every road that could've broke my soul
God was ridin' with me all along
So... let me tell ya...
Final Hook
If you ask me what it's like to have an ex-wife
I couldn't tell ya
Or what it's like to sleep under the city lights
I couldn't tell ya
How it feels to lose your faith somewhere all alone
I couldn't tell ya
Or spendin' every mornin' fightin' four-lane roads
I couldn't tell ya
Final Post-Hook
But if you wanna know what it's like
To wake up thankful every day
To love the same girl since the start
And still feel lucky that she stayed
Yeah... I could tell ya