Ashley McBryde’s lyrics cut deep with truth, grit, and a storyteller’s soul. Whether she’s writing about heartbreak, hometowns, hard-earned lessons, or the fire that keeps you going, her songs are full of real-life poetry that sticks with you.
Here are 15 real Ashley McBryde song quotes—pulled straight from her albums like Girl Going Nowhere, Never Will, and Lindeville—that hit with heart, humor, and hard truth.
15 Ashley McBryde Song Quotes
- “Don’t waste your life behind that guitar—you might get gone before you get good.” (“Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Girl Going Nowhere, 2018)
- “I got a Bible, a bottle, and a little bit of hope left in me.” (“Bible and a .44,” Girl Going Nowhere, 2018)
- “A little messed up, but we’re all alright.” (“A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega,” Girl Going Nowhere, 2018)
- “You never know the hell someone’s going through.” (“American Scandal,” Girl Going Nowhere, 2018)
- “If you ever get tired of being somebody else, come find yourself in me.” (“El Dorado,” Never Will, 2020)
- “The only damn reason we go to church is to find a reason to drink.” (“One Night Standards,” Never Will, 2020)
- “I got a heartbreak band-aid, whiskey in the drawer.” (“Shut Up Sheila,” Never Will, 2020)
- “There’s a million wrong roads, but they all feel right at the time.” (“Voodoo Doll,” Never Will, 2020)
- “Some of us are just made to ride the storm out.” (“First Thing I Reach For,” Never Will, 2020)
- “If you can’t love me now, don’t love me when I’m gone.” (“Stone,” Never Will, 2020)
- “You can’t clean up a mess with a mess of your own.” (“Shut Up Sheila,” Never Will, 2020)
- “I’ve been a lot of things, but never a joke.” (“Vicious,” Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, 2022)
- “We’re the broken and the brave, the lost and the saved.” (“Bonfire at Tina’s,” Lindeville, 2022)
- “Some things are meant to burn, so light ‘em up and let ‘em go.” (“The Devil I Know,” The Devil I Know, 2023)
- “It’s hard to be a saint in a sinner’s town.” (“Light On in the Kitchen,” The Devil I Know, 2023)
Ashley McBryde’s lyrics feel like they were written at a barstool, a church pew, and a back porch—sometimes all at once.
Which line hit home for you? Share your favorite in the comments and let her truth ring out.
Emma Thompson
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