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Exclusive New Brantley Gilbert Song Lyrics

FTM has exclusively obtained the lyrics to one of the songs

on Brantley Gilbert's untitled forthcoming album!

Punch You in the Face

©2013 Brantley Gilbert, Dallas Davidson, Colt Ford*

Hey there city boy drivin' that Prius car

Do you know where in the hell you are

This here's the country, the boondocks son

If I's you, I'd turn around and run

You look pretty cute in those little Tom's shoes

And your hundred dollar slicked-back hair-do

Tryin' to hit on my woman, man that ain't cool

Guess what's about about to happen fool…

Gonna punch you in the face

Leave blood and bruises all over your skin

Gonna punch you in the face

Don't let me catch you round here again

Hey there college boy, from that university

You best not talk that way to me

Using big words I don't understand

Is a good way to end up beat down, man

You sound pretty slick with that stuff you learned

Physics and math, man I don't give a durn

Tryin' to hit on my woman with some poetry

Well, here's a few lines to you from me

Gonna punch you in the face

Don't tell nobody you wasn't warned

Gonna punch you in the face

Get your pansy ass back up to the dorm

Bridge (Colt Ford)

Watch your ass in my neck of the woods

If you ain't as country as this

Gonna see if your face can tolerate

Brass knuckles and two fists

Gonna punch you in the face

Leave blood and bruises all over your skin

Gonna punch you in the face

Don't let me catch you round here again

*not actually written by

How They Picked CMA Nominations This Year

Little Known Facts: September '13

Whitey Morgan's beard is two years older than Whitey.

Jake Owen's severed finger tip recently sold on eBay for $7.

Tyler Farr had to leave his hometown of Garden City, Missouri over

fear of being Baker-acted by local mental health officials.

When asked what his biggest accomplishment since moving to Nashville was,

Justin Moore replied "Using the big boy potty."

When he returns home covered in glitter, Luke Bryan's wife wishes he had been at a gentlemen's club.

No buffalos were harmed during the recording of Buffalo Gospel's album

We Can Be Horses but three bison were castrated.

Devil John Moonshine recently selected Shooter Jennings as their spokesperson

because Davis Daniel was too busy with his music career.

The Snuffleupagus costume was recently stolen from the set of Sesame Street

forcing Colt Ford to play the part of Snuffy for three episodes.

When asked about the lasting effects of her ended relationship with

Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer said, "Its nothing a little cream won't clear up."

A high amount of sun exposure is harmful to your body and can alter brain function.

Example 1: Kenny Chesney.

Farcethemusic.com creator Trailer started the site after

visiting tasteofcountry.com and realizing he couldn't do worse.

Jackson Taylor's band The Sinners are all former members of 98 Degrees.

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By Jeremy Harris

Album Review: Drew Kennedy - Wide Listener

Wide Listener is Drew Kennedy's most accomplished and satisfying album yet. Drew's already excellent songwriting is augmented this time around by co-writes from such luminaries as Lori McKenna, Josh Grider and well-known sportswriter, Wright Thompson (!?). Of course there's also Kennedy's uniquely expressive vocals (which are stronger than ever) to draw you in. 

"Good Carpentry" is a thinking man's "my woman done left me" ballad, somehow successfully equating solid craftsmanship with the memory of a lost lover. On paper (blog), it doesn't sound like it would work, but Drew makes the metaphor go over smooth as caramel on cheesecake.

"Hello Goodbye" and "Jackson Square" are probably the two cuts with the best shots at (Americana) airplay, blending immediate hooks with soulful undercurrents. They take me back to a time (late 90s) when earnest singer-songwriters with folk leanings were played alongside alt-rockers, pop-punkers and boy bands on Top 40 stations.

Those nostalgic feelings are deftly pulled along by the thread of traveling and things/places/people left behind that Kennedy weaves through the album. Not that it's all wistful; on "Love on the Highway," the trip isn't taken alone.

"The Poet at 33" closes Wide Listener with an introspective but welcoming look into the creative soul. It easily foregoes the usual yawns induced by songs of this ilk with honest lyrics and a melody that will stick with you long after the album is over.

Wide Listener is the sound of a man who's found the sweet spot - where creativity, passion and talent all overlay each other on the venn diagram. Drew Kennedy may never be the best known singer-songwriters in the world, but with albums like this, we can rest assured he'll always be known as one of the best.

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Wide Listener is available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, Drew's site and Lone Star Music.