3 of the Best Bits of Relationship Advice Found in Lainey Wilson Songs

We can learn a thing or two from Lainey Wilson. She sprinkles in tidbits of relationship advice in her hits, making them both fun to listen to and learning experiences. Below, find three lines from Wilson songs that we could all stand to take to heart.

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3 of the Best Bits of Relationship Advice Found in Lainey Wilson Songs

1. How to know when it’s love / How to stay when it’s tough / How to know you’re messin’ up a good thing / And how to fix it ‘fore it’s too late (“Things a Man Oughta Know”)

Sometimes love isn’t easy. Relationships take work. That’s a fact Wilson knows all too well. She says as much in “Things a Man Oughta Know.” The crux of this song is Wilson chiding a former partner for giving up in the face of hard times. While listing off what she knows about making love last, she’s inadvertently wagging her finger at her ex. As listeners, we can keep Wilson’s valuable advice in mind.

2. I thought that high would last forever / But that ain’t what it does / Maybe we were drunk in love (“Watermelon Moonshine”)

You can’t confuse lust for love. Though the main function of Wilson’s “Watermelon Moonshine” isn’t for it to be a cautionary tale, there is a line in the bridge that is as good a warning as any: I thought that high would last forever / But that ain’t what it does. We all hope to feel that spark, but if it doesn’t turn into a steady fire eventually, it runs the risk of burning out.

3. Hey, atta girl, you thought it through / And what you did is hard to do / I bet you’re thinking ’bout some things that you shouldn’t / Just remember now and then that you’re looking / At a girl who’s got a damn good heart (“Atta Girl”)

Not every valuable relationship has to be a romantic one. Our relationships with ourselves are just as important. Wilson fosters that relationship in “Atta Girl.” In the lyrics above, Wilson dusts herself off after a bad breakup. She gives herself a mantra of sorts with these lines. It’s a mantra we all could use from time to time.

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