TEN COUNTRY SONGS THAT INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE

Country music is full of great songs that motivate and inspire those who listen to what it's trying to say. We thought we'd put together a list of 10 country music songs that inspire and motivate us. Feel free to leave comments with your own! What songs give you that will to keep going, that extra nudge when you need it? Maybe the song that helps you will help someone else so please share.

10.) "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" - Travis Tritt

       "And it's a great day to be alive

        I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes

        There's some hard times in the neighborhood

        But why can't everyday be just this good?"

9.) "If You're Going Through Hell" - Rodney Atkins

"If you're goin' through hell keep on going

 Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it

 You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

 When you're goin' through hell keep on movin'

 Face that fire walk right through it

 You might get out before the devil even knows you're there"

8.) "Love is Stronger" - Jason Crabb

"You kept faith when you didn't have a prayer 

 Found hope when it wasn't even there 

 Up against the impossible you just wouldn't back down

 You kept fighting. 

 That heavy cross you carried 

 Ain't weighin' you down any longer

 Life is tough, but love is stronger. "

7.) "Did I Make a Difference?" - The Oak Ridge Boys

"Did I make a difference in somebody’s life?

  What hurts did I heal?What wrongs did I right?

 Did I raise my voice in defence of the truth?

 Did I lend my hand to the destitute?

 When my race is run, when my song is sung,

 Will I have to wonder

 Did I make a difference?"

6.) "If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go" - Steve Holy (also cut by Dallas Smith)

"If you wanna go back, if you wanna move on

 If you wanna get lost, if you wanna go home

 If there's a will then there's a way to get there

 If you wanna stay close, if you wanna go far

 Go on ahead and follow your heart

 One thing I know is we're all going somewhere."

5.) "Ordinary Angels" - Tate Stevens (Also cut by Karyn Williams)

"When the mountain that you're climbing seems so tall

 And the battle that you're fighting makes you feel so all alone,

 It doesn't mean you're on your own.

 Cause when you need it most,

 The world is full of ordinary angels."

4.) "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack

"I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,

 Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,

 Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance, 

 And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance. 

 Dance....I hope you dance."

3.) "Stand" - Rascal Flatts

"'Cause when push comes to shove

 You taste what you're made of

 You might bend, 'til you break

 'Cause it's all you can take

 On your knees you look up

 Decide you've had enough

 You get mad, you get strong

 Wipe your hands, shake it off

 Then you stand,

 Then you stand"

2.) "Wine Into Water" - T. Graham Brown

"Tonight, I'm as low as any man can go

 I'm down and I can't fall much farther

 And once upon a time, You turned the water into wine

 And now, on my knees, I'm turning to You, Father

 Could You help me turn the wine back into water?"

1.) "Believe" - Brooks and Dunn

"I raise my hands, bow my head

I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red

They tell me that there's more to life than just what i can see

I can't quote the book

The chapter or the verse

You can't tell me it all ends

In a slow ride in a hearse

You know I'm more and more convinced

The longer that i live

Yeah, this can't be, no this can't be

No, this can't be all there is."