Videos by American Songwriter 4 of the Best Country Songs About Getting Older 1. “Growin’ Up and Getting Old” (Luke Combs) Sometimes it can be hard to accept that you’re growing up.

The Top 20 Country Songs About Getting Old, Ranked Some light-hearted tunes poke fun at Father Time. Other ballads are downright sad and depressing.

Most country songs about fishing are male-centric. It’s always the guy who’s casting lines. In this tale, however, it’s the girls who are focusing on reeling something in.

Urban said, “It’s one of the greatest songs ever written in country music. What an amazing concept for a song.” The song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman and released in 1980.

The 100 songs ranked below were voted on by the Billboard editorial staff. A few caveats: We could have easily gone way longer, as there is no shortage of memorable songs in the country canon, and ...