Nothing says “It’s a boy!” like this emotional list of country songs about becoming a parent to a son.
From the first time you see your little guy on the ultrasound screen to the day you pack up his car and send him off to college — and beyond! — a parent’s love for their baby boy is steadfast, enduring and unconditional. These songs encapsulate all the different stages of parenthood.
Chris Lane‘s contribution is about all the love, anticipation and anxiety that a parent feels before their first child is born. Travis Tritt and Brad Paisley are just two of the many country artists who have sung about what it’s like to look at your child, and see yourself — flaws and all — reflected back.
There’s even one special song on this list that started off as a mid-2000s country hit about being a dad to a little boy, and then got re-recorded in the 2020s as a duet between that same father and his son, now an adult.
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Flip through the list below to see country music’s most heartwarming songs about welcoming a baby boy into the family, and all the skinned knees, soccer trophies, sweet moments and low points that are part of raising a child.
No matter where you are in your parenting journey, there’s sure to be a song that will make you think of your own little (or not so little) boy.
20 Heartwarming Country Songs for the Birth of a Son
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