Hayes discloses "17 Year Old Problems"
This is Hayes' first new music this year.
Lyrics include:
How in the world were we
Supposed to memorize our fake ids
I thought your dad was gonna kick my ass
When we missed your curfew
By a song and a half he was so damn mad
Mr. Lester's class
Ain't got a clue how but somehow I passed
Friday night light butterflies until gametime
Trying not to trip when we ran through that sign
It was 1999
Now I'm supposed to know how to smile without a drink
We got broken dreams and bills to pay that I can't
All we buried then were dogs now I'm burying my dad
I want my 17 year old problems back
Yeah I want my 17 year old problems back
A native of Mobile, Ala., Hayes had a smash hit "Fancy Like" in 2021. His latest releases include his 2023 follow-up "New Money" and 2024 EP "Sober Thoughts."
More news for Walker Hayes
- 08/22/25: Hayes plans acoustic tour
- 03/17/23: Hayes goes introspective on two songs out today
- 12/12/22: Hayes headlines Duck Buck Tour
- 07/15/22: Hayes lives the "Y'all Life"
- 04/25/22: Hayes sets fall headline shows
- 01/31/22: Hayes turns it up at football game
- 11/05/21: Hayes announces tour
- 10/07/21: Hayes drops "Fancy Like" video with Kesha
CD reviews for Walker Hayes
Walker Hayes has a lot of Sam Hunt in his music, in that he mixes a lot of hip-hop in with his country. Traditionalists will have trouble with his unorthodox approach. Kids, though, raised on just as much Drake as Paisley, will likely eat it up. A few years back, it was Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allman Brothers (mixed with a touch of AC/DC) influencing country sounds. It only makes sense rap and R&B are now impacting country recordings. But also like Hunt, there's good to be found in Haye's ...
On his debut, Walker Hayes seems to be aiming for the tongue-in-cheek country rock territory inhabited by Brad Paisley. But without the obvious undercurrent of good humor and genuine affection that softens Paisley's work, he paints a rather grim picture of the state of male-female relations.
Hayes has apparently yet to meet a sexual metaphor he can't put to bad use. It's only four songs long, and from beginning to end, the EP maintains a firm focus on sex. ...
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