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The Best Country Songs for Graduation

Updated January 7, 2020 6.1k votes 1.7k voters 167.8k views52 items

List RulesVote up all of your favorite country graduation songs and add any that aren't already on the list.

Growing up, graduating, and heading out into the world can be exciting, but it can also be difficult for parents. The best country songs on this list are all about the feeling of freedom and excitement grads experience and the bittersweet feeling their parents experience. In other words, these are the top country graduation songs.

Country songs for graduation can be some of the most moving because they typically tell a familiar and relatable story about friends and memories. These best country songs for graduation provide a kind of emotional connection that musicians hope people discover in their music.

Vote up all the good country graduation songs below, or add one you think is the top if it isn't already on the list.

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You're Gonna Miss This
Another song about taking the time to appreciate all life has to offer. A great inspiring message to grads.
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#2 of 48 Country Songs About Parents#4 of 93 The Best Country Songs About Growing Up
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Don't Blink
Another song about children growing up before our eyes.
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My Wish
A song about wishing the best for someone's future. Another great message for grads.
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Live Like You Were Dying
A song that says we shouldn't take life for granted. A message that grads should embrace all their opportunities.
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#31 of 66 The Best Feel Good Country Songs#26 of 34 The Greatest Depressing Country Songs
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Only in America
A song about dreaming and feeling free. Just the kind of feeling grads have as they embark on the world.
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I Hope You Dance
A great song about wishing the best for someone's future.
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There Goes My Life
A song about watching your daughter grow up and go off to college. A great song for parents of the grad.
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#22 of 113 The Best Country Songs About Family#3 of 84 The Best Country Songs About Saying Goodbye
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Letter to Me
A ballad about taking time to stop and enjoy life. A great message for those who are going off into the busy adult world.
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Don't Forget to Remember Me
A story of life after high school graduation.
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The Climb
An inspirational ballad about finding achievement.
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Laughed Until We Cried
A song about great memories with great friends. A perfect sentiment for graduation.
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Life Is a Highway
A song about the ups and downs and wild rides of life.
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#3 of 106 The Best Songs About Life#4 of 102 The Best Songs with Highway in the Title
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Ready, Set, Don't Go
A song about kids growing up too soon

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These Are My People
A song about remembering your roots even when you go off after graduation.
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I’ve Got Friends in Low Places
Might be a good choice for particular graduating classes.
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Famous in a Small Town
A song about staying true to your roots or experiencing the world.
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Wide Open Spaces
A song about someone ready to find their place in the world. A great song to accompany graduates on their jounrey.
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#62 of 603 The Best Country Songs of The '90s#14 of 62 The Best Country Songs for Girls
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Thank God I'm a Country Boy
A song about cutting lose and living without a care in the world.
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The River
A metaphor about traveling the "river" of life. Another great message for grads.
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Is There Life Out There
A song about wanting to explore and experience life.
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Please Remember
A wishful song as friends wish to keep in touch after graduation.
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Fly Away
A song about spreading your wings and discovering the world.
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My Best Days Are Ahead of Me
A song with a great message for grads as they head off into a new life.

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A Place in This World
A song about feeling confident and finding your place as you head out into the world after graduation.
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These Are My People