Well now, let me tell ya somethin’ ‘bout Eric Church. That boy, he ain’t like them other country singers who just get up there and sing what somebody else wrote for ’em. Nope, Eric Church, he’s been doin’ it his own way since he was a youngin’. Born in 1977 over in Granite Falls, North Carolina, Eric started messin’ with guitars when he was just 13 years old. He was already writin’ songs back then, which is somethin’ not every country singer can say. Most of ‘em just get handed a song and sing it, but not Eric, no sir.
Now, don’t get me wrong, Eric’s had some help along the way. There’s a few songs he didn’t write all by himself. Like that one “Like Jesus Does,” that song ain’t his own work, he just sung it. And there’s a couple more tracks here and there that he didn’t pen. But you know, most of them big hits like “Springsteen,” “Drink in My Hand,” and “Some of It” — well, them are all Eric’s own words and music, wrote right from his heart.
Folks might say, “Well, he got a whole team of writers helpin’ him.” But if you look at them albums of his, you’ll see he’s got his name down on a good many of them songs. Take the album Chief, for instance. Songs like “Drink in My Hand” and “Give Me Back My Hometown,” them are all writ by Eric. He didn’t need nobody else for them tunes. That’s somethin’ special, if you ask me.
And don’t get me started on that one song “You Make It Look So Easy.” Now, that one’s a real sweet story. He wrote that one just for his wife, back when they got married. He didn’t let no fancy songwriter take the credit for that one. Nope, he sat down and wrote it all by himself, just for her. Ain’t that somethin’?
But Eric, he’s a busy fella. He don’t just write songs for himself, oh no. He’s written for other folks, too. Like that song “Smoke A Little Smoke,” well, it’s got his name on it too. And I reckon there’s a whole lotta songs he’s been part of, one way or another. Some of ‘em you might not even know he had a hand in. That’s how it goes with good writers like Eric. They just keep on workin’ in the background, quietly makin’ music, lettin’ others sing it for ‘em.
So, to answer your question — “Does Eric Church write his own songs?” — well, you bet he does! Ain’t no doubt about it. That boy’s got his hands in a lotta songs, and when you hear him sing, you can tell it’s comin’ straight from his heart. He don’t just stand up there and sing, he tells a story, his story, and that’s somethin’ you can’t fake. The songs he writes, they got a soul to ’em, and that’s why folks love ’em so much.
Now, some folks might say, “Well, he’s got help sometimes.” Sure, but who doesn’t? Even the best of ’em need a little help now and then. But when you look at all them songs with Eric’s name on ‘em, you’ll see he’s been puttin’ in the work. He’s been writin’ songs since he was 13, and that’s a long time of workin’ hard and stayin’ true to himself.
So next time someone asks you if Eric Church writes his own songs, you just tell ‘em — “You bet he does!” And don’t let nobody tell ya different. Eric Church is as real as it gets in country music, and he don’t need nobody else to tell his story.
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