Ernest
Ernest Keith Smith, known mononymously as Ernest (stylized in ERNEST), is a… Read Full Bio ↴Ernest Keith Smith, known mononymously as Ernest (stylized in ERNEST), is an American country music singer. After writing songs for Morgan Wallen, Jake Owen, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and Chris Lane, he signed a recording contract with Big Loud in 2019.
Ernest Keith Smith was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He took an interest in hip hop music at an early age, citing the Space Jam soundtrack and a compact disc of Eminem songs given to him by a friend as his main influences. At age 19, he suffered a heart attack brought on by a viral infection, and developed a drug addiction while in college playing JUCO baseball. After recovering, he moved back to Nashville and began writing and recording songs, in the Bro Country style with Matt Royer, the brother of his now wife, who owned a recording studio. This association led to him co-writing the title track of Florida Georgia Line's 2016 album Dig Your Roots. The following year, recording under the mononym Ernest, he began to cut country rap singles: "Dopeman" and "Bad Boy".
In addition, Ernest began writing songs for Chris Lane and Jake Owen. This led to him signing a recording contract with Big Loud, the label to which both Owen and Lane are signed, in 2019. Concurrently, he began touring with Lane and Mason Ramsey later in the year. Ernest had further success as a songwriter in 2020 with Lane's "Big, Big Plans", Morgan Wallen's "More Than My Hometown", and Sam Hunt's "Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s". He also released his first single for Big Loud, titled "Cheers". This was followed in 2021 by two more singles; the first was "American Rust", issued in June. It was followed in December by "Flower Shops", a duet with Wallen.
Ernest also host his own podcast titled Just Being Ernest, in which he talks to other musicians about the music industry. The podcast first started April 19, 2020.
Ernest Keith Smith was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He took an interest in hip hop music at an early age, citing the Space Jam soundtrack and a compact disc of Eminem songs given to him by a friend as his main influences. At age 19, he suffered a heart attack brought on by a viral infection, and developed a drug addiction while in college playing JUCO baseball. After recovering, he moved back to Nashville and began writing and recording songs, in the Bro Country style with Matt Royer, the brother of his now wife, who owned a recording studio. This association led to him co-writing the title track of Florida Georgia Line's 2016 album Dig Your Roots. The following year, recording under the mononym Ernest, he began to cut country rap singles: "Dopeman" and "Bad Boy".
In addition, Ernest began writing songs for Chris Lane and Jake Owen. This led to him signing a recording contract with Big Loud, the label to which both Owen and Lane are signed, in 2019. Concurrently, he began touring with Lane and Mason Ramsey later in the year. Ernest had further success as a songwriter in 2020 with Lane's "Big, Big Plans", Morgan Wallen's "More Than My Hometown", and Sam Hunt's "Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s". He also released his first single for Big Loud, titled "Cheers". This was followed in 2021 by two more singles; the first was "American Rust", issued in June. It was followed in December by "Flower Shops", a duet with Wallen.
Ernest also host his own podcast titled Just Being Ernest, in which he talks to other musicians about the music industry. The podcast first started April 19, 2020.
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Ernest Lyrics
All We Need A little one bedroom on the south side It's a quarter…
American Rust That backstop on the old ballfield's Made from grade-A Penns…
Because I'm Weary Maeumeul dudeurineun kkumiraneun meon hutnarui iyagideul Du …
Cheers To the way the moonlight's shining In this water tower sky T…
Classic Hmm, hmm Girl, we're like a '64 baby blue Mustang Top down…
Comfortable When I'm Crazy Heaven knows it's all my fault 'Tween you and pills and…
Coolin Well, I ain't been doin' too much of anything lately No…
Coolin' Well, I ain't been doin' too much of anything late…
Did It With You Well, these roads don't ride the same without you We wore…
Dragging me down Each night I leave the barroom when it's over not…
Feet Wanna Run Her head still on the pillow And I'm one foot out…
Flower Shops It's a beautiful day, she's been cryin' all night Oh, there'…
Hangin’ On Since your gone I still have that same old number And…
Hard Way Change the oil when you're supposed to Drink the things…
Hill Girl, the way your face lit up We pulled in that…
I Think I Love You I don't remember the last time I trimmed my beard…
If You Were Whiskey If I were a rock instead of a rolling stone Maybe…
Insane I go coco for your tequila soda kisses Mm, yeah, I…
Keep You Close (Anywhere you wanna go, baby we'll go) Nashville gets cold …
Locals Only I wanna' go somewhere we can keep it on the…
Love Me Again Let's love again just make love again Let's dream again come…
Miss That Girl Red dirt, red dirt, take me slow Out to where the…
Nothin To Lose Well, you played your cards and showed your coins Raised som…
One More Heartache I just come into this bar To have a quick…
Sinon quoi Autour d'elle rien ne bat mille excuses Elle sinon quoi Je…
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room It's not a silly little moment It's not the storm …
Some Other Bar Ooh, you know the funny little thing about us Is that…
Songs We Used To Sing Well, maybe this sunrise will shine on me one time And…
Sucker For Small Towns Baby, you stole my line The way that you said, "Wanna…
Sugar At a little canteen south of the border Bartender messed up…
Takes After You I'm a wild child, definition Of a can't tell me nothin',…
Tennessee Queen That "for sale" sign says "sold" now We put ten down…
The Dream I closed my eyes pulled back the curtain To see for…
This Fire I've done it to myself I dug a lonely grave I walk…
What It's Come To Maybe it's the shadows on that wall that I'm looking…