By the time he was two, Adam had already displayed some musical talent.
Singing came much later, unless you count the video of four-year-old Adam, sporting a leather jacket and sunglasses, performing Ray Charles’ “I Got A Woman.”
Even though he demonstrated musical talent, as a youngster, Adam also excelled in sports. There was soccer, t-ball, and even ice hockey. The Mississippi Sea Wolves played in a rink an hour south of Hattiesburg, and his parents drove him there so he could participate in a league.
Adam also played baseball until he was 13, when he gave it up for golf. “I was away every weekend playing tournaments.” Halfway through his Junior year in high school, he was offered a full golf scholarship to Delta State University. With offers for golf and basketball already on the table, after being talked into playing baseball his Senior year by his friends, the University of Southern Mississippi made its own offer of a baseball scholarship after just one year of playing. Adam accepted and went on to win three rings in four years as the Southern Miss. Conference USA Champ. He also played in the College World Series in 2009.
That decision changed the course of his life. “It’s unbelievable how much one decision can impact where life takes you,” he says. His college roommates were on the baseball team with him – and they were all guitar players. “That’s where I learned my first chords. On Dec. 29, 2010, I wrote my first song while on vacation in the Dominican Republic.” It was the first time out of the country for the Mississippi native who had only experienced Hattiesburg and family vacations in Florida. “I remember sitting on a hotel balcony on the third floor, watching people of all different ethnicities and walks of life. I’d never seen any of that before, and that gave me the idea for my first song, ‘Travel On.’ I put it on YouTube and the next thing I knew, it had 450,000 views.”
Adam wrote four more songs and released an EP while he was still playing baseball. Over one thousand people showed up for a CD release party in his hometown. Then Adam hit the road, and for the first time, sang live in front of people. Success on the road led to more songwriting and a full-length album. “I was driving back and forth to Nashville to write songs so I decided to move there to write with other people.” Adam arrived in Music City on Oct. 15, 2012. “It’s a happy, driven city,” he says. “Everybody is chasing after something they love to do.”
Things moved relatively quickly for Adam in Nashville. In a little over a year, he had already experienced having his first song played on the radio. His mother called to let him know she heard “I Put It On Ya” on SiriusXM’s The Highway, and Adam quickly tuned in so he could hear it himself. “Hugh Freeze, the head football coach at Ole Miss, loves the song and blares it over the stadium speakers when the team is practicing.”
He then met Jake LaGrone, who became his manager, and in 2015, signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV. He’s played nearly 400 shows the last two years, but has scaled back live performances lately to allow more time for writing songs. He’s penned upwards of 200 songs since the day “Travel On” was written on the balcony in the Dominican Republic, and in the last few months, several country superstars have put holds on some of his compositions, including Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Justin Moore and David Nail.
What’s next for the country artist whose diverse influences range from John Mayer to the Eagles and Chris Stapleton? He’s about to record a new EP and has been taking meetings with various labels in Nashville. His dream is to play the big stadiums and arenas and every day brings him one step closer to fulfilling that dream. Look for his name on the charts soon – both as a songwriter and as an artist, one of country’s next superstars.
Puzzle of Us
Adam Doleac Lyrics
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Above a big blue sky with the black birds flyin'
Field of green grass and yellow sunflowers
Rainbow hangin' in the mist of the summer shower
And then there's me, out here in the middle, it's no big riddle
The only piece missin' is you
Fallin' into my kiss
Locked up in my arms where you perfectly fit
I wanna hold you so close
I can feel your heartbeat
And be the air that you breathe
And together you and me can put together all the colors of love
Yeah, we'll build the puzzle of us
Mighty fine picture it will be
All the curves and the edges of you and me
But there's a fragile magical lonely place
So come on and lay down beside me in this empty space
'Cause it's just me out here in the middle, it's no big riddle
The only piece missin' is you
Fallin' into my kiss
Your hand slippin' through my fingertips
Locked up in my arms where you perfectly fit
I wanna hold you so close
I can feel your heartbeat
And be the air that you breathe
And together you and me can put together all the colors of love
Yeah well that's the puzzle of us
I said the only piece missin' is you
Fallin' into my kiss
Your hand slippin' through my fingertips
Locked up in my arms where you perfectly fit
'Cause you perfectly fit
I wanna hold you so close
I can feel your heartbeat
And be the air that you breathe
And together you and me can put together all the colors of love
Yeah together you and me can put together all the colors of love
We'll build the puzzle of us
Yeah, that's the puzzle of us
That's the puzzle of us, darlin'
We'll build the puzzle of us
The lyrics in Adam Doleac's "Puzzle of Us" describe a beautiful scene of nature, with a red sun shining, black birds flying, green grass, yellow sunflowers, and a rainbow hanging in the mist of a summer shower. However, amidst this picturesque setting, the singer feels lonely and incomplete without the person he loves. He longs to hold that person close, feel their heartbeat, and be the air they breathe, as they put together all the colors of love to create their own puzzle.
The lyrics carry a theme of loneliness and isolation, which is juxtaposed against the beauty of nature. The singer's desire for his loved one to complete him is a common theme in love songs, but the way it is expressed in this song is particularly poignant. The puzzle metaphor suggests that the process of building a relationship is like putting together a puzzle, with each piece making up a part of the whole.
Overall, the lyrics of "Puzzle of Us" convey the depth of the singer's love and his longing for companionship. The imagery used to describe the natural world adds to the song's emotional impact, making it a poignant and heartfelt love song.
Line by Line Meaning
Top left corner, red sun was shinin'
The singer paints a picture of a beautiful day with a red sun shining in the top left corner.
Above a big blue sky with the black birds flyin'
The sky is painted blue and black birds are flying around in it.
Field of green grass and yellow sunflowers
The scene is set with a field of green grass and yellow sunflowers.
Rainbow hangin' in the mist of the summer shower
A rainbow is hanging in the mist of a summer shower.
And then there's me, out here in the middle, it's no big riddle
The artist is in the middle of this beautiful scene and it's not hard to see why.
The only piece missin' is you
The singer's current happiness is incomplete without the presence of their significant other.
Fallin' into my kiss
The singer longs to kiss their significant other passionately.
Your hand slippin' through my fingertips
The artist yearns to hold hands with their significant other but they always seem to slip away.
Locked up in my arms where you perfectly fit
The artist wants to hold their significant other in their arms where they fit perfectly.
I wanna hold you so close, I can feel your heartbeat
The artist wants to be so close to their significant other that they can feel their heartbeat.
And be the air that you breathe
The singer wants to be the source of their significant other's every breath.
And together you and me can put together all the colors of love
The artist believes that together they can create a beautiful, colorful love story.
Mighty fine picture it will be
The singer envisions a beautiful picture of their love story.
All the curves and the edges of you and me
The singer wants to embrace and love every part of their significant other.
But there's a fragile magical lonely place
Despite the love between the couple, there is a loneliness that lingers.
So come on and lay down beside me in this empty space
The artist invites their significant other to fill the emptiness in their heart by just being there with them.
I said the only piece missin' is you
The artist reiterates that the absence of their significant other is what's keeping them from total joy.
'Cause you perfectly fit
The singer believes that their significant other is perfect for them.
Yeah, that's the puzzle of us
The love between the couple is like a puzzle that only they can solve together.
We'll build the puzzle of us
The artist and their significant other will work together to build their love story.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Adam Doleac, Anthony Smith
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