Growing up, her parents played songs by the Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, so her country rock roots started early, and she was already taking piano lesson before she turned seven. At age 11, she won a talent contest in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (home of Dolly Parton's resort "Dollywood"), singing "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart." She subsequently found steady work performing in a theater in Pigeon Forge. A couple year later, her father gave Monroe her first guitar, and she began writing her own songs. But tragedy struck when her father died from cancer in 2000. While still grieving over their loss, Monroe and her mother continued on with their lives and moved to Nashville so she could pursue her career in music.
After a year in Nashville, she gained a publishing deal as a songwriter, which led to a record contract with Columbia Records' Nashville division. Working with producer Mark Wright, she recorded her debut album, Satisfied. In 2006, the title track to the album was released as the first single to country radio, but failed to crack the top 40 on the Hot Country Songs chart. A second single, "I Don't Want To" featuring Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, followed shortly after. Initially it did well on the charts, charting to #37, but following the merger of Columbia and Sony, the label decided not to release the album until Monroe charted a top 20 single. No follow-up singles were ever released. iTunes briefly made the album available for download in July 2006 but it was removed from the online store by mid-August.
In late 2007, Monroe and Columbia Records parted ways, and Satisfied was shelved (it was eventually released digitally in May of 2009). In addition to her own material, she co-wrote Katrina Elam's 2007 single "Flat on the Floor" (which was also recorded by Carrie Underwood on her 2007 album Carnival Ride), as well as Jason Aldean's 2009 single, "The Truth", and Miranda Lambert's 2011 single, "Heart Like Mine."
Monroe continued collaborating with Lambert, forming Pistol Annies with Lambert and Angaleena Presley in 2011. They released the single "Hell on Heels" in May of that year, following up with an album of the same name in August. Hell on Heels debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Country Album Chart and reached number 5 on the Billboard 200 Chart.
Monroe next teamed up with producer Vince Gill, and on March 5, 2013, Warner Nashville released Monroe's second studio album, Like A Rose.
She's Driving Me Out Of Your Mind
Ashley Monroe Lyrics
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The man I'm losing's already been lost
I've been down this road, I've seen all the signs
She's driving me out of your mind
The thing she's doing's already been done
The heart she's winning's already been won
The wheels are turning, baby I ain't blind
Don't know where I'm going but I'm gettin' there fast
Looking in your eyes I see her future and my past
And little by little, night after night
She's driving me out of your mind
Anything worth trying I've already tried
Anything worth saving has already died
Loving you baby's been one long hard ride
She's driving me out of your mind
Don't know where I'm going but I'm gettin' there fast
Looking in your eyes I see her future and my past
And little by little, night after night
She's driving me out of your mind
Loving you baby's been one long hard ride
She's driving me out of your mind
The song "She's Driving Me Out Of Your Mind" by Ashley Monroe is about a woman who is losing her man to another woman, and she knows it. The lyrics express the futility of fighting for love that has already been lost. The singer has been down this road before, and she knows the signs of a man falling out of love. She sees that the other woman has already won his heart and that she is just driving her out of his mind.
The singer knows that anything worth trying to save their relationship has already been tried, and anything worth saving has already died. She sees that loving him has been a long and hard journey, and now this other woman is driving her out of his mind.
The chorus's repetition of "Don't know where I'm going but I'm getting there fast" shows the singer's frustration and desperation as she tries to hold onto her man. Looking into his eyes, she sees the other woman's future and her past, and night after night, she feels herself being driven out of his mind. She knows that it's a losing battle, but she can't help trying to hold onto him.
Line by Line Meaning
The battle I'm fighting's already been fought
The struggle to keep you from falling for her has already been fought.
The man I'm losing's already been lost
I'm losing you to her since she's already succeeded in taking your heart.
I've been down this road, I've seen all the signs
I've been in this situation before where I'm losing someone to another person.
She's driving me out of your mind
Her presence in your life is pushing me out of your mind and heart.
Don't know where I'm going but I'm gettin' there fast
I'm not sure where I'll end up, but I know I'm distancing myself from you.
Looking in your eyes I see her future and my past
Your eyes reveal that you're moving towards a future with her, while my history with you is slipping away.
And little by little, night after night
Gradually, each passing moment or evening, I'm being pushed farther away from your thoughts.
Anything worth trying I've already tried
I've tried everything in my power to keep you, but it seems futile now.
Anything worth saving has already died
Our relationship is already on a decline, and there's no point in trying to save it.
Loving you baby's been one long hard ride
Being in love with you has been a rough journey filled with difficult challenges.
She's driving me out of your mind
Her presence in your life is making me fade away from your thoughts and memories.
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment
Written by: CHARLIE CRAIG, GENE NELSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Eric Fortner
Good Lord! Does this woman have a bad song? So much feeling and emotion in this.
John Gleason
Very heart felt song.
vern harley
i love the deep feeling in this ladies voice, the only other song i have heard recently that makes me feel what this song does is miranda lamberts love your memory. two new country classics. thank you, vern from england
Ingi0803
Must say .. very nice .. and the producer is Vince Gill .. what a combination ...:-)
Bryant Mann
🔥🔥
are you still listening all the time
This voice is Wonderful
1:05 💗💯💞
👇👇👇👇👇💕
Tonya Vallis
If a Real Genuine Man Ever Honestly Loved His Wife, Woman or Lady, He wouldn't let NO other female around him close enough or long enough to even allow such a thing...... Regardless if there were ups and downs.. Real True Love and Relationships Never Let's anyone or anything Drive them Apart.... unfortunately there's not a lot of that these days.
srl
Ashley reminds me of Leann Womack.. her voice has that same vulnerability
Ashlyn Burke
I kno how this feels i lost him last week to a girl tht made him forget me
cadillacscottharp20
I swear that is the same Cadillac Eldo that was on the cover of Josh Thompson's record.