In 2020, Corey released his From the West LP which garnered 3.5+ million aggregate streams and set the stage for his next chapter. His song “Gold” and fan favorite “Ain’t My Day has nearly 15 million streams combined. In December of 2021, Coreyreleased his sophomore album, ’21, to an overwhelmingly positive reception and landed on multiple playlists across the streaming platforms with his single “There’s Always Next Year.” Both albums were released via Combustion Music. On March 4, 2022, Corey released his smash hit single “Wild As Her” and shortly after signed his deal with Sony Music Nashville and their RCA Nashville Imprint.
A road warrior, Corey has been seen out on the road performing over 100 shows a year in 2021 alone. Along with headlining his own shows and playing the top music festivals across the country, Corey has been the supporting act for artists including Parker McCollum, Cody Johnson, Chase Rice, Eli Young, Josh Abbott, Flatland Cavalry, and Kolby Cooper. Corey also has major success writing songs for others including Kolby Cooper, Brandon Jenkins, Clark Green’s #1 hit “Hit You Where It Hurts” and more under his publishing deal with Combustion Music.
Tumbleweed
Corey Kent Lyrics
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Find a new girl in some other town tonight
She rolled in from the west on a sunset desert breeze
Well she ran from nowhere lonely just like me
Tumbleweed
You entertain to love this heart of mine
Tumbleweed
I knew you wouldn't stay but I loved you anyway
Tumbleweed
You ain't always gotta go
Where the wind blows
Some things just ain't meant to stay at home
One day they're here the next they're gone
Still breath take your wind leave a cloud of dust behind
Every time
Tumbleweed
You entertain to love this heart of mine
Tumbleweed
Well I think about you damn near every night
I knew you wouldn't stay but I loved you anyway
Tumbleweed
You ain't always gotta go
Where the wind blows
Instrumental
Tumbleweed
You entertain to love this heart of mine
Tumbleweed
Well I think about you damn near every night
I knew you wouldn't stay but I loved you anyway
Tumbleweed
You ain't always gotta go
Where the wind blows
Where the wind blows
Some lipstick on a note that says goodbye
Find a new girl in some other town tonight
Corey Kent's song Tumbleweed is a nostalgic reflection on a brief but intense romantic encounter. The opening lines set the scene, with the singer discovering a goodbye note along with a trace of his lover's lipstick. The storyline then unfolds as the singer reminisces about the tumbleweed-like nature of his love interest - a woman who drifted into his life on a desert breeze and left just as quickly. The lyrics suggest that while the encounter was fleeting, it left a lasting impact on the singer's heart; he thinks about her almost every night and can't help but love her, even though he knew from the outset that she wouldn't stay. Metaphorically, the tumbleweed becomes representative of those things in life that are destined to move on, however much we may try to hold onto them.
Kent's song is both a meditation on love and a celebration of its transience. The tumbleweed is used as a metaphor to encapsulate the bittersweet nature of a brief, passionate romance that burns brightly but is always destined to pass. The song's message is both melancholy and ultimately uplifting, a reminder that even when love is fleeting, it can still leave an indelible mark on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
There's some lipstick on a note that says goodbye
He found a note from a girl who left with a goodbye, leaving behind her lipstick marks.
Find a new girl in some other town tonight
He's looking to move on and find someone else in another town.
She rolled in from the west on a sunset desert breeze
The girl he loved came from the west and he remembers the romantic and calming way she arrived.
Well she ran from nowhere lonely just like me
The girl he loved also left behind her sadness and loneliness.
Tumbleweed
You entertain to love this heart of mine
He compares himself to a tumbleweed, saying that the girl only loved him temporarily and kept him curious and entertained.
Tumbleweed
Well I think about you damn near every night
He can't stop thinking about the girl who left him.
I knew you wouldn't stay but I loved you anyway
He knew the girl was going to leave him, but he still loved her anyways.
Tumbleweed
You ain't always gotta go
Where the wind blows
Just like a tumbleweed, he says that even though he can't control the wind, he doesn't always have to follow its direction; he has the power to choose his path.
Some things just ain't meant to stay at home
Some things were not created to stay in one place forever.
One day they're here the next they're gone
These things can be present one day, and suddenly disappear the next.
Still breath take your wind leave a cloud of dust behind
Every time
Every time the girl he loved left, it felt like a strong gust of wind had taken a part of him away, leaving him behind in a cloud of dust.
Where the wind blows
This phrase emphasizes the idea that some things are out of our control and they will go wherever the wind takes them.
Writer(s): Corey Kent White, Aaron Eshuis
Contributed by Kayla K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.