Released: 2023
Tyler Hubbard’s ‘5 Foot 9’ is a heartfelt country song that celebrates the simple pleasures of life and the beauty of love. It’s a sweet ode to a woman, a tribute to the divine craftsmanship that made her, and a humble acknowledgment of the artist’s own limitations.
The song starts off by listing the things that are good in life, like Jack Daniels whiskey, red dirt roads, country music, and the glow of taillights. However, Hubbard quickly pivots to his main point – that as good as these things are, they pale in comparison to the woman he loves. He describes her as ‘5 foot 9, brown eyes in a sundress’, a lover of Tim McGraw and with a small-town accent. This is his way of saying that she’s a down-to-earth country girl, who loves her music and her roots.
Hubbard emphasizes that it’s not his truck or his own charms that made this woman fall in love with him. Instead, he credits it all to God. The phrase ‘Jack makes good whiskey, but God makes the good stuff’ is a clever way of saying that while man-made things can be good, the things God creates – like love and the woman he adores – are far superior.
The song continues with more sweet descriptions of the woman and her endearing habits. Hubbard sings about how she kisses him when he pulls up in the driveway, and how she dances with the raindrops as if she’s the reason they fall from the sky. These lines paint a vivid picture of their love story, and how every little thing she does enchants him.
Finally, Hubbard concludes by expressing his gratitude and responsibility towards the woman. He sings ‘God made her so I’ma make sure He didn’t waste an angel on me’. This shows his commitment to cherish and value her, acknowledging that she’s a gift from God that he intends to appreciate fully.
