Carly Pearce kicked off a new chapter with "Country Music Made Me Do It," a song that both underscores her love for her favorite genre and summarizes the plot points of her life and career to date.

Spin through a lil’ molly, stolen car with no mileage Omertà Gang, they don’t know about it, geeked up like a co-pilot I ain’t gotta say nothin’, baby, money gon’ talk for me, I can stay quiet Yeah, ...

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?