Beer Never Broke My Heart

Label

Columbia Nashville

Genre

Country rock

Media Type

45s

Duration

3:06

Composer(s)

Luke Combs;Randy Montana;Jonathan Singleton

Entered Chart

May 18, 2019

Peak Date

Aug 10, 2019

Released

May 8, 2019

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Columbia Nashville

Luke Combs knows that whatever else is going on in his life, he can always count on his favorite cold brew. Longneck iced cold beer never broke my heart Like diamond rings and football teams have torn this boy apart Like a neon dream it just don't know me, the bars and this guitar And longneck iced cold beer never broke my heart For Combs, beer is the only safe bet, as everything else in life is likely to end up hurting him. Combs wrote this homage to beer with Jonathan Singleton (Billy Currington's "Don't," Josh Turner's "Why Don't We Just Dance") and Randy Montana, the son of Nashville songwriter Billy Montana. Combs had had the title on his phone for a long time. He penned the song with Singleton and Montana on the tour bus during his 2018 Don't Tempt Me with a Good Time Tour. The singer explained in press materials that he "really wanted to save it for some guys I thought would kind of understand and grasp what I was looking for out of the song." Combs added that he went to soundcheck and when he returned Singleton and Montana had been "hammering away" on his idea. They completed the song that day. The song quickly became a fan favorite after Combs began performing it acoustically at concerts in January 2018. A studio version of the track was finally released to radio on May 8, 2019. "Beer Never Broke My Heart" was Combs' first single to not be featured on his debut album, 2017's This One's for You. Luke Combs performed this song when he made his Saturday Night Live debut on February 1, 2020. He also sang "Lovin' On You." A pre-famous Megan Moroney appears in the "Beer Never Broke My Heart" video. Moroney was still in college at the time and traveled to Nashville with a friend to participate as an unpaid extra in the shoot. You can spot her in the video at the 2:20 mark. The early appearance came full circle in 2025 when Luke Combs brought Megan Moroney on stage during his set at Boston Calling, highlighting her journey from video extra to successful artist in her own right.

I've had a largemouth bass, bust my line
A couple of beautiful girls tell me goodbye
Trucks break down, dogs run off
Politicians lie, been fired by the boss

It takes one hand
To count the things I can count on
No, there ain't much, man
That ain't ever let me down

Longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart
Like diamond rings and football teams
Have torn this boy apart
Like a neon dream it just dawned on me
The bars and this guitar
And longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart

She was a Carolina blue jean baby
Fire in her eyes that drove me crazy
It was red tail lights when she left town
If I didn't know then, I sure know now

Longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart
Like diamond rings and football teams
Have torn this boy apart
Like a neon dream it just dawned on me
The bars and this guitar
And longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart

It takes one hand
To count the things I can count on
But I got one hand
It's gripping down on a cold one

'Cause longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart
Like diamond rings and football teams
Have torn this boy apart
Like a neon dream it just dawned on me
The bars and this guitar
And longneck, ice cold beer never broke my heart, no

It never broke my heart