00:00I appreciate you sending that cute little drink
00:22But I don't think I'm as uptown as you might think
00:27I'd rather have a can of that beer in your hand
00:31I just go
00:33So don't be fooled by these high-heeled shoes
00:40It's just your girl's night
00:41I'd rather be in my boots
00:44Under neon stars and some farm tan
00:47Arms down the dirt road
00:50Yeah, you should know
00:52I'm just a California cowgirl
00:55Homegrown as a Georgia peach
00:59Hold on, cause boy, I bet you
01:03I can text us to step you right off your feet
01:08Just a California cowgirl
01:12True blue as the grass in Kentucky
01:16Sweet as two-pungle honey
01:20Just a country as country
01:22California cowgirl
01:26Well, I wish they had a jukebox and a sawdust floor
01:31Playing old school like Dwight and King George
01:35You could spin me around
01:37I could show you more
01:39Of where that came from
01:41How the West was won
01:43I'm just a California cowgirl
01:47Homegrown as a Georgia peach
01:50Hold on, cause boy, I bet you
01:55I can text us to step you right off your feet
01:59Just a California cowgirl
02:04True blue as the grass in Kentucky
02:07Sweet as two-pungle honey
02:12Just a country as country
02:14California cowgirl
02:17Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
02:22What do you say?
02:26That you, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
02:30And be right away
02:32Won't you right away
02:35With this California cowgirl
02:38Homegrown as a Georgia peach
02:42Hold on, cause boy, I bet you
02:46I can text us to step you
02:48Right off your feet
02:51Just a California cowgirl
02:55True blue as the grass in Kentucky
02:59Sweet as two-pungle honey
03:03Just a country as country
03:05California cowgirl
03:08Sweet as two-pungle honey
03:11Just a country as country
03:14California cowgirl
03:17Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
03:30Thank you so much, Billboard Lite!
03:35Thank you!
03:41Alright, let's do a little Neon Baby, shall we?
03:49One, two...
03:51Baby, what you say we say so long
04:12And leave right after this song
04:14I've been dancing around with you
04:18And all I wanna do is dance you back home
04:22To step me through the kitchen to the bedroom
04:27With nothing on
04:29But the candle on the metal
04:33And some vinyl playing Haggard and Jones
04:37I'll be your neon baby
04:40And I'll drive you midnight crazy
04:45I'll let your lips like whiskey
04:50When you lean in to kiss me
04:53Put that whiskey down and kiss me again
04:56And again
04:57Turn me up
04:59I'll be your neon
05:01Baby
05:04Cowboy, give me that cowboy hat
05:11And watch this cowgirl light up the room
05:14No, nothing gets me buzzing like
05:18Loving on you
05:21I'll be your neon baby
05:25I'll drive you midnight crazy
05:30I'll let your lips like whiskey
05:35When you lean in to kiss me
05:37Put that whiskey down and kiss me again
05:41And again
05:42Turn me on
05:43I'll be your neon baby
05:50Let's pour up another one
06:10Cause we ain't done until the sun comes up
06:13And when it goes back down again
06:18I'll be your neon baby
06:22I'll drive you midnight crazy
06:27I'll let your lips like whiskey
06:32When you lean in to kiss me
06:34Put that whiskey down and kiss me again
06:37And again
06:39Turn me on
06:40I'll be your neon baby
06:45Yeah, turn me on
06:50I'll be your neon baby
06:55Yeah, turn me on
07:03Oh, I'll be your neon
07:07Oh, yeah
07:10Baby
07:12Thanks so much, y'all
07:20Billboard Live, this is so awesome
07:22What an honor
07:23Well, before this last song
07:25I think we're going to take a break
07:26And go do a little interview
07:27So, come join me
07:28One, two
07:30One, two
07:32Hi
07:41Hi, that was wonderful
07:43Hey, thank you
07:45Thank you so much
07:46Absolutely
07:46Thank you so much for being with us
07:48Oh, wow
07:49It's an honor
07:50Huge
07:51I mean, it's like billboard, right?
07:53You grew up your whole life dreaming to do this kind of stuff
07:56So, thank you
07:56Absolutely
07:57Well, so I love that first song
07:59California Cowgirl
08:00Thank you
08:00I mean, it really sets the vibe here at the Ariat House
08:03Yeah
08:03And so, do you feel like that's really who Annie Bosco is?
08:07100%.
08:07It's autobiographically the most me song
08:11The most song that's me out of anything I've ever written
08:13And I think a lot of times when you're from California
08:17You get stereotyped wrong
08:19And for me, you know, my dad was a third generation farmer
08:22Produce farmer
08:23And my uncle was in the rodeo world
08:25And so I always felt very down home
08:27And connected to the country lifestyle
08:28And country music
08:30And I really would rather be in boots than heels
08:32So, yeah, it's definitely who I am
08:37Absolutely
08:37So, I've been a fan of yours since Neon Baby
08:40Aw
08:41Which last year I wrote about that
08:42In our billboard must hear new country songs column
08:45Thank you
08:45Did you know it was going to be such a hit when you wrote it?
08:50We knew it was special
08:51You know, like sometimes you write a song
08:53And there's almost a familiarity to it
08:56Where you're like, man, it feels like this song's been around before
08:58Like, I know this song
09:00Or I was meant to write this song
09:01And it always felt different to me
09:03You know, very reminiscent of like kind of old school country
09:06But mixed in with a little soul
09:08Like a little Crystal Gale
09:09And throwback
09:10And so I felt like it was unique
09:12And the title was kind of unique
09:13And the sentiment
09:14Because usually it's guys that talk about wanting romance
09:17Yeah
09:18You know, but I figured I'd written enough man-hater songs in my day
09:20And it was like, you know, let's change the tune
09:23And write a man-loving song
09:25I love that
09:26Well, so when I think desert and boots
09:29Obviously I think stagecoach
09:31What did it mean to you to perform at stagecoach this year?
09:34I could get like emotional talking about it
09:36Because three years ago
09:38I went as a spectator with my sister
09:41We drove up last minute
09:42I slept on an inflatable mattress
09:44In the Airbnb of my cousin's living room
09:47Next to like a pinball machine
09:49And they were all coming in late at night
09:52And I was like, you know, it would deflate
09:53Every like two seconds
09:55The air would go down
09:56And we'd be on the floor
09:57We were in the audience
09:58And my sister said
09:59We play this game sometimes
10:00Where she says
10:01Won't it be amazing?
10:02Like, won't it be amazing when we do this?
10:05Or won't it be amazing when we get married
10:07Or have kids or whatever?
10:08So she said
10:09Won't it be amazing when you play stagecoach?
10:10And I looked at her and I went
10:13Yeah, won't it be amazing when I play stagecoach?
10:16And we both had this really sweet moment
10:18So I played last year
10:19Which was really awesome
10:20But on a smaller stage
10:22It was last minute
10:23And now like to be on the main stage
10:25Is wild
10:26Because when she said it
10:27We were actually looking at the main stage
10:29Oh, nice
10:29Yeah
10:30And so my whole family will be there to watch
10:32It doesn't get bigger than stagecoach
10:34If you're from California
10:35You know?
10:37Absolutely
10:37Well, and so you've got a surprise for us today
10:40You're going to be premiering a new song called God Wings
10:43Yeah
10:43Tell me about that
10:44Oh, man
10:46Out of any song I've ever written
10:47I'd say this is the most special one
10:49I've written lots and lots and lots and lots of countless songs
10:55But there's a few that stick out that are special
10:58Every time I play it live, somebody cries
11:01I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing
11:02But I think it touches people
11:04Because, you know, for me
11:06I'd moved to Nashville
11:07And I'd been doing the whole thing for like 15 years
11:10And I had deals fall through
11:11It seemed like nothing could really work
11:13So I'd moved home
11:14And I said, I'll go back to Nashville
11:17And I get a gig
11:18And then I got a gig in Nashville
11:20Then Skill was at that gig
11:21And said, what are you doing?
11:22And I said, well, I want to make an album
11:23And he offered to sing and play on it
11:25And that was my God wink moment
11:27Yeah
11:27That my mom talks about
11:28When I told her the story
11:29She said, that's a God wink
11:30And that was a sign to me
11:31Yeah, I got to do this
11:33And keep making music
11:34And putting it out
11:35And then it attracted my manager
11:36And a record deal
11:37And I wouldn't be here today
11:38If it weren't for that
11:39So I think sometimes you want to give up
11:42And you feel like you're at the end of your rope
11:44And God sends you a sign
11:46I love that
11:48Saying don't give up yet
11:49Absolutely
11:49Keep going
11:50And I got you
11:51And I got your back
11:51That's right, absolutely
11:53Yeah
11:53So when was the last time
11:54You felt like you got a God wink?
11:56I think I see signs all the time
12:00And I pray for signs
12:01Yeah
12:02Or I'll be, you know, contemplating something
12:03Or struggling with something
12:05And the other day I saw
12:06On the side of the road
12:07It was like a donut shop with the name
12:08And I was like
12:09Yeah, okay, got it
12:11You know, like
12:11If I'm like struggling sometimes
12:13I'll see a sign on a billboard
12:15Or, you know, it's wild
12:16But I do believe in signs
12:19Absolutely
12:19Well, thank you so much
12:21For being here with us
12:22We really appreciate it
12:23Oh my gosh
12:24No, like I said
12:24This is an honor
12:26You know, as like a kid
12:28I remember reading Billboard Magazine
12:29This is a life
12:30A lifelong dream
12:31So thank you
12:32Absolutely
12:32Yeah
12:33Well, this is Billboard Live
12:34And this is Annie Bosco
12:35With her new song
12:36God Winks
12:37I saw a hummingbird
12:54Outside of my window
12:56I knew it was her
12:57Just saying hello
12:59Been seven long years
13:01To the day he called her home
13:03I pulled that old six string
13:08Out of the case
13:09The same one she gave me
13:11When I turned eight
13:12Been a long time
13:14Since I wanted to play
13:15Or even had a song to sing
13:18God Winks
13:20Right out of nowhere
13:22Just to let you know
13:24He's still there
13:26When it's looking like
13:28Nobody cares
13:31God Winks
13:33Funny times and places
13:35When all our dreams you wish
13:38Feel wasted
13:39When you think
13:40Your ship's about to sink
13:43God Winks
13:47I swear I swore off
13:53Every guy like you
13:55The ride out of the neon blue
13:58On that dive bar stool
14:00You were playing it cool
14:01Now I'm your forever fool
14:04God Winks
14:06Right out of nowhere
14:08Just to let you know
14:10He's still there
14:12When it's looking like
14:14Nobody cares
14:17God Winks
14:19Funny times and places
14:21When all our dreams you wish
14:24Feel wasted
14:25When you think
14:26Your ship's about to sink
14:29God Winks
14:33Yeah
14:35Like a rainbow
14:45Over the ocean
14:47I miss you
14:49Call from an old friend
14:50When the door stays closed
14:53But our window opens
14:55That's when you know when
14:57God Winks
14:59Right out of nowhere
15:01He's always got your back
15:03From upstairs
15:04The answer isn't always
15:07Like a prayer
15:09God Winks
15:12Funny times and places
15:14When all dreams you wish
15:16Feel wasted
15:17When you think
15:19Your ship's about to sink
15:22God Winks
15:25Yeah
15:27God Winks
15:32Thank you so much
15:58Billboard
15:58Yeah
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