Top 10 Songs on Morgan Wallen's I'm The Problem
In case you missed it, Morgan Wallen just released a 37-song album on May 16, 2025, and it's a true behemoth. This album is bound to shatter streaming records and will undoubtedly be the album of the summer, and maybe the year as a whole.Similar to One Thing at a Time, there are so many songs on here that it's difficult to listen to in one sitting. But there are still plenty of great songs that are worth listening to.
There are some obvious bangers and some hidden gems, but overall there are very few songs on this album that I'd consider bad. I'd give this album a 7.5/10.

This song is very catchy, and while it talks about heartbreak, it really isn't even a sad song. It's similar to the hit song "I Had Some Help" featuring Post Malone. It's super catchy and fun and has this rebellious anthem feeling to it.
This song captures the feeling of declaring freedom from the past and not going back. It's got some cleverly written lyrics adding to the unapologetic tone of the protagonist, and it's very catchy and just a good vibe all around.

20 Cigarettes is a vivid, slow-burning romantic song that paints an intimate, passionate summer night with a love interest, bonding over a pack of cigarettes. The song captures the intimate mood of the moment as well as the realization that it's a one-night-stand kind of thing. Just like the smoke of a cigarette, it's gone quickly, using the pack of cigarettes as a metaphor to describe the flow of the evening.
This song captures the raw feelings of intimacy and the intoxicating feeling of desire and connection. This one is such a good song worth listening to. I'm sure it'll become a home run.

This is a gentle breakup ballad that has quietly been one of my favorites on this album. Definitely on the more sincere and scaled-down side of things, it has a chord progression that is almost wistful and eerie, but in a good way.
This song is about Morgan Wallen reflecting on a breakup, dealing with the heartbreak, regret, and loneliness, admitting he learned lessons too late, and how it's kind of a self-inflicted wound that he caused because he thought the grass was greener elsewhere and quickly realized he was in the wrong and has nobody to blame but himself. So he's left to deal with the consequences of his decisions. Overall, one of the best songs on the album.

I Got Better talks about moving on and finding strength through difficult situations and this whole journey of rediscovering who you are. Almost like a glow-up, as the kids say nowadays.
It's mainly talking about a relationship that faded out and how the breakup was the best thing to ever happen to our protagonist, as he is back to his normal self, hanging out with his friends like this weight has been lifted off of him for once. In a lot of ways, this song feels very related to the title track "I'm the Problem," almost like the next part to that track in a sense.

I absolutely love the sound of this song. It's truly an anthem for the blue-collar working man, obviously evident by the title. It makes you feel like you're on a construction site somewhere, working on a project.
This is a rallying cry, with our narrator feeling frustrated, being overworked and underpaid, struggling to make ends meet even in a typical 9-to-5 job. It's hard to stay positive and optimistic. It's a song I'm sure everyone can relate to sometimes, especially at work.
I love how Morgan Wallen gets into it and chants the "Tryin' to make a living isn't supposed to feel like dying" part. Also, the guitar solo part is great too. It certainly stands out and sounds different than anything else on this album.

This song is Morgan Wallen talking interpersonally about himself and his personal turmoil and the crazy world around him. Lyrically, the song dives deep into Wallen's complicated persona, drawing on personal history and experiences that shape who he is.
It's basically him being self-aware about his own flaws and how he feels both like an outsider and a product of his family and his surroundings growing up. It explores how his irrational and rebellious behaviors are influenced by the equally irrational and insane world we all live in today.
Honestly, I think this is the perfect way to conclude the album.

Honestly, I'm going to warn you. If you listen to this song, prepare for tears. Jack and Jill is a romantic tragedy and is honestly on par with a song like "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley, which real country music fans consider one of the saddest country songs of all time.
This song talks about how two young lovers fall for each other and how, on paper, they should have lived happily ever after together. But over the course of time, long distance begins to break them both down and take its toll, causing the relationship to collapse, with cheating that leads to drug and alcohol addiction, which leads to death. It's a truly sad and tragic song.
But I'm a true sucker for sad country music, and this song is definitely up there with Whiskey Lullaby. This one has more buildup to it, which almost makes it sadder. You see them together, seemingly having it all figured out, only to see it crashing down. Even the instrumentals are super sad and depressing, adding to the tragic tale.

This song delves into a more vulnerable and personal side of Morgan Wallen, basically thinking about the day his son finds out about his past with the arrests and constantly getting into trouble and worrying if it will make his son think less of him.
As a result, Wallen is basically admitting he is his own worst enemy, and the bottle of alcohol is his kryptonite. Admitting that even though he tries to be Superman, he's not and is still just a man.

This is a collaboration with Eric Church and is bound to be a hit like their original collaborative song "Man Made a Bar." I feel like both of them complement each other well vocally.
This song is a story where the protagonist is reflecting on a fictional car accident he was in as a teenager, making risky and dangerous decisions involving alcohol and driving fast. There's a lot of racing imagery to describe how he was driving way too fast.
They combine two numbers. No. 3 refers to famous NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, who got into a fatal crash, and No. 7 refers to the number found on the label of a bottle of Jack Daniel's. Combining the two elements leads to a world of trouble, and the protagonist is basically reflecting on those decisions he made leading to the accident in the first place and how he's lucky to even be alive to tell the tale.

This song is a true hidden gem. The lyrics tell a story of Morgan Wallen on a hunting trip with his uncle in a vivid reflection that has a casual feel to it.
This song's main hook is the uncle giving timeless life advice to our protagonist in a way only a redneck uncle can. He tells the narrator to be a friend like Skoal (a brand of chewing tobacco), always being there in a pinch. He also advises that in order to love a woman, you need to be steady and strong like a Chevrolet, and that if you're going to speak your mind to somebody, to shoot them straight like you would with a Browning (a brand of gun).
It also adds depth by saying that there was a cousin who went astray and didn't make good decisions. Some say it's a little corny with the lyrics, but to that I say it adds to the story and makes it feel like a legitimate conversation you would have with an uncle who is on the redneck side.
