Amy McCarthy

"Staying in and just being with each other are some of the best times you will ever have ..."

"We’re all soul searching, and these lyrics really speak to us and encompass this record perfectly ..."

"The only thing different in sinners and saints / One is forgiven, and the other ain't."

"I believe that you have to just go for your dreams -- and always give your best -- never settling for anything less than just that."

"I realized I didn’t need to do anything fancy to write a love song — I simply had to tell our story."

Lee wrote the poignant "Ones You Leave Behind" after her younger brother Johnny died of a heroin overdose in 2014.

"So many times people try to create an all-inclusive space for their music by keeping their thoughts to themselves and by trying not to say anything too candid. But f--k that ..."

"And in this moment / I think we both know you're the only one / Baby, it's hard not to feel like I'm fallin' in love ..."

"The song’s singer represents a nurturing sister, sympathetically comforting a loved one and creating unity between the two."

Stripped of its slick '70s country production and replaced with upbeat horns and killer harmonies, "Islands in the Stream" is a perfect laid-back love ballad.