LISTEN! Gracee Shriver Shares a Timeless Love Story with New Single "Rich"

Country songstress Gracee Shriver peels back the glitter and glamour of modern love songs in her heartfelt new single "Rich", a tender tribute rooted in truth, family, and the kind of love that defies the balance of a bank account.

Inspired by her own parents’ journey and written in the middle of her own season of wedding planning, "Rich" plays like a love letter to the quiet triumphs of building a life from scratch. With every lyric, Shriver paints a vivid picture of young love that refused to wait, of dreams sketched on napkins, and of riches that had nothing to do with dollars.

“They were barely 21 / the world said wait but they were too in love,” she sings in the opening lines, setting the stage for a song filled with lived-in detail and nostalgic warmth. From pawning a family heirloom for a diamond ring to living in a double wide with a hole in the floor, "Rich" chronicles a couple who chose love over luxury, and found everything they needed in each other.

“This song is inspired by my parents,” Shriver shares with All Country News. “As I am wedding planning and about to marry my person at such a young age, they have shared various stories of their journey together. Each detail in this song is true. Their start was not luxurious, but it was real. To me, this song shares the proof that living on love is all that matters. Rich isn’t always about money.”

And that message rings loud and clear in the song’s soaring chorus:“They were rich / as two young kids could get / saving pennies in a Folgers can, in the kitchen / too in love to know what they were missing.”

It’s a clever lyrical juxtaposition, coffee cans and blueprints, pigtails and overtime shifts stacked against a culture that so often equates worth with wealth. But Rich reminds us that the truest treasures are found in life’s smallest, most selfless moments. The second verse, marked by the arrival of a baby and sleepless nights, captures this with cinematic simplicity and emotional depth. And just when the listener expects the weight of responsibility to take center stage, Shriver flips it with a smile, letting love do the heavy lifting.

Gracee Shriver’s "Rich" isn’t just a song; it’s a storybook of real-life romance written in late-night prayers and long work weeks. It’s the sound of a country heart remembering what truly matters. And in a genre that thrives on storytelling, "Rich" is a masterclass in how to turn real life into something undeniably golden.