I forgot to mention this earlier, but the Americanization of the names is deliberate. Some songs mentions specific places or activities. Since these are all western references, I thought it would be better to just make them western characters. I don't think anything overt did occur, but it was more of a just-in-case measure. As well, I skipped songs if I'd already done one by the artist. Else all of AZ would likely have been Joan Jett.

One of the Boys- Gretchen Wilson

"You can't... Don't just... Gah, Mina, one of these days you're going to get alcohol poisoning, girl!"

She just took another swig of her beer before grabbing the five dollars off the edge of the pool table. It had been a difficult shot, but she'd made it, sinking the 8-ball.

Later on she wandered outside, feeling somewhat unsatisfied. She liked being able to hang with the guys. She'd always been a bit of a tomboy. It was just what she liked to do. However, she was still a girl, and it seemed like everyone forgot that at times.

"Hey you." Came a cocky voice, and she turned to see one of the spectators from her earlier match watching her. "Interested in acting like a girl? There's this slow song on.."

She grinned. "A dance? I'd love to."

Call of the Wild-Heart

They weren't good for each other. They knew that. Normally she was a nice girl, if a little crazy, and he was a respected businessman. Too stuffy for her, while she was too young for him.

When they felt this way, though, none of that mattered. They met up late at night, usually, when they couldn't pretend anymore. They drove to fast, danced to wildly, and did other things neither of them usually admitted they would do. It was intoxicating, and they never wanted to give it up.

Regardless of how normal their usual days were, they felt the call of the wild. And on nights when they were in each other's arms, they answered it together.

Life is Good- Jo Dee Messina

"Let's go on a vacation!" Kale glanced over to his wife indulgently. He was always comign up with crazy schemes like that.

"I have to work, Mina. You know that." He reproved her gently, but she just batted his concerns away.

"You have sick time. Besides, your boss loves having you around too much to fire you for taking two days off every now and then." He silently conceded her point, but held out for a moment out of sheer stubbornness.

"You know I won't ever get promoted if I'm always skipping work, don't you?" He asked her archly. She just shrugged.

"Our life is good, Kale. I'd rather take you on a wild vacation now than, oh, go to the spa now and then five years from now."

It's Always Something-Joe Diffie

He couldn't help himself, scanning the person in the red car. It wasn't her. It was never her.

Kale shook his head, annoyed with himself. He should be over her by now. Should have let go of what they shared, like Mina obviously had. She left, didn't she? Why was he still beating himself up over it?

But life seemed to be conspiring against him. He'd gone to a new place for lunch the other day, since the old diner was full of memories of her. The waitress was named Mina. He got gas. An old friend of theirs had asked about her.

Those sorts of things tore at his heart every day, making him feel her leaving over and over again. It didn't look like it would change anytime soon either.

Undo It- Carrie Underwood

"I should have walked when you first showed up! For crying out loud, you gave me the shivers back then too, and not the good kind." She glared at her ex-lover, warming up to her subject matter as she went on. "I threw out your things already. I may be the dumb one for falling for your stupid games, but you're at fault for playing them too! I can see what you're hiding with them now, and I know that this was a bad idea from the start."

"Now, now, Mina, don't be hasty..." his voice was as smug as always, and it made her want to scream.

So she did. "I'm not being hasty! You make me cry! You make me lonely! It's bad enough you're in my past! I wish I could undo that! You're not getting the future, too!"