Hunter Easton Hayes nació el 9 de septiembre de 1991 en Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Desde una temprana edad, destacó por su talento musical, alimentado sustancialmente por la rica influencia cultural de su entorno. Apenas a los dos años de edad, Hunter ya había recibido su primera guitarra de manos del actor Robert Duvall, lo que marcó el inicio de una vida inmersa en la música.
Durante sus años infantiles y adolescentes, Hunter ya había mostrado un talento increíble. Apareció en el programa de televisión "The Maury Show" a los cuatro años y en "America's Most Talented Kids" a los trece, asombrando al público con sus dotes como cantante y multiinstrumentista. Podía tocar más de 30 instrumentos y se ganó una reputación como un verdadero niño prodigio.
En 2010, después de mudarse a Nashville, firmó un contrato con Atlantic Records. En 2011, lanzó su álbum debut homónimo, "Hunter Hayes". El sencillo principal, "Storm Warning", recibió una favorable acogida, pero fue con "Wanted" que alcanzó notoriedad mundial. Esta canción no solo ascendió rápidamente en las listas de éxitos, sino que también le otorgó su primer número uno en el Billboard Hot Country Songs.
Here I go again
Three glasses in, counting my sins
Home alone again
Three in the morning, just me and my demons at war again
So I'm calling
Are you listening?
You made a man this fragile
You made a heart that can break
You showed me the road less traveled
For when I'm gonna run away
You made me love so hard
When everything I love just leaves
Are you sure there's nothing wrong with me?
And why does my life have to hurt so much?
Why can't I find any piece of love?
And why do I feel like I'm not enough?
Dear God, are you sure that you don't mess up?
You still call it praying
All that I do is siting here cursing
Cursing your name again
The truth is it's not even you
It's just me that I'm up against
But you made me this
Can we share the blame for this?
'Cause you made a man this fragile
You made a heart that can break
You showed me the road less traveled
For when I'm gonna run away
You made me love so hard
When everything I love just leaves
Are you sure there's nothing wrong with me?
'Cause why does my life have to hurt so much?
Why can't I find any piece of love?
And why do I feel like I'm not enough?
Dear God, are you sure that you don't, that you don't mess up?
You don't mess up
I know you don't mess up
I know that you don't mess up
I know this ain't for nothing
There's nothing you don't make
I know you got your reasons
This shit's just hard to take
I don't mean to critisise
I know I'm hard to teach
I know you tell me there's nothing wrong with me
Yeah but why does my life have to hurt so much?
And why can't I find any piece of love?
And why do I feel like I'm not enough?
Dear God, are you sure that you don't, that you don't mess up?
You don't mess up
I know you don't mess up, yeah
Dear God, just remind me you don't mess up