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.
Open your heart
Open your mind
Let somebody in
Take a walk through you past
Good and the bad
Decide you can do this again
It's supposed to feel different
Supposed to feel safe
Safe like going home
But just like sand it slips through your hands
Before you know it your faith is gone
Every late night call
Every morning kiss
All the "I can't live without you"s
And you say goodbye like this
Don't you understand
Do you even care
If you love me like you said you did well you'd still be standing here
You think you know somebody
It's all just a blur
The nights are the worst
This bed still smells like you
Wake up from the dreams
Catch my breath
It takes everything I've got to move
Yeah it could've been a long walk talk to fix this
The seas were getting rough but I thought we were worth this
(worth a try, worth a fight, show you what I know, yeah)
Every late night call
Every morning kiss
All the "I can't live without you"s
And you say goodbye like this
Don't you understand
Do you even care
If you love me like you said you did well you'd still be standing here
You think you know somebody
Tell me where did you go when the lights came up
I don't even know you anymore
Holding a knife I could see things better
Yeah you've done this before
You think you know
Yeah, you think you know somebody
Think you know
You think you know
You think you know
Think you know
Every late night call
Every morning kiss
All the "I can't live without you"s
And you say goodbye like this
Don't you understand
Do you even care
If you love me like you said you did well you'd still be standing here
You think you know somebody
You think you know somebody
You think you know, you think you know
You think you know somebody
Yeah, you think you know
You think you know
You think you know somebody
You never know
You never know