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- ↑ "Wendell Mobley • Top Songs as Writer". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ "News : HOT TALK: Kenny Chesney Hit Based on Fact". CMT. 2004-01-26. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
