Emily Nemmers (born July 9, 1981 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American country music artist who records under the name Emily West. Signed to Capitol Records Nashville, she debuted on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008 with the single "Rocks in Your Shoes". This song peaked at #39 early in the year, and is the first single from a self-titled EP. She entered the country charts a second time with "Blue Sky" in 2010.
West, the youngest of four children, was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2000 following her graduation from Waterloo West High School in hopes of achieving her goals of becoming a country music singer. West soon signed a deal with a publishing company in Nashville, Warner-Chapell. West was then signed to Capitol Records Nashville when producer Mike Dungan listened to her demo tapes. One of her first appearances was as a background vocalist on Chely Wright's 2005 album The Metropolitan Hotel.
Capitol released a self-titled EP December 11, 2007 to the iTunes music store. In early 2008, West was featured in People Magazine and completed a media tour for her debut single, "Rocks in Your Shoes". "Rocks in Your Shoes" peaked in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in early 2008. The song received a "thumbs up" rating from The 9513 critic Jim Malec, who called it "a fun-but-gritty up-tempo that exudes confidence and perfectly frames her music." A second single, "That Kind of Happy" was released in April 2009 and failed to enter the chart.
America's Got Talent 2014 - Auditions - Emily West [FULL]
Emily West and William Close Perform "Nights in White Satin" - America's Got Talent 2015
Emily West - Chandelier
Emily West - "Nights In White Satin" | Live at the Grand Ole Opry | Opry
Emily West: Sultry Songstress Performs "Chandelier" Cover - America's Got Talent 2014
Emily West - "Fallen"
Emily West: Singer Shines With "Nights In White Satin" Cover - America's Got Talent 2014
Emily West - Nights In White Satin - Earth Harp - America's Got Talent - August 19, 2015
Emily West - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - AGT 2014 (Finals)
America's Got Talent 2014 Emily West New York Week Day 1
Emily West - Bitter
Emily West - Bitter
Only One - Vintage 1960s Roy Orbison- Style Kanye West Cover ft. Emily West
Emily West - Who Wants To Live Forever - America's Got Talent - Aug 26, 2014
America's Got Talent 2014 - Auditions - Emily West [FULL]
Emily West and William Close Perform "Nights in White Satin" - America's Got Talent 2015
Emily West - Chandelier
Emily West - "Nights In White Satin" | Live at the Grand Ole Opry | Opry
Emily West: Sultry Songstress Performs "Chandelier" Cover - America's Got Talent 2014
Emily West - "Fallen"
Emily West: Singer Shines With "Nights In White Satin" Cover - America's Got Talent 2014
Emily West - Nights In White Satin - Earth Harp - America's Got Talent - August 19, 2015
Emily West - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - AGT 2014 (Finals)
America's Got Talent 2014 Emily West New York Week Day 1
Emily West - Bitter
Emily West - Bitter
Only One - Vintage 1960s Roy Orbison- Style Kanye West Cover ft. Emily West
Emily West - Who Wants To Live Forever - America's Got Talent - Aug 26, 2014
Emily West - Who Wants To Live Forever - AGT 2014 (Semi Finals)
Emily West - "Chandelier" | Live at the Grand Ole Opry | Opry
Emily West - I Will Always Love You
Emily West - Nights In White Satin - AGT 2014 (Top 12)
Emily West - Sea of Love
America's Got Talent S09E24 Finale Emily West Breakout Performance
Emily West - "Games" | Live at the Grand Ole Opry | Opry
Emily West covers BlankSpace by Taylor Swift
Emily West - Blue Sky
EMILY WEST | Made for Radio
Emily West - "Blue Sky" | Live at the Grand Ole Opry | Opry
Emily West: Singer Performs "True Colors" With Cyndi Lauper - America’s Got Talent 2014 Finale
Emily West's "One Woman Show" Live part 1
Emily West's "One Woman Show" Live part 2
Emily West's "One Woman Show" Live part 3
Emily West - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) at Cotton Mill Live
Emily West New Single Bitter
Emily West "Bitter" World Cafe Live Philadelphia,PA 4/28/15
Emily West LIVE Fallen
Boys in the Morning- Emily West LIVE
Emily West - Blue Sky Live at CMA Fest 2009
Emily West "Sleeping with Strangers" LIVE (HQ)
Emily West All for You Full Album Hit 2015
Emily West
Emily West All for You Full Album Hit 2015 (DOWNLOAD Full)
Lecture - Emily West on Antebellum Wetnursing
Jane Austen vs Emily Brontë: The Queens of English Literature Debate
RANDAL PRATER Live 3/21/15 ft. Peter Sawtell & Scott Parris
Lean Day: West - Emily Holmes on incremental wins
Essential Seven Young Living of Japan
Emily Walter, "Queen of the West"
Brontë Country: The Story of Emily, Charlotte & Anne Brontë
Next Step Young Living Essential Oils for Japan
Snapple Finale Celebration: Howie Mandel Toasts to a Great Season - America's Got Talent 2
Under Country Music News #132 (made with Spreaker)
Emily Sundblad and Matt Sweeney at 356 Mission
EMILY DUDDY (USA) VS ZHI TING WU (TAIWAN) September 2014
PBS Hawaii - Leahey & Leahey: Emily Hartong
Story in the West
Cherisse Osei & Emily Dolan Davies - Interview with Spike [PART ONE]
Celebrity Apprentice 3 Task Six Tenacity & RockSolid! P3
Enslaved Odyssey to the West - FULL MOVIE [HD] Xbox 360 PS3 (Full Game Walkthrough)
Ireland West Music Tv Christmas Special 2013
KRCB Live Episode 008 - "Emily Rath"
Emily West Red Carpet Interview - ACCAs 2014
Emily West Exit Interview With TVGrapevine
Emily West and Easton Corbin Red Carpet Interview ACM Awards
Emily West and Dustin Lynch Red Carpet Interview - ACCAs 2014
Emily West Interviews Carrot Top
Emily Kinney Red Carpet Interview - ACCAs 2014
Emily West Interview
Emily West: 2010 Country Throwdown Interview
Emily West postgame interview, 12.10.11
Emily West Interviews Country Fans at MGM
G-60: Emily West (Gopher Women's Hockey)
Emily West RAMA Interview at Belmont Curb Cafe
Interview with Emily West at Rockstar's Country Throwdown
Reba McEntire Red Carpet Interview - ACCAs 2014
Country Throwdown - Emily West
Emily West Red Carpet Fashion - ACCAs 2014
CBBC: The Next Step Clickable Video - Who's the Bully?
Emily West: 2010 Country ThrowDown Tour
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It keeps running down the tear-stained face of this lonely town
And I drown
And I keep reaching for one good reason why you said goodbye
And turned around
Oh your leavin’ me in this empty state
And all I see are dark clouds as you drive away
Mississippi’s cryin’ baby
Mississipi’s sad
I think we just figured out
That you ain’t comin’ back
The sky can see you leavin’
And it can’t hold back the tears
Oh it’s pourin’ down and my heart thinks it’s dyin’
Mississippi’s cryin’
Mississippi’s cryin’
The night keeps looking for headlights shining in this driveway
But they don’t shine
And I keep thinkin’ this crazy storm will drive you home
But not this time
Oh my only wish is to change the weather
Are you comin’ back or is it gonna rain forever
Mississippi’s cryin’ baby
Mississipi’s sad
I think we just figured out
That you ain’t comin’ back
The sky can see you leavin’
And it can’t hold back the tears
Oh it’s pourin’ down and my heart thinks it’s dyin’
Mississippi’s cryin’
Mississippi’s cryin’
Where you goin’ baby?
What’s in Tennessee?
You never said a word about Memphis
So who is she?
It keeps running down the tear-stained face of this lonely town
And I drown
Mississippi’s cryin’ baby
Mississipi’s sad
I think we just figured out
That you ain’t comin’ back
The sky can see you leavin’
And it can’t hold back the tears
Mississippi, Mississippi
Mississippi’s cryin’
So you had some bad luck, life sucks, can't do nothing right
You took some wrong turns, got burned way too many times
And so you fall back with all that hurt that just don't wanna heal
So then you do the, "Why me? This can't be happening again
Hey, what's the deal? Man, I can't take much more of this"
You put your time in, paid your dues, believe me, I know how you feel
I guess you gotta make a choice when it hits the fan
You can get a little down or get a little mad
When there's stones in the road only one thing to do
You gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes, come on!
I heard some good lies from bad guys making me their mark
They did a drive-by, bang bang, big hole in my heart
Needed a crash cart, CPR, sister, I was fading fast
I had a 'poor me' trophy, kept it on a shelf
Did the 'too proud', 'too cool' to ask for any help
For when I gave in praying I only got one answer back
And he said
I guess you gotta make a choice when it hits the fan
You can get a little down or get a little mad
When there's stones in the road only one thing to do
You gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes
I guess you gotta make a choice when it hits the fan
You can get a little down or get a little mad
When there's stones in the road only one thing to do
You gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes
It bitters like a weed if you let it grow
It's gonna trip you up, yeah, somewhere down the road
To get where you're going there's only one thing to do
You gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes
You better learn to walk with rocks in your shoes, come on!
You gotta learn to walk
So your conscience finally hit you
And you're feeling guilty
And you're wishing I was there
So you wanna say you're sorry
Well, please forgive me if I'm too gone to care
You can take back your goodbyes
Wipe off those sad eyes
'Cause I've got some tears of my own
Weather man says it's gonna rain tonight
The kind of storm where the basement floods and you lose the lights
Should have thought of that before
'Cause I'm not your blue sky anymore
So you heard the pitter-patter of a lost heart beating
And learned what it was for
So you made a list of shoulders that you'd be needing
Well mine aren't yours anymore
Come on show me your temper
Be the man I remember
So I won't forget what you've done
Weather man says it's gonna rain tonight
The kind of storm where the basement floods and you lose the lights
Should have thought of that before
'Cause I'm not your blue sky anymore
Don't wanna be that blue sky