To ease the bittersweet moment, we've compiled a list of graduation songs that can bring you comfort before you throw your hat in the air: County hits like 'You're Gonna Miss This' by Trace Adkins and pop show stoppers like 'Firework' by Katy Perry, as well as '80s songs like 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper. They capture the feelings that mark this milestone, even if they're not precisely songs about graduation.Īs you turn your focus to the future and your life ahead, remember that it's not easy to say goodbye to the friends and teachers who have been by your side the past four years. Whether you want to be transported back in time or need a playlist while you open graduation gifts, these songs will go way beyond the (sometimes!) stuffy pomp and circumstance marches. But remember one thing: the graduation songs playing during the ceremony or during the graduation party will forever remind you of that big moment. You're celebrating a great achievement! The world just opened up a little more, life symbolically lurched forward and with that movement brings up all this excitement, dread, pride, nostalgia, and triumph. When graduation approaches, you just get flooded with a whole wave of emotion.
