Green co-wrote five of the seven tracks on Way Out Here, with the exception being its title track and a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City".[1] The title track was previously recorded by one of its songwriters, Josh Thompson, for his own album also titled Way Out Here (2010), from which it was released as a single. It also reprises "Damn Good Day to Leave", which was released as the second single from Green's second studio album, Ain't My Last Rodeo.