NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards - 2003
Presented in November 2003

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Three Wooden Crosses"
By Doug Johnson & Kim Williams

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jeffrey Steele

SONGWRITER/ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Toby Keith


THE 10 "SONGS I WISH I'D WRITTEN"

"A Lot Of Things Different"

Written By: Bill Anderson, Dean Dillon
Artist: Kenny Chesney

"Almost Home"
Written By: Craig Morgan, Kerry Kurt Phillips
Artist: Craig Morgan

"Celebrity"
Written By: Brad Paisley
Artist: Brad Paisley

"Drift Away"
Written By: Mentor Williams
Artist: Uncle Kracker with Dobie Gray

"I Believe"
Written By: Donny Kees, Skip Ewing
Artist: Diamond Rio

"Somebody Like You"
Written By: John Shanks, Keith Urban
Artist: Keith Urban

"Stay Gone"
Written By: Billy Kirsch, Jimmy Wayne
Artist: Jimmy Wayne

"The Impossible"
Written By: Kelley Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller
Artist: Joe Nichols

"Then They Do"
Written By: Jim Collins, Sunny Russ
Artist: Trace Adkins

"Three Wooden Crosses"
Written By: Doug Johnson, Kim Williams
Artist: Randy Travis

"Travelin' Soldier"
Written By: Bruce Robison
Artist: The Dixie Chicks