Johnny Cash

Album: Relentless (2007)
Charted: 68
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about a young man who owns an old Pontiac, is dissatisfied with his hometown as well as his job and just about everything else. He quits his job, grabs his girlfriend, loads up his Pontiac with what little they want to take. As the lyrics suggest, they listened to Johnny Cash en route to Las Vegas, where they presumably eloped. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Darrell - Eugene, Oregon
  • This was originally recorded by Tracy Byrd in 2005. It was written by Country songwriters Rodney Clawson, Vicky McGehee and John Rich.
  • The music video was shot in Las Vegas by director Wes Edwards, a frequent collaborator with country artists like Aldean, Dierks Bentley ("Drunk on a Plane") and Randy Houser ("How Country Feels").

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