Fourth Of July

Shooter Jennings · Other Songs - Shooter Jennings

Alone with the morning burning red on the canvas in my head

Painting a picture of you

And me driving across country, in a dusty old RV

Just the road and its majesty

And I'm looking at you with the world in the rear view

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You were pretty as can be, sitting in the front seat

Looking at me, telling me you love me ,and your happy to be,

With me on the 4th of July

We sang Stranglehold to the stereo

Couldn't take no more of that rock n roll

So we put on a little George Jones and just sang along

Those white lines get drawn into the sun if you aint got no one

To keep you hanging on

but there you were like a queen with your nightgown,

riding shotgun from town to town

Staking a claim on the world we found

And I'm singing to you, your singing to me ,you were out of the blue to a boy like me

Chorus-

You were pretty as can be, sitting in the front seat

Looking at me, telling me you love me ,and your happy to be,

With me on the 4th of July

We sang Stranglehold to the stereo

Couldn't take no more of that rock n roll

So we put on a little George Jones and just sang along

and im looking for you in the silence that we share

Chorus-

You were pretty as can be, sitting in the front seat

Looking at me, telling me you love me ,and your happy to be,

With me on the 4th of July

We sang Stranglehold to the stereo

Couldn't take no more of that rock n roll

So we put on a little George Jones and just sang along

Fourth Of July - Shooter Jennings

Shooter Jennings delivers a raw, country-rock anthem with 'Fourth Of July,' channeling the spirit of Southern outlaw music. As a son of the legendary Willie Nelson, Jennings blends his father's acoustic storytelling with a heavier, more aggressive guitar tone that defines his own sonic identity. The track captures the tension and celebration of the Fourth of July, reflecting on the complexities of patriotism and personal freedom through a lens of gritty authenticity. Recorded in the mid-2000s, the song stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of the outlaw movement while firmly establishing Jennings' place in the modern country landscape. It serves as a powerful reminder of the genre's roots in rebellion and honest expression.