New To Country

It smells of burnt dust from the road, petrol and self-respect. Once upon a time, everyone decided that if a guy had tattoos and a hoarse laugh, then he was bound to be trouble. But time has shown that trouble is just him, only with a deep voice and money for petrol. Yes, now instead of a dirty pickup truck, he may have a private jet, but his hands still itch to drive it into a swamp - so that the wheels get stuck and the engine roars like an old friend.

The song expresses the confidence of someone who is not pretending to be new. It's the same whisky, the same wind from the open window and the same stubborn belief in oneself. It's just that now the beat is a little louder and the stage is a little bigger. But inside, everything is the same: dirt under the fingernails, fire under the skin and that very accent that family members recognise from a thousand others.