Story Behind The Song
This song is meant as a male anthem, showing that a crazy woman is not worth the trouble, and sometimes you need to move on.
Song Description
Life should not be left on cruise control. Sometime you have to go slow, sometimes you go "4x4" and plow through it. And its an anthem for men, showing that a crazy woman is not worth the trouble, and sometimes you need to move on.
| Song Length |
3:15 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Tempo Undefined |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool, Composed |
Subject |
General, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Toby Keith, Dierks Bentley |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE 1
Sun shines all around me, all the bugs seem to stay by the river bed
And I'm sippin' on a cold one as it clears good decesions from my head
Big party by The Old Stone Road, small town fun never gets old
I see trouble in a green skirt, straw hat and a perfect summer tan
And she's walking up to meet me, she steals my heart in this country land
Broke down on The Old Stone Road, she brings the chains and I get towed
CHORUS 1
Don't leave your life on cruise control
Sometimes you gotta learn to take it slow
Sometimes you gotta push down to the floor
When it gets rough, you go 4x4
VERSE 2
The dust falls all around me, fills the tracks from my dirty SUV
She complains about my music, about my friends, about my speed
90 miles an hour on The Old Stone Road, only place where I can free my soul
For awhile we had a good time, yeh but now this new car's lost its shine
And we're heading for a great divide, earthquake on the "Its All Her Fault-line"
Shake it up on The Old Stone Road, speak my mind then she's out the door
CHORUS 2
Don't leave your life on cruise control
Sometimes you gotta learn to take it slow
Sometimes you gotta push down to the floor
When it gets rough, you go 4x4
BRIDGE
She should have seen it coming that day
I told her there was no other way
A broken clutch, an empty tank,
That's what our future holds
Now the picture that the rear view shows
Is a cloud of dust on the road
I wonder if she found a ride home...
(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)
You wanna ride on The Old Stone Road, you gotta taste the dirt, you gotta pay the toll
CHORUS 3 (x2)
Don't leave your life on cruise control
Sometimes you gotta learn to take it slow
Sometimes you gotta push down to the floor
When it gets rough, you go 4x4