Jason Aldean

Released: October 7, 2014

Songwriter: Ben Hayslip David Lee Murphy

Producer: Michael Knox

[Verse 1]
When I passed that city limit sign
I knew that I was finally on my own
So I put my foot down on the gas
To see how fast those wheels could get me going
Everything about that place made me who I am
But they say once you leave you can't go back again

[Chorus]
So I took it with me, that cloud of red dust rolling up
That Georgia blue sky, setting sun, straight up Highway 41
I took it with me, that wild street, that fighting size
That on the run on a Friday night
That standing tall small town crowd
I took it with me

[Verse 2]
They say this world can change you fast
Kick you right on back where you belong
I rolled my sleeves up every day
That's just what you do where I come from
Everything I ever knew I bottled up inside
What I'd leave your side at back home
It ain't hard to find

[Chorus]
So I took it with me, that cloud of red dust rolling up
That Georgia blue sky, setting sun, straight up Highway 41
I took it with me, that wild street, that fighting size
That on the run on a Friday night
That standing tall small town crowd
I took it with me

[Bridge]
I'd be a thousand miles away
But it's still crystal clear
I see that picture in my mind
I keep with right here

[Chorus]
So I took it with me, that cloud of red dust rolling up
That Georgia blue sky, setting sun, straight up Highway 41
I took it with me, that wild street, that fighting size
That on the run on a Friday night
That standing tall small town crowd
I took it with me

After almost 15 years at the top of his format, reigning ACM “Artist of the Decade” Jason Aldean has seen trends come and go. Hell, he helped bring a few out of the shadows, like a Country-music Columbus making the mainstream’s first contact with hard rock (“Hicktown”), hip-hop (“Dirt Road Anthem”), and R&B (“Burnin’ It Down”). For 9, Aldean’s ninth studio project, he offers 16 interwoven tracks in an era of stand-alone singles and superstar EPs, holding his ground for a modern album with an old-school soul. A three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Aldean’s a card-carrying member of the Country’s elite headliners whose incendiary tours are nearing legendary status. Also a dominant force on the charts, he’s scored 23 Number Ones and notably, all eight of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA. He’s the only Country act in history to top the all-genre Billboard 200 four times (in a row, no less), racking up four billion streams and more than 18 million albums sold along the way.

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