3:11
12 Songs, 2006
Written by Cory Branan
Hard-driving alt-country rock Americana. A story song of the kind Johnny Cash might sing. The narrator, apparently a long-haul trucker, is enamored of a pretty waitress, but "she's only that way for a while." The lyrics are surprisingly witty, the kind of funny that grabs you immediately. "Well, there is only one reason I stop in this place / Let me stress that it ain't the cuisine." And: "She's the prettiest waitress in Memphis and I think she's flirting with me / Readin' them specials extra special, slipped her finger into my sweet tea." Of course, there's a clearly-telegraphed "surprise" ending. "It's not what you're thinking." Well, it is, but the song is terrific.