Story Behind The Song
In Kansas, there are tall fields of grass called "Johnson Grass". A lot of things happened in those fields back in high school! A lot of good memories.
Song Description
It is a song about a man who is longing to go back to those good old days with a special girl that he's been thinking about.
| Song Length |
4:21 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Rap - Dirty South |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits |
Subject |
Long |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
?JOHNSON GRASS?
© FLAWSON PUBLISHING/LINZ MUSIC
Words & Music (Frosty Lawson/Sandy Linzer)
(Verse 1)
Backseat drivers-both of us losin? control of the wheel,
Livin? on nothin?-but hot leather, cold blue steel.
(B-Verse 1)
The Radio blastin? our favorite song-I remember that night,
We did everything right-we did everything wrong.
(Chorus 1)
You and me, we laid the seed-and buried them with the past.
But lovers secrets never sleep-out in the fields of JOHNSON GRASS.
(Verse 2)
I?ve made a decision-I can?t get it right if I?m left without you.
This big city livin?-ain?t what I?m dyin? to do.
(B-Verse 2)
You better get ready ?cause the crazy one,
Is comin? on back to the days of the moon and the nights of the sun.
(Chorus 2)
You and me, we laid the seed-and buried them with the past.
But lovers secrets never sleep-out in the fields of JOHNSON GRASS.
You and me, we laid the seed-and buried them with the past.
But lovers secrets never sleep-out in the fields of JOHNSON GRASS.
(Bridge)
JOHNSON GRASS grows tall in the springtime,
And in the summer sun, turns to gold.
And the more they try to cut it down,
You know the more the roots take hold, take hold of you.
Take hold of you, yea.
Come on baby, take hold of me (2X)
(Chorus Outro.-w/Ad. Libs.)