Saddle Storms - Reckless in the Red Zone

Reckless in the Red Zone | Saddle Storms | Whiskey After Dark Album (Windows Down Country Rock)

Seventeen. Half a tank. Somebody else's keys. One yellow line and the whole stupid beautiful world ahead. Reckless in the Red Zone isn't about being careless. It's about being alive in that specific way you can only be alive at seventeen — when the road is endless and the stars are low and nothing about tomorrow has any power over tonight whatsoever.

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Every teacher said think ahead. Every preacher said slow down. He just grinned and dropped another gear. One day he'll drive the speed limit and forget everything he did. But tonight? Tonight he's seventeen forever. And they'll never quite explain that feeling to their kids no matter how hard they try. Windows down. Heart wide open. That's exactly where he wants to be. Seventeen years old, half a tank of gas, and absolutely zero concern for consequences. Three friends hollering out the windows, gravel road at ninety, sun going down painting everything on fire. You already know somebody who lived this song. You might've been somebody who lived this song. No apologies. No regrets. Windows down. Original by Saddle Storms.

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 [INTRO] Nobody told him to slow down He wouldn't have listened anyway [VERSE 1] Seventeen and a half a tank of gas Stole his daddy's keys and hit the road too fast Nothing but two lanes and a yellow line And every stupid beautiful thing on his mind Radio screaming something with a beat Both hands barely touching on the wheel Wind whipping hard through the cracked back glass Living like forever's coming way too fast [PRE-CHORUS] His mama said boy you better slow it down His daddy said son you'll drive this family to the ground He just laughed and dropped another gear Said the only thing I'm scared of Is never getting out of here [CHORUS] Reckless in the red zone Needle buried right and she ain't letting go Reckless in the red zone Every empty highway is the only road he knows The world says slow down boy you'll crash and burn But he's got too much living left And too little time to learn Windows down and wide open Heart running wild and free Reckless in the red zone That's exactly where he wants to be [VERSE 2] Gravel road at ninety feels like flying Sun going down painting everything on fire Three friends hollering out the open windows Young and dumb and full of pure desire Nobody's thinking about tomorrow morning Nobody's thinking about the price they'll pay Right now there's just this road this speed this feeling And nothing's gonna take this night away [PRE-CHORUS] His teacher said boy you better think ahead His preacher said son you're gonna wind up dead He just grinned and hit the open stretch Said I'll slow down someday Just not yet [CHORUS] Reckless in the red zone Needle buried right and she ain't letting go Reckless in the red zone Every empty highway is the only road he knows The world says slow down boy you'll crash and burn But he's got too much living left And too little time to learn Windows down and wide open Heart running wild and free Reckless in the red zone That's exactly where he wants to be [BRIDGE] One day he'll have a mortgage One day he'll have a kid One day he'll drive the speed limit And forget everything he did But tonight the road is endless Tonight the stars are low Tonight he's seventeen forever And there ain't nowhere he won't go Someday he'll tell his children About the nights he ran it wide But they'll never know the feeling Of being that alive!! [FINAL CHORUS] Reckless in the red zone Needle buried right and she ain't coming back Reckless in the red zone Wind in his face and the world going black The world said slow down boy you'll crash and burn He had too much living left Too much left to learn Windows down heart wide open Running wild and free Reckless in the red zone That's exactly Exactly EXACTLY where he wants to be!! 🚗💨 *[OUTRO] "WOOOOOOO!!"

Written by Saddle Storms: https://SaddleStorms.com

About Saddle Storms: Wyoming-born outlaw country, western storytelling, rodeo soul, heartbreak ballads, and Code of the West honesty from six generations of ranch life.

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