This song is a mutherfuckin’ jam. Period. Not much else to say, really.
The song itself is about a woman deciding to have a night on the town either after having dumped her boyfriend/husband or while simply feeling stuck in a rut, and the overall feeling of the song is total liberation. It’s energetic and fun.
What really makes the song work, however, is the music and arrangements. Each instrument (banjo, mandolin, electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums and fiddle) has a moment to shine and keep the song careening towards an inevitable explosion of sound. Just a great song.
Here’s a link to a live performance
And of course, the lyrics:
He pushed me ’round
Now I’m drawin’ the line
He lived his life
Now I’m gonna go live mine
I’m sick of wastin’ my time
Well now I’ve been good for way too long
Found my red dress and I’m gonna throw it on
‘Bout to get too far gone
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little BIT more of my TWELVE ounce nutrition
One more helpin’ of what I’ve been havin’
I’m takin’ my turn on the sin wagon
On a mission to make something happen
Feel like Delilah lookin’ for Samson
Do a little mattress dancin’
That’s right I said mattress dancin’
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more
Of what I’ve been missin’
I don’t know where I’ll be crashin’
But I’m arrivin’ on a sin wagon
When it’s my turn to march up to glory
I’m gonna have one hell of a story
That’s if he forgives me
Oh lord please forgive me
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Need a little bit more of that sweet salvation
They may take me
with my feet draggin’
I’ll fly away on a sin wagon
I’ll fly away on a sin wagon
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