"Chevrolet" opens like a porch swing on a summer night, gentle guitar plucks and snippets of bar chatter drawing you in. Dustin Lynch then spins a yarn about meeting a girl in a honky tonk joint who's "dressed to kill." He pegs her as a city-slicker gal, only to discover she's got a hankering' for the country life. They hit it off like cornbread and butter, and by the time the chorus kicks in, she wants to slip away with him in his Chevrolet.
The song samples Dobie Gray's 1973 hit "Drift Away," but with a country dust-up, adding grit and twang to that familiar melody. The original "Drift Away" talks about how music can turn a bad day around. Lynch swaps out the rock 'n' roll in Dobie Gray's song for six-packs, Brooks & Dunn tunes, and dirt roads.
Lynch's Broken Bow Records labelmate Jelly Roll steps in for the second verse. His gravelly voice confirms that the serendipitous romantic encounter became a full-blown love story.
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