Reckless Kelly is an American country rock band. Formed in Idaho, the band … Read Full Bio ↴Reckless Kelly is an American country rock band. Formed in Idaho, the band moved to Austin, Texas in October 1996 and is now based there.

Led by brothers Willy (vocals/guitar) and Cody Braun (vocals/fiddle/mandolin/harmonica), the alternative country-rock outfit Reckless Kelly formed in Bend Oregon in February 1996 before moving to Austin, Texas. The Brauns had previously toured with their father in Muzzie Braun & the Boys, a Western swing band, and were joined in their own group by the lead guitarist Casey Pollock, the bass guitarist Chris Schelske and the drummer Jay Nazz.

With their younger brothers Micky and Gary, Cody and Willy were raised in central Idaho near the Sawtooth Mountains, between Clayton and Challis in Custer County, and were homeschooled by their mother. Originally they were "Muzzie Braun & the Little Braun Brothers", as Muzzie and his brothers Gary and Billy were the "Braun Brothers" from Twin Falls in the 1970s and early 1980s, sons of the musician Eustaceus "Mustie" Braun (1917–1981). From North Dakota, Mustie was a neighbor and relative of the bandleader Lawrence Welk, and was a keyboard player during the last days of legalized gambling in Idaho at Weiser in the early 1950s. He then moved to the new Club 93 in Jackpot, Nevada, on the Idaho border, and moved his family to Twin Falls, about fifty miles (80 km) north. In February 1981, Mustie and wife Marian (née Beckman) were involved in a head-on collision north of Jackpot, and both died from their injuries.

In 1989, Muzzie and his sons appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show twice.

Reckless Kelly played locally on the historic Sixth Street in Austin. They turned Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar, a small bar and restaurant, into a noted music venue. From November 1996 to May 1998, they filled the venue with their Monday night show. During this period, other music venues in Austin invited them to play, including the Continental Club, the Saxon pub, Stubb's barbecue, and Antone's home of the blues.

Reckless Kelly's first album, Millican, appeared in fall 1997 and was officially released in 1998. Acoustic: Live at Stubb's and The Day followed two years later, after which David Abeyta replaced Pollock on lead guitar. Under the Table & Above the Sun in 2003 began the band's relationship with the high-profile Sugar Hill label and won the hearts of the music press and the honky tonkin' legend Joe Ely, who sang the band's praises in interviews. Wicked Twisted Road was released in 2005, and the next year the live album Reckless Kelly Was Here captured the band's stage presence. Bulletproof was released in summer 2008 on a new label, Yep Roc Records, and includes tracks critical of and reflecting on recent sociopolitical unfoldings, such as the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina. In 2010, Reckless released an album of songs by one of their musical heroes, Pinto Bennett. Somewhere in Time, in the band's own words, highlighted their love of "straight-up honky tonk". The band regularly returns to Austin to play before capacity crowds at venues like Nutty Brown Cafe & Amphitheatre.

Younger brothers Micky and Gary Braun front their own band, Micky & The Motorcars. Both bands play at the annual Braun Brothers Reunion in Challis, Idaho, in August.

I Saw It Coming
Reckless Kelly Lyrics

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Well, I pulled into Jackpot
Outta Ely and red-hot
I was liking the action
You laid on the charm

As well as some hot tips
A kiss from her red lips
I thought how could I lose

So I bet the farm

Ill wind is blowin'
I hear the drummin'
I know where this is goin'
I see it comin'

You'’re holding a pat hand
You'’re playing the dealer
The odds are way up there
The cocktails are free

The cards you've been holdin'
Ain'’t what you've been throwin'
I’'ve lately been knowin'
That you'’re bluffing me

You'’ll be high rollin’'
I'’ll be out bummin’'
And I know you'’re goin’'
I saw it coming

Gamblin' is knowin'
When you should be callin', it quits
When you'’re down to a handful of hearts
That are broken to bits

Ill wind is blowing
I hear the drummin'
I know you'’re goin'
I had it comin'

You’'ll be high rollin'
I'’ll be out slummin'
I know you'’re goin'
I saw it comin'

I know you'’re goin'
I saw it comin'

Overall Meaning

The song "I Saw It Coming" by Reckless Kelly talks about a man who is lured into gambling by a woman (presumably a dealer). The singer is reminiscing about his time at a casino in Jackpot, Nevada, where he is taken in by the woman's charm, hot tips, and a kiss from her red lips. He decides to bet everything he has, only to realize that he is being played by the dealer who has been bluffing him all along. The lyrics suggest that the singer knew all along that his luck would eventually run out.

The chorus of the song, "ill wind is blowin', I hear the drummin', I know where this is goin', I see it comin'," suggests that the singer is aware of the consequences of his actions, and that he is fully cognizant of the fact that he is about to lose it all. The second verse reinforces this notion by implying that the woman has been cheating him all along, and that he is just realizing it. The song ends on a somber note, with the singer acknowledging that he has lost everything, while the woman continues to win and "be high rollin'."

Overall, "I Saw It Coming" depicts the darker side of gambling and the dangers of getting involved with the wrong people. It suggests that even if we know something bad is going to happen, we still sometimes indulge in risky behavior for the chance of winning big.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, I pulled into Jackpot
I arrived in Jackpot

Outta Ely and red-hot
I came from Ely and was ready for action

I was liking the action
I was enjoying the excitement

You laid on the charm
You acted charming towards me

As well as some hot tips
You provided me with some helpful advice

A kiss from her red lips
You gave me a kiss on the lips

I thought how could I lose
I felt like I couldn't lose

So I bet the farm
I risked everything I had

Ill wind is blowin'
Something bad is about to happen

I hear the drummin'
I sense impending danger

I know where this is goin'
I understand what is about to happen