Shooter Jennings lived his first few years in a crib on his parents' tour bus. By age five, he was playing drums. Between tours, he took piano lessons. He started playing guitar at fourteen and sometimes played in his father's band. He and his father recorded a few things together when they happened to have some microphones set up and the tape recorder plugged in. At age sixteen, Jennings discovered rock 'n' roll.
As an adult, Jennings left Nashville, Tennessee to seek his fortunes in Los Angeles. He assembled and performed with Stargunn, a southern rock band whose sound he described as Lynyrd Skynyrd mutating into Guns N' Roses. Stargunn performed at local clubs for six years, built a rabid following and earned praise from the local music press. But the Hollywood party scene eventually began to bother him. He says, "I was posing as a rocker—a country guy trying to be something he wasn't."
On March 30, 2003, Jennings dissolved Stargunn and moved to New York City to spend time with his girlfriend and sort out what he wanted to do next. An unexpected gig at the House of Blues a few weeks later revived his creativity. He returned to Los Angeles to form another band, the 357s. After six weeks in the studio, he completed his first solo album, Put the O Back in Country. Universal South released the album in early 2005.
Jennings portrayed his father in the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line. He is the host of Shooter Jennings' Electric Rodeo, a two-hour weekly music show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Outlaw Country channel. He currently dates Drea de Matteo. Shooter Jennings' second solo album "Electric Rodeo" was released on April 04, 2006.
Little White Lines
Shooter Jennings Lyrics
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Of all the things I need the most
I went and got myself a brand new vice
Well, the first time that I did it
I did it till the morning sun came
And all the little white lines, little white lines
Gonna sizzle up my brain
I woke up this morning, didn't recognize my own face
I was looking thin and pale, boys
With little lines all over the place
Sometimes I wake up with my woman
Sometimes another man's girl
And all the little white lines, little white lines
Gonna set fire to my whole world
Yeah, all the little white lines on the highway
I'll pick you up if you're going my way and you wanna roll
Yeah, little white lines pulling me down the highway
It's a dusty, bumpy road if you're going my way
Got myself in a little mess, got busted down around Abilene
I was going way to fast boys feeling lonesome, orney and mean
That judge said, "Shave your face boy I'm kicking you down the line"
And all the little white lines, little white lines
Got me doing twenty years of hard time
Oh no, take me back to the way it was now, boy
Little white lines on the highway
I'll pick you up if you're going my way and you wanna roll
Yeah, little white lines pulling me down the highway
It's a dusty, bumpy road if you're going my way
Yes sir, oh, oh yes sir, yes sir
No, I haven't been drinking tonight
Oh, my license, yeah man, I think I left it in my other pants
Those pills are for my back, I got a bad back
You want me to what? I ain't getting out of this car
You want me to take what? What if I refuse?
Oh man, you want me to shave my what?
Oh hell, not this again
Hey man, don't tie those cuffs a little too tight
Oh, busted again
The lyrics of Shooter Jennings's song "Little White Lines" describe the singer's addiction to cocaine, represented by the little white lines. The singer asks for advice to deal with his problem and admits that he got himself a brand new vice. He remembers the first time he tried it, and how he kept using it until the morning sun came. The little white lines are described as sizzling up his brain, and he wakes up with marked signs of drug abuse, not recognizing his own face, looking thin and pale, and with lines all over the place. He also tells how he sometimes wakes up with other women and how the addiction is consuming his life. The song ends with the singer getting busted down the line and sentenced to twenty years of hard time.
Line by Line Meaning
I got a problem seems I could use your advice
I need help and guidance with my issues.
Of all the things I need the most
I have a lot of needs that are unmet.
I went and got myself a brand new vice
I have indulged in a harmful habit.
Well, the first time that I did it
When I tried this vice the first time.
I did it till the morning sun came
I indulged in this harmful habit all night long.
And all the little white lines, little white lines
References the cocaine that is being snorted.
Gonna sizzle up my brain
The drug use will continue to damage my brain.
I woke up this morning, didn't recognize my own face
I have become unrecognizable to myself due to drug use.
I was looking thin and pale, boys
My appearance has changed due to the harmful habit.
With little lines all over the place
References the white lines of cocaine everywhere.
Sometimes I wake up with my woman
Occasionally I wake up next to my partner.
Sometimes another man's girl
Occasionally I wake up next to someone else's partner.
Gonna set fire to my whole world
The harmful habit will ruin everything in my life.
Yeah, all the little white lines on the highway
Reference to the cocaine being transported and sold.
I'll pick you up if you're going my way and you wanna roll
I will share my harmful habit with others if they want to.
It's a dusty, bumpy road if you're going my way
Life will be difficult if you follow the same path as mine.
Got myself in a little mess, got busted down around Abilene
I got in trouble with the law and was arrested in Abilene.
I was going way to fast boys feeling lonesome, orney and mean
I was feeling sad, angry, and alone.
And all the little white lines, little white lines
References the cocaine that led to my arrest.
Got me doing twenty years of hard time
I was punished with a long prison sentence.
Oh no, take me back to the way it was now, boy
I regret my harmful habit and wish I could reverse time.
Yes sir, oh, oh yes sir, yes sir
I am feigning respectfulness and obedience to authority.
No, I haven't been drinking tonight
I am denying the use of another harmful habit.
Oh, my license, yeah man, I think I left it in my other pants
I am lying and attempting to avoid punishment.
Those pills are for my back, I got a bad back
I am lying and attempting to avoid punishment.
You want me to what? I ain't getting out of this car
I am avoiding more trouble by refusing to comply with authority.
You want me to take what? What if I refuse?
I am resisting and questioning what authority is asking me to do.
Oh man, you want me to shave my what?
I am expressing disbelief and shock at what authority is asking me to do.
Oh hell, not this again
I am expressing frustration and familiarity with my situation.
Hey man, don't tie those cuffs a little too tight
I am trying to communicate my discomfort and vulnerability to authority.
Oh, busted again
I am expressing frustration and disappointment with being caught once more.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: WAYLON ALBRIGHT JENNINGS
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