He wanted to write a song about the current state of affairs in the world and America, but realized if he made it too specific, it could quickly be out of date. The first time I heard “Fireline,” I felt there was something going on more than just a straight-ahead story of fighting fires and Jake confirmed it. Jake found that cutting out drinking was the best way for him to deal with it and we congratulate him on his sobriety!
“My liver’s made of leather and I’ve never felt better/ And I’ve got no reason to change/ Old Whitley said it best/ So I put it to the test/ I think I feel the same way,” sings Jake on “Hard Livin." Keith Whitley has a song with the same title (and the same tempo and in the same key) and it gets a “hard nod” from Jake and co-writer Jackson Gardner on this rollicking tale of learning how to deal with life on the road. The lyrics tell the story of how a girl walking out has left the narrator in a terrible state, but is delivered with a fun country attitude and a JJ Cale-type Tulsa sound. He always loved the song and got permission from writer Travis Harris to record a version of it for this album. Jake was a fan of the obscure band “Welfare Cadillac” from Kentucky who recorded “Drugged, Drunk and Alone” several years ago. One of two songs on the album co-written with Justin Peters, it's already scheduled for single release next year.
“I’ve always liked a good waltz in G,” Jake says about “Who’s Better,” a “buckle-rubbin” song about two people who are perfect for each other because they’re so different. He calls the tune “Red Dirt Carpet Surf Rock” because of its twangy guitar sound. The track will be the next single release. She started hunting for a lighter and I capitalized on the opportunity by telling her, ‘I’ll give you a lighter if you tell me your name.'" She got a lighter and Jake got a song. “Pretty gals usually instigate my foot in my mouth, but this time it instigated a little bit of wit. It started at The Colony in Tulsa one night when a woman asked him for a light. Flint says he’s “never been good at writing fiction” when I asked him if the story behind the song “What’s Your Name” was true.
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