There’s Really a New Country Song About a Guns N’ Roses Shirt

Guns N’ Roses have made their way into the country world, as there’s a new country song about a GN’R T-shirt making the rounds on the radio.Canada’s Chris Godwin Band shared the song, which is literally titled “GN’R Tee,” last month. It’s since picked up traction on SiriusXM’s Top of the Country channel, as well as some Amazon Music country playlists.Godwin wrote the song about a run-down GN’R shirt he owned that his girlfriend wouldn’t let him throw out, and instead kept it for herself.“Most of the songs that I write are typical country songs about drinking, partying, love, relationships, and my lovely girlfriend of 11 years one day said to me, ‘Why don’t you ever write a song about me?’ as kind of a joke – in jest,” Godwin told the Canadian news publication Prince George Citizen.”I said, ‘Uh-oh, pressure!’ And so I was laying in the backyard one day and I thought, ‘What am I actually going to write about?’ And I had an old Guns N’ Roses T-Shirt that was gettin’ kinda holey that I was going to throw out, and she actually wouldn’t let me and she kept it for herself and still wears it to this day as a pajama shirt. And that was the inspiration for the song.”READ MORE: 12 Rock + Country Artist Collaborations That Go HardNot only did Guns N’ Roses inspire the name of the track and its lyrics, but Slash had an influence on the guitar solo you hear in the latter half of it.”I wanted it to be inspired by something Slash would do from Guns N’ Roses. It had to be this big standout, run into it kind of solo,” the country singer added.Listen to the track below and read its accompanying lyrics underneath.Chris Godwin Band, “GN’R Tee”Chris Godwin Band, “GN’R Tee” LyricsWell, I can’t say for sureWhere I got itIt might’ve had anotherOwner before meI put it on so many timesThat I nearly wore it outThat T-shirt don’t owe meA damn thingWhen she saw itSitting on the hamperOn the pile of clothesI was gonna give awayShe picked it up and put it onLike it had been hers all alongAnd she went and turnedAnd went on with her dayI lose my breath each timeShe looks that wayIf it’s first thing in the morningOr the last thing before bedWhen she walks across that bedroom floorIt’s what gets stuck in my headIt’s the sight these eyes have wantedThough I never knew the needWhen I see her with nothin’ onBut my old GN’R TeeEven though it’s baggyIn most placesAnd it’s got a hole or twoIf you look closeWell it clings to herRight where it shouldAnd seeing that girlLook so goodWell it lights me upFrom my head down to my toesAnd I tell her every daySo she knowsIf it’s first thing in the morningOr the last thing before bedWhen she walks across that bedroom floorIt’s what gets stuck in my headIt’s the sight these eyes have wantedThough I never knew the needWhen I see her with nothin’ onBut my old GN’R TeeSometimes she’ll put it onRight at bedtimeAnd sometimes beforeTV on the couchThe time of dayDon’t really even matterIt’s the way that sheFeels that T-shirt outIf it’s first thing in the morningOr the last thing before bedWhen she walks across that bedroom floorIt’s what gets stuck in my headIt’s the sight these eyes have wantedThough I never knew the needWhen I see her with nothin’ onOh when I see her with nothin’ onBut my old GN’R Tee26 Classic Rock + Metal T-Shirts Everyone Has OwnedBand T-shirts that everyone has owned.Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner