After an amazing, independently recorded album that classified him in as country music’s Outlaw Savior, Jamey Johnson comes back with “My Way To You,” the first single from his upcoming fourth album.

This single won’t disappoint the music followers. It opens with an eerie steel guitar, shortly followed by a plucked acoustic as the steel guitar picks up.  Then Johnson’s voice begins, a hushed and contemplative sound perfectly joined by the sound of the piano.  When this track reaches the climax, Jamey Johnson voice is soaring.  You can feel the emotional connection he has to the lyrics and he shows this emotion with the passion he puts into the sound.

Country music lovers are accustomed to the dark desires, great times, and living fast.  “My Way To You” will be nothing new for your country music imagination.  It’s tale of redemption won’t be anything particularly unique, but these images and themes are expected from Jamey Johnson.  You can’t expect much different from a singer known for having seriously suffered from personal misdirection.

So even with this expected story the song portrays, why is it so compelling and refreshing?  It’s because there is no pretense.  The words of the song don’t come from another song writer looking for their glory serving as middle man for troubled souls.  This song comes from a troubled soul itself.  Jamey Johnson is one of the few singers in the world today who speaks a message that deserves our attention.

This song is about a man who is about as low as a man can be, but by some grace, he found his way into the arms of an angel.  Jamey sings with such conviction that it makes listeners wonder just who is this “you” he sings about.  He never really explains who or what the song is referring to.

Jamey Johnson might just be the future of country music. And for a guy known for his darkness, he is a brilliant star in an otherwise dreary night sky.