![]() ![]() Records Nashville and reached #1 on the Billboard U.S. His seventh album, Ain’t Nothin’ to It, was released via Warner Bros. Country Albums chart without the benefit of major label support or widespread radio play. Johnson is credited with six self-released albums, the last of which made its debut at #2 on the Billboard U.S. Written by Johnson, Trent Wayne Willmon and Thomas Daniel Green, “Diamond In My Pocket” appeared as the third track on Johnson’s self-released album, A Different Day. I ain’t sure of much, / But this I know… / I got a diamond in my pocket and my baby’s got a heart of gold.” So, hold me tight, and make that wish, and pray that it comes true. He sings, “Cause baby, there’s a shooting star, / That was for me and you. With a shooting star flashing across the sky, Johnson lays it all on the line. He can’t afford to take her to a Broadway play, so he opts for a midnight ride to Kickapoo Creek, where the crickets are singing to the radio. In the song, Johnson portrays a young man who realizes, despite his anxiety, that there will never be a better time to make the ultimate commitment to the love of his life. Today, country star Cody Johnson’s hands are shaking like a canebrake rattler as he pops the question in his 2011 release, “Diamond In My Pocket.” Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics.
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