There’s a magic moment, somewhere between the sunrise haze and the late-afternoon exhale, where life slows down just enough for you to remember why you’re here. That’s the space Pam Ross cracks wide open with her new single, “Have A Good Time”…a sun-kissed Americana daydream dipped in rock spirit and delivered with the kind of unfiltered authenticity that only a life well-lived can offer.
Pam isn’t new to these kinds of musical moments. She’s been building a world where heart meets grit for a while now, earning indie accolades and a loyal following that feels more like a family reunion than a fan base. But “Have A Good Time” hits different. It’s not just a song, it’s a manifesto. A gentle rebellion against the burnout culture, a hand-scrawled note passed across the classroom of adulthood that reads, “Slow down. Smile. Breathe. It’s not that serious.”
The track floats in on a laid-back groove, with Ross’ voice, warm, worn-in, unmistakably hers, wrapping around the lyrics like an old friend leaning across the table to share a secret. “The sun’s shining down on me today / That’s something that can’t be bought,” she sings, and you can feel the weight of that realization settle into your bones. No pretense. No chase. Just gratitude pouring out like a lazy river on a hot Carolina afternoon.
Ross’ songwriting has always carried a journalistic honesty, a way of scribbling down moments before they slip away. Here, she channels the universal ache to press pause on the noise of the world, to resist the rat race so many tumble into blindly. “People running everywhere / Their purpose never clear / Living like they’re in a race / Forgetting why they’re here,” she observes with the calm certainty of someone who’s seen the wreckage and chose a different road.
Musically, “Have A Good Time” rides a breezy, genre-blurring wave that taps into her signature country-Americana-rock DNA. It’s equal parts Bonnie Raitt cool, Tom Petty freedom, and that untouchable spirit you find only when you pull off the highway with no destination but the horizon. There’s a rhythm to it that feels like a heartbeat slowed to perfect tempo, a reminder that sometimes the most radical thing you can do is simply let yourself be.
And it’s not naïve optimism she’s selling. Listen closer and you’ll hear the wisdom baked into every line, the bridge cutting through the comfort like a well-earned scar:
“Watching people crash and burn / I see it all the time / One foot stepping off the ledge, the other on a landmine.”
Ross knows the stakes. She knows the cliff’s edge. That’s what makes the serenity she offers so believable. It’s survival music for the soul.
In a time when so many songs scream for attention, Pam Ross has quietly crafted a song that invites you to exhale. “Have A Good Time” isn’t here to knock you over, it’s here to lift you up. It’s here to remind you that your worth isn’t tied to your output, that your joy isn’t measured in trophies, and that the cosmic flow, that beautiful undercurrent of something bigger, is always available if you’re willing to float along.
Pam’s career has been a steady build; the kind that doesn’t come with overnight fame but with the far more enduring reward of true connection. Whether winning Josie Awards or Indie Music Network nods, she’s done it the way she lives: authentically, passionately, no apologies.
With “Have A Good Time,” she’s not just giving us a summer anthem, she’s handing us the keys to a better way of living. And maybe, just maybe, if you roll down the windows and sing along, you’ll remember what it feels like to simply be fine. To simply have a good time.
Pam Ross doesn’t just write songs. She draws maps back to yourself. And this one? It’s a road trip worth taking.
–Lonnie Nabors
