Canaan Smith has a few tattoos, but one on his arm in particular is pretty special.

“My last name is Smith, obviously, so I got an ‘S’ on the side of my arm here, but not just for the name, it’s also because of a Bible verse that I really like,” says Canaan. “It says, ‘The Lord is my strength and my salvation and my song.’ So, all three of those ring true to who I am and to who He is to me, and they all start with an ‘S.’”

Canaan, who will join Dan + Shay on their Where It All Began Tour in February, is currently making his way up the country charts with his single, “Love You Like That.” The song just hit the top of Sirius XM’s The Highway’s Top 45 Countdown this week.

Canaan Smith (tats) OC: …and roll. :30
“I go to Safe House [Tattoo Studio] in Nashville. They just have really talented artists. Well, my last name is Smith, obviously, so I got an ‘S’ on the side of my arm here, but not just for the name, it’s also because of a Bible verse that I really like. It says, ‘The Lord is my strength and my salvation and my song.’ So, all three of those ring true to who I am and to who He is to me, and they all start with an ‘S.’ So, I was like, ‘You know what? It seems pretty appropriate. Let’s brand it. Let’s put an ‘S’ on there and roll.’”