with
colin lott
get gone
(written by steven lane)
beneath this old hollow tree
is where i’ll get down on one knee
with only twenty dollars and this ring
it ain’t much of nothing starting out
i’ll make damn sure we won’t go without
and make something of this god forsaken name
and we’ll get gone
we’ll get gone
before the dawn will break and the cold tomorrow comes
we’ve walked the line
and worked through pain
worked our bodies to our graves
for somebody else’s dime we’ll never see
so it’s time we fight for change
on our own for brighter days
to make something that this world can’t take away
and we’ll get gone
we’ll get gone
before the dawn will break and the cold tomorrow comes
tonight we run
and we’ll get gone
we’ll get gone
before the dawn will break and the cold tomorrow comes
stranded
(written by steven lane)
you met me sinking down in it deep
stuck down a whiskey bottle
somewhere in tennessee
but somehow i managed to finally reap
what i done sowed, too old
to stay out in these streets
it left me stranded
what came over me?
i was stranded
in this american dream
so there i was standing
at about midnight
i had my mind made up
to throw away my life
but my feet were planted
got my head on right
it come time to find myself
and quit just gettin’ by
it left me stranded
what came over me?
i was stranded
in this american dream
i threw my stones
misplaced the blame
i felt the cold
started to shake
it left me stranded
what came over me?
i was stranded
in this american dream
(written by steven lane)
ramble
(written by steven lane)
i’ve been a man of simple taste
taught to be kind and not to waste
a single dime of my own take
on wishing wells or old mistakes
i thought that i had it all
figured i’d just die alone
and took it out on these aching bones
with whiskey bottles and country songs
‘cause i’ll ramble
ramble ’til i’m gone
these ashes burned, a fire grew
and smoldered on what i went through
kept me going kept me strong
to face myself where i went wrong
i fight for mine, stand up tall
play this hand win, lose, or draw
the night’s its darkest before the dawn
but i can’t stay i’m heading on
‘cause i’ll ramble
ramble ’til i’m gone
where would i be if i could just’ve settled down?
how far would i’d come along?
pray for me mama that i might find myself somehow
or i’ll ramble
ramble ’til i’m gone
hell or high water
(written by steven lane & darius reed)
the jury’s out
my bed is made
my time’s been up now for three damn days
and i’ve got without
but still i prayed
i’d see the outside before my grave
you underestimated what we could do
so come hell or high water we’ll come looking for you
it’s a loaded smith & wesson in the hand of a fool
just be cool
‘cause it’s true
we’ll make a martyr out of you
come on
i served my sentence and i changed my ways
but under the jail cell is where i’ll stay
there’s no reformation
just a debt that’s paid
don’t think they’d mind if i slipped away
you underestimated what we could do
so come hell or high water we’ll come looking for you
it’s a loaded smith & wesson in the hand of a fool
just be cool
‘cause it’s true
we’ll make a martyr out of you
come on
homebound
(written by darius reed, steven lane, & andrew haddad)
when the juke joint closes down
and the neon packs up & leaves this town
i should pick it on up and go
but i’d rather be in a dive bar filled with smoke
looking for a place without your ghost
but all i seem to find is a last call toast
‘bout as low as low can get
and you’re the dancing silhouette of my past regrets
and i know all the reasons why
you box up all your shit instead of stay and try
while i’m under the stars running around
could’ve been next to you
our love safe & sound
oughta be homebound
and i know it
battling demons
learning and growing
i can’t be in this house even for a little while
with the man that set your heart on fire
when the dusk has turned to dawn
and the buzz i had has long since gone
locks have changed no place to go
the sun has set on a love gone cold
nd i know all the reasons why
you box up all your shit instead of stay and try
while i’m under the stars running around
could’ve been next to you
our love safe & sound
oughta be homebound
and i know it
battling demons
learning and growing
i can’t be in this house even for a little while
with the man that set your heart on fire
and you
in.a different place and time
and you
i’d give you that piece of mind
that you
won’t have to look that hard to find
for the man you knew back then
for the man i could have been
oughta be homebound
and i know it
battling demons
learning and growing
i can’t be in this house even for a little while
with the man that set your heart on fire
back on my bullshit
(written by cam spinks)
guess i’m back on my bullshit again
takin’ shots of crown
and spinning round all the honky tonk women
i left the dive at closing time
and woke up in a ditch
yeah i’m back on my bullshit again
what’s it gonna take to get my attention?
swore that i turned over a new leaf
but this green-eyed girl just bought me another old fashioned
and turning it down would be so rude of me
yes, i’m back on my bullshit again
takin’ shots of crown
and spinning round all the honky tonk women
i left the dive at closing time
and woke up in a ditch
yeah i’m back on my bullshit again
this out of towner’s mouth keeps on running
he’s upset i beat him in a game of pool
well i ain’t lookin’ for any kind of altercation
but if he keeps it up i just might lose my cool
yes, i’m back on my bullshit again
and the neon lights
the barroom fights with all my rowdy friends
i left the dive at closing time
and woke up in a ditch
yeah, i’m back on my bullshit again
i left the dive with a bag of ice
up against my bloody lip
yeah, i’m back on my bullshit again
guess i’m back on my bullshit again
bluegrass in my shoes
(written by steven lane )
well i’ll spend my evenings on the corner
making pennies for these songs
hoping for the dollar that’ll get me back on home
and i’ll lay my head right here
waitin’ on tomorrow’s train
to take me to the city
where i’ll do it all again
this life we choose won’t make the news
but at twenty-two what do you have to lose?
just smiling through the ride
even if i win or lose
‘cause i’ll always have this disposition
and bluegrass in my shoes
ain’t got no sense for nothin’
just these six strings and a plan
to play until i can’t no more or make it with the band
but i won’t lay down for no one
y’all can catch us if you can
and you can pull these singin’ strings
from out my cold, dead hands
this life we choose won’t make the news
at thirty-two what do i have to lose?
just smiling through the ride
even if i win or lose
‘cause i’ll always have this disposition
and bluegrass in my shoes
these nights sure carried on but they kept this family fed
i move a little slower, few more gray hairs on my head
but i still smiled through it all and i’ll lay down in this bed
to come home to my babies and my honey now instead
this life we choose won’t make the news
at forty-two what will i have to lose?
just smiling through the ride
even if i win or lose
‘cause i’ll always have this disposition
and bluegrass in my shoes
home is where the heart is
(written by darius reed, cam spinks, & steven lane )
it’s front porch swings and kisses you put right here on my cheek
it’s rippin’ lips and takin’ dips in a muddy water creek
it ain’t much of a life from the outside, but everything i need is here
my daddy’s daddy bought this land thst you and i held dear
they say home is where the heart is
but you took mine when you walked out
now it’s just some two by’s and sheet rock
not a lot to write home about
it’s just empty spaces and long gone faces and a list of things to do
but this old house can’t be a home
if i ain’t livin’ here with you
well i remember the day you picked the paint
we put up on the wall
there’s picture frames of better days
hangin’ in the hall
there’s a part of me that could never leave
even though you’re not around
but a part of me wants to strike a match
& burn it to the ground
they say home is where the heart is
but you took mine when you walked out
now it’s just some two by’s and sheet rock
not a lot to write home about
it’s just empty spaces and long gone faces and a list of things to do
but this old house can’t be a home
if i ain’t livin’ here with you
now i ain’t got a pot to piss in
or a hook for this old hat
i left with nothin’ but a lesson learned
when i struck off this old match
they say home is where the heart is
but you took mine when you walked out
now it’s just some two by’s and sheet rock
not a lot to write home about
it’s just empty spaces and long gone faces and a list of things to do
but this old house can’t be a home
if i ain’t livin’ here with you
revival
(written by steven lane )
take me down to the river where the water meets the trees
for what i’ve done and been lying in
it’s time that i come clean
lay me down in the water
wash the darkness from my soul
take me from this prison so i might walk a different road
‘cause you won’t take him without a fight
he’s waiting quiet as the night
shines in the moon bright as a fire
just to help you sign his dotted line
well i’m no saint just a sinner
chasing daylight in these streets
they’d have me thrown in a lion’s den
to fight for what i believe
so lay me down in jesus’ name
get the voices off my soul
and set me free in the fire
let this revival take control
‘cause you won’t take him without a fight
he’s waiting quiet as the night
shines in the moon bright as a fire
just to help you sign his dotted line
‘cause you won’t take him without a fight
he’s waiting quiet as the night
shines in the moon bright as a fire
just to help you sign his dotted line
the yellowhammers:
steven lane - VOX, rhythm guitars, organ
andrew haddad - lead guitar
cam spinks - VOX on “back on my bullshit” and “home is where the heart is”
charlie pharo - BAX on “homebound” and “bluegrass in my shoes”
colin lott - bass guitar
ian cuthbertson - pedal steel, piano, BAX on “bluegrass in my shoes”
darius reed - drums
recorded live at muscle shoals sound studios
produced by darius reed
engineered by colin lott
mixed by darius reed and colin lott
mastered by rich stratton at red tuxedo mastering services
for steve, george, marie, david, kenny, marc, maia, ernestine, janisse, mark & tommy
all songs written by steven lane & darius reed. except “back on my bullshit” and “home” written by steven lane, darius reed, and cam spinks.
all songs copyright steven lane llc 2025. all rights reserved.
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