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An Overnight Low

by Denny Smith

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1.
SILVER LINING I'D TAKE THIS BACK IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN I'D MAKE THE RIGHT TURN DOWN THE WRONG TRACK I NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF PLACE YOU HAD ME, I WAS TAKEN SOUL STIRRED, HEART SHAKEN ALL ALONG I THOUGHT I'D MINED A VEIN OF GOLD A SILVER LINING STAY YOU'LL THROW THIS ALL AWAY IF YOU SAY YOU CAN'T FORGIVE YOURSELF WHEN YOU COME TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU'VE STARTED WON'T WAIT ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU OUT BUT DON'T CHAIN ME TO THIS FATE I DRANK ALL NIGHT I'VE TAKEN MYSELF TO THE BRINK I LEARNED, NO FIGHT JUST MAKES IT EASIER TO SINK AND LET THE WORLD FORGET THINGS I'M ALREADY STONE REGRETTING EVERY TIME YOU CROSS MY MIND I BURN THE BRIDGE NOT FAR BEHIND YOU THESE ARE COLD, LONELY HOURS FEEL I'M HANGIN' BETWEEN LETTING YOU GO OR ON WITH DISASTER 'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS IF YOU STAY HAVE YOU COME TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU STARTED WON'T WAIT ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU OUT IS THE WHOLE WORLD AT STAKE, YOU COULD SAVE ME WHEN YOU COME TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU'VE STARTED WON'T WAIT ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU OUT BUT DON'T CHAIN ME TO THIS FATE
2.
Hard Stop 04:33
HARD STOP I LOST THE PLOT YOU MADE A SCENE AND SOMETHING TELLS ME THIS AIN'T OVER YET ONE LUCKY SHOT AND A FULL HEAD OF STEAM LEGS ASKEW, AND ARMS AROUND MY NECK I NEVER LET IT BOTHER ME THESE THINGS YOU DO THAT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE TO THE LAST DROP, UNTIL THE BIG SLEEP WHEN IT'S GOODNIGHT, AND BAD DREAMS IT'S A HARD STOP THAT MAKES THE HEART BEAT AND YOU'RE A GOOD TIME, BUT YOU'RE BAD FOR ME WHEN YOU LOST YOUR MIND I FOUND MY FEET WHEN YOU TURNED THE CORNER, I MADE MY RETREAT LIKE TUMBLIN' DICE LUCK, REIGN OVER ME LOVE, TROUBLE THE WATERS IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SEA THEY NEVER USED TO CUT SO DEEP THE THINGS YOU'D DO TO GET ME ON MY KNEES TO THE LAST DROP, UNTIL THE BIG SLEEP WHEN IT'S GOODNIGHT, AND BAD DREAMS IT'S A HARD STOP THAT MAKES THE HEART BEAT AND YOU'RE A GOOD TIME, BUT YOU'RE BAD FOR ME THIS, THIS IS WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG I LOST THE PLOT YOU MADE A SCENE ONE LUCKY SHOT
3.
Leaving L.A. 04:18
LEAVING L.A. I CAME HERE IN SEARCH OF SALVATION TURNS OUT THERE'S NONE TO BE FOUND IN THIS CITY OF ANGELS THE DEMONS KEEP DRAGGIN' ME DOWN BUT I THOUGHT I SAW JESUS ON SUNSET WHO KNOWS, I MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT OR MAYBE I WAS SLEEPWALKIN' DREAMING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS CIRCUS I'VE BEEN WAITIN' AROUND FOR MY DAY BUT THE TIME MARCHES ON AND A SADNESS STEALS THAT AWAY SO TONIGHT I'LL BE LEAVING L.A. YEAH, I THOUGHT I HAD ALL OF THE ANSWERS I CAME TO THIS TOWN WITH A PLAN BUT I FOUND OUT THAT NONE OF IT MATTERED WHEN YOU SLIPPED THROUGH MY HANDS I WAS TOO BUSY TO NOTICE HIGH ON OZONE, HEAD IN THE CLOUDS YOU WERE LONG GONE BY THE TIME I CAME BACK DOWN I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA FIND YOU HELL, I CAN'T FIND MYSELF IN THIS HAZE BUT I'VE FINALLY RUN OUT OF ANY GOOD REASON TO STAY SO TONIGHT I'LL BE LEAVING L.A. I'M LEAVING L.A. WHEN I LOST YOU YOU, LOST ME, WE LOST IT OUR SHIP RAN AGROUND I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM HERE WITHOUT YOU JUST SOME FOOL HANGIN' 'ROUND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS CIRCUS I'D BEEN WAITIN' AROUND FOR MY DAY BUT TIME MARCHES ON AND THE SADNESS IT STOLE YOU AWAY SO TONIGHT I'LL BE LEAVING L.A. I'M LEAVING L.A.
4.
ALL IN THE LIVIN' MIDNIGHT, CRAWLIN' THROUGH MY WINDOWS AND MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ALL THAT KEEP ME WARM I NEVER THOUGHT ALONE WAS GONNA FEEL LIKE SOMETHING GOOD I KICKED AND FUSSED AND FOUGHT IT BUT I KNEW I NEVER COULD I'M TELLIN' YOU THAT SOMETIMES YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND IT GO AHEAD AS IF YOU PLANNED IT ALL ALONG STOP FOLLOWING THE STRAIGHT LINES THEY'LL LEAVE YOU EMPTY-HANDED HAVE YOU TAKIN' LIFE FOR GRANTED 'TIL IT'S GONE YOU WON'T FIND YOUR FORTUNE IN A SONG IT'S ALL IN THE LIVIN' ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO AGAIN ANOTHER LONG NIGHT THAT JUST KEEPS WINDIN' ON I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING ABOUT IT EVEN IF I COULD AS LONG AS I'M STILL SWINGIN' , THEN I GUESS I'VE GOT IT GOOD THIS MIGHT BE THE LONG WAY 'ROUND STRIKE A MATCH LIGHT, FIND MY OWN WAY HOME MAYBE I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE RULES THE WAY I SHOULD BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN A LITTLE BEND MIGHT DO YOU GOOD
5.
A LITTLE BIT BROKEN WHEN YOUR HEART ACHES 'TIL THE TEARS COME WHEN THE DAM BREAKS AND WE'RE LOST IN THE FLOOD OF ALL THESE THINGS WE TRIED SO HARD TO OUTRUN IT'S LIKE WE'VE STARTED BACK AT ONE LOOK AT ALL THE DAMAGE WE'VE DONE YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT BROKEN, BABY I'M A LITTLE MISUNDERSTOOD THIS FIGHT AIN'T GONNA GET US NOWHERE OR DO US ANY GOOD YOU'RE JUST THE KINDA CRAZY THAT I CAN ALMOST BE MYSELF IF I COULD ONLY MAKE YOU HAPPY I WOULDN'T WORRY 'BOUT NOTHING ELSE BUT YOU AND ME, WE JUST CAN'T HELP OURSELVES SO WE CUT DEEP AND WE SWING LOW AS WE LOSE SLEEP THE DIVIDE GROWS IN THE DISTANCE FIRES BURN IN EFFIGY THE GHOSTS OF WHO WE USED TO BE YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT BROKEN, BABY I'M A LITTLE MISUNDERSTOOD THIS FIGHT AIN'T GONNA GET US NOWHERE OR DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD YOU'RE JUST THE KINDA CRAZY THAT I CAN ALMOST SEE MYSELF THE GUY THAT FINALLY MAKES YOU HAPPY 'TIL YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT NOTHIN' ELSE BUT YOU AND ME, WE JUST CAN'T HELP OURSELVES
6.
Rider 03:12
RIDER OOH, RIDER TELL ME HOW WE MAKE IT HOME OOH, RIDER CAN WE MAKE IT ON OUR OWN 'CAUSE THE NIGHT, AND THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD'S GOT ME DOWN EVERY TIME I THINK BACK TO THE GIRL IN THAT TOWN OOH, RIDER TEACH ME HOW TO KNEEL AND PRAY OOH, RIDER TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO SAY FROM MY LIPS, TO THE EARS OF THE GODS UP ON HIGH AND MY WISH IS A PLOT WITH A TWIST WHERE THE HERO'S THE FIRST TO DIE OOH, RIDER TELL ME HOW WE MAKE IT HOME OOH, RIDER TELL ME ARE WE ON OUR OWN
7.
Missing You 04:49
MISSING YOU HERE WE ARE AGAIN, ME ALL BLACK AND BLUE THERE YOU GO AGAIN, YOU PASS RIGHT BY AND THROUGH I TRY NOT TO TOUCH IT HURTS ME TOO MUCH TO FEEL WHAT'S TRUE SO I JUST KEEP MISSING YOU IF THE WORLD REFUSED TO SPIN, I'D FIND SOME WAY TO TO BRING US BACK AGAIN TO THE PLACE WE CAME UNGLUED I'D BE ALL IN THIS TIME WE MIGHT WIN I HOPE WE DO OR I'LL JUST KEEP MISSING YOU THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY WE HAVEN'T SAID A THOUSAND WAYS THAT MAKES IT ANY EASIER TO LOSE OURSELVES ALONG THE WAY IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING WE CAN'T SAVE THAT LEAVES US WITH NO BETTER THAN A BRUISE I TELL MY WORRIED FRIENDS THAT I'LL BE ALRIGHT SOON AND WHEN THE NIGHT SLIPS IN, I CRAWL INTO MY TOMB I PRAY NOT TO WAKE UP IN DREAMS I CAN MAKE UP SOMEWHERE NEW WHERE I'M NOT MISSING YOU
8.
Hyde 04:34
HYDE HERE'S A NOTE FROM THE SORRY ME FOR THE ONE WHO KEEPS YOU ON YOUR KNEES PRAYING FOR SUNLIGHT TO PART HIS CLOUDED SEA HE'S ALL TALK WHEN I SELDOM SPEAK PUTS THE PEN TO PAPER HEARTS TO WATCH THEM BLEED 'TIL SOME NIGHTS, I DON'T FEEL A THING I KNOW IT'S NOT ALRIGHT BUT I MIGHT LOSE MY HEAD AND WAKE UP LIKE A STRANGER IN OUR BED WHO CAN'T BELIEVE THE THINGS THEY SAY I SAID HERE'S A TOAST, YOU'RE THE CATHY'S CLOWN NO NEED TO ASK WHO'S CRYING NOW WHEN IT'S LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT AND I'M OUT LOSING SLEEP I'M SEEING RED AS I PAINT THIS TOWN I ALWAYS FORGET YOU 'TIL I COME BACK DOWN CHASING DAWN WITH MY HEADLIGHTS TO CRAWL IN LIKE A CREEP I KNOW IT'S A HARD RIGHT BUT I'LL TRY LEFT INSTEAD UNWINDING UP A STRANGER IN OUR BED WHO CAN'T BELIEVE A THING THEY SAY I SAID YOU CAN CHANGE THE LOCKS AND TOSS THE KEY BUT HERE IT COMES, THE APOLOGY THEN THE WRECKAGE OF LAST NIGHT LYING AT YOUR FEET I'M THE CULPRIT, YEAH, I'M TO BLAME BUT YOU'RE THE VICTIM WHEN I TOUCH THE FLAME IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME RIDE THE SAME FAMILIAR STREETS AND I KNOW THESE ARE LAST RITES GOODNIGHTS, TORN TO SHREDS SUDDENLY THE DANGER'S REAL AHEAD I KNOW I'M NOT ALRIGHT SO I'LL FIGHT TO KEEP MY HEAD DONE WAKING UP A STRANGER IN OUR BED WHO CAN'T BELIEVE A WORD THEY SAY I SAID
9.
Fall To Me 04:44
FALL TO ME THE ROOM CAUGHT FIRE AND THE AIR GOT THIN I WATCHED YOU RAGE INSIDE YOUR SKIN 'TIL I FELT HELPLESS WITH THE HANDS OF A CHILD AND EYES WIDE OPEN, BUT NO WORDS SPOKEN MY FIRST TASTE OF THE WILD IF I'M NOT ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HEART OR SPARE YOU FROM THE TRUTH WHEN THINGS GET BROKEN THE WAY THEY SOMETIMES DO JUST FALL TO ME AND I'LL CATCH YOU I LET YOU CRY OUT AND HELD MY TONGUE BUT I CAN'T LIE NOW WHAT'S DONE IS DONE SO I JUST HOLD YOU AND HIDE MY FACE SO YOU WON'T SEE, WHAT IT'S DONE TO ME THIS FALL FROM GRACE IF I'M NOT ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HEART OR SPARE YOU FROM THE TRUTH WHEN THINGS GET HEAVY THE WAY THEY OFTEN DO JUST FALL TO ME AND I'LL CATCH YOU I'LL BE THERE WHEN THE TIDE RUSHES IN I'LL BE THERE IF ITS ALL WASHED AWAY WHEN YOU'VE TAKEN THIS LIFE ON THE CHIN AND THE SMILE IN YOUR EYES STARTS TO FADE I'LL REMIND YOU OF MEMORIES WE'VE MADE WHEN THE ROOM GETS QUIET THE AIR GOES STILL AND YOUR FAVORITE FLOWERS LINE THE WINDOW SILL IF I'M NOT ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HEART OR SPARE YOU FROM THIS TRUTH THAT THINGS GET BROKEN YOU KNOW THEY ALWAYS DO IF I'M NOT ABLE TO LIGHT THE DARK OF NIGHT TO SEE US THROUGH AND WE GET LOST, DEAR THE WAY WE SOMETIMES DO JUST FALL TO ME AND I'LL CATCH YOU
10.
MY FATHER'S SON MY OLD MAN HUNG A MISERABLE SKY KEPT US UNDERNEATH HIS THUMB WITH THAT LOOK IN HIS EYE EVERY NOW & THEN HE'D LET THE SUN SHINE THROUGH SO I HELD OUT HOPE 'TIL I HAD TOO MUCH TO LOSE AT 22 I HAD A SON OF MY OWN SWORE I'D SHOW HIM BETTER THAN THE LIFE I'D KNOWN BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED IS TRUE SOMETIMES YOUR PAST, IT CATCHES UP WITH YOU AND IT AIN'T EASY, IT AIN'T EASY TO LET IT GO IT AIN'T EASY, IT AIN'T EASY TO LET IT GO I'D CLOSED THE DOOR, AND FOUND MY ROAD TORN OUT THOSE PAGES, YEARS AGO WHEN THE CALL CAME IN THE SKIES WERE BLUE I WASN'T SURE WHAT I SHOULD DO SHOULD I LAUGH OR SHOULD I WEEP A SINGLE TEAR ROLLED DOWN MY CHEEK I OWED HIM THAT MUCH THEN I GUESS 'CAUSE I'M STILL UNTANGLING HIS MESS TEN YEARS NOW HE'S BEEN GONE AND I STILL FEEL THIS WEIGHT TEN TONS OF QUESTIONS ALL I NEVER GOT TO SAY SOMETIMES HE FINDS ME IN MY DREAMS HE SMILES AND TRIES TO TELL ME THINGS I CAN NEVER QUITE MAKE OUT THE WORDS BUT I CAN FEEL HIS HEARTBEAT LIKE I NEVER HEARD AND ALL MY ANGER COMES TO PASS THINKIN' MAYBE HE'S FOUND PEACE AT LAST I'M STILL HERE, THE SKY'S STILL BLUE AND I SAY "I'M ALRIGHT, JUST MISSING YOU."
11.
Dust 04:14
DUST IT'S THE DRIVE HOME IT'S THE RAIN IT'S THE FEELING THAT IT'S ALL BEEN DONE IN VAIN IT'S THE LIGHT ON AT YOUR PLACE IT'S ME SICK WITH ALL I CAN'T SAY TO YOUR FACE AND THE FEAR THAT WHAT I LEAVE HERE IS A THING I CAN'T REPLACE SO I HOLD ON, JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER 'TIL I'M A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN NUMB BUT UNAFRAID OF WHAT I'VE BECOME WHEN I'M GONE, AND THE DAYS GET HARDER PLEASE REMEMBER ME AS I WAS BEFORE THE NIGHTS TURNED ME TO RUST BEFORE THE LINES WENT DOWN AND EVERYTHING FELL TO DUST COULD YOU FEEL IT COMIN' LIKE A SUMMER STORM I ALWAYS LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNIN' TO KEEP THE ENGINE WARM 'TIL THROUGH THE CROWD I COULD MAKE MY GETAWAY AND CONVINCE MYSELF THERE'S NOTHING I COULD SAY WHILE I WORRY YOU MIGHT FIND SOME WORDS TO MAKE ME WANNA STAY AND HOLD ON… OVER MY SHOULDER KEEP IT TO MYSELF, PUT IT ON A SHELF NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW, I'LL BE SOMEBODY ELSE OR HOLD ON…
12.
TO CALL THIS HOME I'VE GOT A TICKET TO SOME PLACE I HOPED I'D NEVER SEE I'VE GOT A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS THAT NEVER CAME TO BE I'VE GOT A HEART SHOT OF HOLES, AND ALL THESE MEMORIES I'VE GOT AN HOURGLASS THAT DOESN'T MOVE UNTIL I SLEEP I'VE GOT AN AVALANCHE OF TESTIMONY BURYING I'VE GOT MY REASONS, BUT MY REASONS TEND TO TURN ON ME THE TIDE IS HIGH AND I KNOW THAT I CAN'T BE SURE RIGHT NOW IF I SHOULD STAY OR JUST LET GO HAVE I WORN OUT MY LAST WELCOME HAVE I TURNED THEIR HEARTS TO STONE HAVE I WHISPERED THINGS IN CONFIDENCE THAT BURNED THE FLAGS WE'VE FLOWN HAVE I LIED, ONE TOO MANY TIMES TO CALL THIS HOME I'VE GOT A PHOTOGRAPH I KEEP TO KEEP REMINDING ME 'CAUSE I'VE GOTTA FEEL THAT I WAS ONCE MORE THAN THE MAN YOU SEE I'VE GOT A LONG LIST OF OVERDUE APOLOGIES I'VE GOT A STRING OF DISAPPOINTMENTS AND A CROOKED WRIST I'VE GOT NO TRICKS LEFT UP MY SLEEVE BUT ONES YOU MIGHT'VE MISSED I'VE GOTTA WONDER WHY YOU LET ME GET AWAY WITH THIS THE TIDE IS HIGH AND I'M LOW 'CAUSE I CAN'T BE SURE RIGHT NOW IF I SHOULD STAY OR JUST LET GO HAVE I WORN OUT EVERY WELCOME HAVE I TURNED THEIR HEARTS TO STONE HAVE I WHISPERED THINGS IN CONFIDENCE I NEVER SHOULD'VE KNOWN HAVE I LIED, ONE TOO MANY TIMES TO CALL THIS HOME

about

'An Overnight Low'

When the idea of doing a solo record first came up, I think the initial discussions centered around more of a "get some of these things out of your system" vibe than necessarily becoming invested in a full-blown production. Now, had I simply cherry-picked a dozen acoustic demos to recut in a proper studio, that tack might've worked out alright, but I honestly didn't see the hypothetical finished product appealing to many people, including myself, so I took a different approach.

I started sorting through all the material my band (The Great Affairs) had amassed in the 2 years since we released our last album, even going back to the stuff we'd shelved in favor of the songs that ultimately made the cut for that record, just in case there was something in the archives that might've been unfairly benched in the interest of observing the democratic process. I mean, let's face it, if I'm the only one with their wallet out this go 'round, I should be able to vote a few castaways back ONTO the island, right? Since there were no bandmates or label involved to veto my choices, I took full advantage of this newfound executive power, and rescued a few of these "lost" numbers for inclusion, along with 7 or 8 new ideas I'd been tinkering with.

In the process of liberating those overlooked selections though, the scope of the record expanded quite a bit, and any notion of it being a low-key acoustic outing pretty much took a hike. Instead, I had a batch of songs that ran the gamut from subtle, finger-picked balladry to caveman-fisted power chord chuggery(a word?), and all the stuff in between that makes up what I love about Rock n' Roll music, and that was just fine by me.

…..because…..

In my world, there's no good reason why The Raspberries and Jason Isbell can't get spun on the same radio station, or Cheap Trick can't break bread on E Street with the Boss. Butch Walker would be a millionaire (Well, he probably is, but he'd have a bunch of hits to go with his outstanding bank balance and an assumedly exemplary credit rating.), and John Hiatt would be a household name.

Stevie Nicks, Jellyfish, and Paul Stanley walk into a bar. Bartender says….

Anyway, you get the picture. This is a record I made for me, and if I'm lucky, people like me, who don't get too caught up in putting labels on everything, or making sure it's in the "correct" box. It ain't hip, or cool… at least I don't think it is, but then I'm not sure I'd be aware if it were, so I'll just assume it's not, and that's OK.

Still, I'm too old to have grown up in the Tee-Ball generation, and I believe in earning my trophies, so don't think for a second I didn't bust my ass on this thing, because I sure as hell did. I DO want people to like it. Cool or not cool, I know I made a good record, All I can do now is turn it loose, and hope it gets listened to…but I guess that part is up to you.

Cheers,
Denny Smith

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released October 21, 2016

All songs written and arranged by Denny Smith
Produced by Denny Smith with Michael Saint-Leon
Recorded, mixed, engineered, and mastered by Michael Saint-Leon at
The Switchyard, Antioch, TN
Additional recording at Pastry Park Audio Confectionery, Hermitage, TN

Denny Smith: All Vocals, Guitars, Ebow, Strings, and Programming
Criss Cheatham: Drums & Percussion
Dave Webb: Bass
Michael Webb: Piano
Kenny Wright: Percussion, Mandolin, and Mandola
Michael Saint-Leon: Slide Guitar

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