Much of my approach on the banjo is inspired by the right hand of blues pianists, and so it is a natural fit for the bass to take on the left hand role. The piano, after all, is a huge stringed instrument with a wide range, and so our goal is to sound like one vast instrument as opposed to two instruments playing separate parts. The song itself is another that was composed during a six-week residency with my wife Susannah at Villa Lena in Tuscany - as became our habit, she penned the lyrics, I composed the music, and then we edited and arranged together. -A.G.
lyrics
You and me sweet baby, two hearts carved on a tree
Dip our bones in the cool waters of what might be
Passin' time sittin' outside in the fading light
Hand in hand when the quiet comes, make it last all night
Friday night sweet baby, get dressed up and go to town
Talkin' tall dancin' close til the band breaks down
Saturday chasin' rainbows under pastel painted skies
Sunday comes, Sunday goes how the time does fly
Up and down, our love like the back roads in this mountain town
In and out, like the radio signal in a thundercloud
On and on like a song that has no end
Let's sing my favorite part again
When our numbers called when it comes our time
They'll play a song for us march a second line
Lay you down by the river I'll take my rest by the sea
Let the rain wash you down, Bring you back to me
Up and down, our love like the back roads in this mountain town
In and out, like the radio signal in a thundercloud
On and on like a song that has no end
Let's sing my favorite part again
Let's sing my favorite part again
credits
from Two Steps Back,
released January 12, 2021
Written by Andrew Green & Susannah Hornsby
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