♪ Sitting on the curbside, liquor in my cup ♪ - [Announcer] You're watching Main Street Unplugged, featuring Treaty Oak Revival, presented by Basin PBS, sponsored by the Arts Council of Midland.

(shimmering guitar music) ♪ I tried to call ya on the telephone ♪ ♪ Didn't make it past three rings ♪ ♪ Tried to think of the perfect things to say ♪ ♪ To you after the beep ♪ ♪ Well, I'm sorry that I'm drunk ♪ ♪ I'm sorry what I said ♪ ♪ I'm sorry for anything I ever did ♪ ♪ But you ain't called back ♪ ♪ So guess I'll get some sleep ♪ ♪ And I'm waiting patiently ♪ ♪ But you're done, and it's plain to see ♪ ♪ That I messed up too much ♪ ♪ Guess I'll cut my loss ♪ ♪ Oh well, I'm drunk as hell ♪ ♪ Guess it's so long, darling, I wish you well ♪ ♪ And I'll take my goshdarn phone and shut it off ♪ ♪ I'm just tired of being just another missed call ♪ ♪ And I'm pretty glad you never called me back ♪ ♪ You would've only made things worse ♪ ♪ I was trying to get the last word in ♪ ♪ When you didn't you didn't even like the first ♪ ♪ And now I'm begging, baby, please ♪ ♪ You're begging me to leave ♪ ♪ You don't want anything to do with me ♪ ♪ Yeah, I guess you finally hit me where it hurts ♪ ♪ And I'm waiting patiently ♪ ♪ But you're done and it's plain to see ♪ ♪ That I messed up too much ♪ ♪ Guess I'll cut my loss ♪ ♪ And oh well, I'm drunk as hell ♪ ♪ Guess it's so long, darling, I wish you well ♪ ♪ And I'll take my goshdang phone and shut it off ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm just tired being just another missed call ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, I'm just another missed call ♪ ♪ I'm done, and it's safe to say ♪ ♪ I won't make it past three rings ♪ ♪ I'm pretty done finding words to say ♪ ♪ To you after the beep ♪ ♪ And I've waited patiently ♪ ♪ But you're done and it's plain to see ♪ ♪ That I messed up too much ♪ ♪ Guess I'll cut my loss ♪ ♪ And oh well, I'm drunk as hell ♪ ♪ I guess it's so long, darling, I wish you well ♪ ♪ And I'll take my goshdang phone and shut it off ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm just tired of being just another missed call ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm just another missed call ♪ - How's it going, everybody out there?

We appreciate y'all tuning in.

We're Treaty Oak Revival.

We plan on playing some music for y'all tonight.

Shout out to the kids watching.

This next song is a song that I wrote.

For the young'uns, close your ears.

Sometimes I go to bars, and there's this thing that you do called an Irish goodbye.

If you don't know what that is, it doesn't have to be a bar, but it's where you leave an event and you don't tell anybody that you're going to leave, and then the next day, everybody's a little mad at ya.

So I do that a lot.

So I thought it would be a good idea to write a song about it.

It took me a while, but I think it turned out pretty well.

So this is "Irish Goodbye."

(bright guitar music) ♪ What have you been doing in my dreams ♪ ♪ It's turning out to be a living nightmare when I sleep ♪ ♪ But I've got the upper hand ♪ ♪ 'Cause I was gone before she ever really knew I left ♪ ♪ And this bar stool's my escape ♪ ♪ From things that I don't wanna see ♪ ♪ And if they rear their ugly heads ♪ ♪ I'm up and leaving ♪ ♪ Think I'm gonna Irish goodbye ♪ ♪ Because I don't have the time to tell you so long ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's just best that I go home ♪ ♪ I ain't trying to start a fight ♪ ♪ Or ruin anyone's time ♪ ♪ Leave like a drunk ghost in the night ♪ ♪ I'm going with another Irish goodbye ♪ ♪ Oh, do you think ♪ ♪ They'll care if I go home ♪ ♪ Well, I'm sure I'll get some stuff ♪ ♪ From them tomorrow I suppose ♪ ♪ She just walked through the door ♪ ♪ And I'm too drunk and I can't deal ♪ ♪ With that shit anymore ♪ ♪ And this bar stool's my escape ♪ ♪ From things that I don't wanna see ♪ ♪ And she just reared her ugly head ♪ ♪ So I'm up and leaving ♪ ♪ Think I'm gonna Irish goodbye ♪ ♪ Because I don't have the time to tell you so long ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's just best that I go home ♪ ♪ I ain't trying to start a fight ♪ ♪ Or ruin anyone's time ♪ ♪ Leave like a drunk ghost in the night ♪ ♪ I'm going with another Irish goodbye ♪ ♪ With another Irish goodbye ♪ (bright guitar music) ♪ I'll pay my tab and call it quits ♪ ♪ She still looks good and I don't want no part of this ♪ ♪ And I think I'm gonna Irish goodbye ♪ ♪ Because I don't have the time to tell you so long ♪ ♪ It's just best that I go home ♪ ♪ I ain't trying to start a fight ♪ ♪ Or ruin anyone's time ♪ ♪ Leave like a drunk ghost in the night ♪ ♪ With another Irish goodbye ♪ ♪ Yeah, with another Irish goodbye ♪ This next song is a song off our first album.

I wrote it with a buddy of mine named Crete Car.

And we both prefer girls with tattoos on them.

And so we went to his ranch in Lampasas, Texas, and wrote a little bit of it, and then we wrote the rest in my apartment with my buddy Lance over here.

And we were really happy with it.

This is "Tattooed Roses."

(bluesy guitar music) ♪ Well, she takes her last drag ♪ ♪ And the thought of what she had ♪ ♪ Of her last cigarette ♪ ♪ And she thought enough of him ♪ ♪ To get his name drawn on her skin ♪ ♪ And it's all permanent ♪ ♪ There's a rose or so I'm told ♪ ♪ Where that old name used to go ♪ ♪ It says good riddance ♪ ♪ And she thinks another drink ♪ ♪ Will drown it out without a doubt ♪ ♪ And keep things hidden ♪ ♪ Well, there ain't enough ink in her arms ♪ ♪ Ooh, to cover up the charm of the man that she wants ♪ ♪ In a week, she probably won't ♪ ♪ And tattooed roses, they don't cover up the pain ♪ ♪ They just cover up his name ♪ ♪ And a poor decision stain ♪ ♪ That once was love ♪ ♪ And she thought it once was love ♪ ♪ Yeah, she thought, and she thought wrong ♪ ♪ There's a tattoo on her her arm ♪ ♪ That's the outline of a heart ♪ ♪ That still ain't finished ♪ ♪ And she wants to fill it in ♪ ♪ But she don't have the time to spend ♪ ♪ On bad decisions ♪ ♪ And there's a rose, or so I'm told ♪ ♪ Where that old name used to go ♪ ♪ That says good riddance ♪ ♪ And there ain't enough ink in her arm ♪ ♪ Well, to cover up the charm of a man that she wants ♪ ♪ In a week, she probably won't ♪ ♪ Tattooed roses, they don't cover up the pain ♪ ♪ They just cover up his name ♪ ♪ And a poor decision stain ♪ ♪ That once was love ♪ ♪ And she thought it once was love ♪ ♪ Yeah, she thought, and she thought wrong ♪ (bright, bluesy guitar music) ♪ And, well, there ain't enough ink in her arm ♪ ♪ Oh, to cover up the charm of a man that she wants ♪ ♪ In a week, she probably won't ♪ ♪ And tattooed roses, they don't cover up the pain ♪ ♪ They just cover up his name ♪ ♪ And a poor decision stain ♪ ♪ That once was love ♪ ♪ She thought it once was love ♪ ♪ Yeah, she thought, she thought wrong ♪ ♪ Yeah, she thought, she thought wrong ♪ ♪ And she thought, and she thought wrong ♪ This next song is actually the first song I wrote, ever.

I brought it to the band, and I said, "Hey, I got this thing.

"It's been sitting in my head for a long time."

We played it and we put some parts to it, and it turned out really well.

Better than I thought it was.

We recently released it as our new single.

And it also did very well with lots of other people.

It's kinda weird that the first song you ever write actually does good, 'cause usually they kinda stink.

And I wrote a bunch of stinkers since then but I guess this one was a good one right off the bat.

It's about going from a bad place to a good place and leaving your problems in the dust.

It's called "Leaving Hell."

(dark guitar music) ♪ Well, I'm leaving hell today ♪ ♪ Pack my bags and I'm headed home ♪ ♪ I am going to that place ♪ ♪ That they call the great unknown ♪ ♪ And there's a woman that I love ♪ ♪ But I left her all alone ♪ ♪ And by the time she knows that I left ♪ ♪ I'll be long gone ♪ ♪ Well, the fire's licking my tires ♪ ♪ As I'm moving down the road ♪ ♪ I am almost to the place ♪ ♪ That they call the great unknown ♪ ♪ And I left without my baby ♪ ♪ But I'm leaving with my soul ♪ ♪ And by the time she knows that I left ♪ ♪ I'll be long gong, I'll be long gone ♪ ♪ 'Cause the devil, he can't catch me ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm moving way too fast ♪ ♪ And I'm taking pulls of whisky ♪ ♪ With my hammer down on the gas ♪ ♪ You better not look back, boy ♪ ♪ 'Cause we sure ain't going home ♪ ♪ And by the time they want us in hell ♪ ♪ We'll be long gone ♪ (rolling guitar music) ♪ And I see the light on the horizon ♪ ♪ And the air is getting cold ♪ ♪ I have made it to the place ♪ ♪ That they call the great unknown ♪ ♪ And to the woman that I love ♪ ♪ The one that I left all alone ♪ ♪ You see the devil, you tell his butt I said hello ♪ ♪ And you can tell him, he can't catch me ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm moving way too fast ♪ ♪ And I'm taking pulls of whisky ♪ ♪ Drunk-driving his Cadillac ♪ ♪ You better not look back, boy ♪ ♪ 'Cause we sure ain't going home ♪ ♪ And by the time they want us in hell ♪ ♪ We'll be long gone ♪ ♪ Yeah, by the time they want us in hell ♪ ♪ We'll be long gone ♪ (loose, shimmering guitar music) This next song is the title of our first album.

It's a song I wrote, ironically, in a hotel room about not liking being in hotel rooms.

When I originally wrote it, I was seeing a lady at the time, and when you get in hotel rooms by yourself, you kinda just call your friends and talk to them, and so I was talking to her at the time.

So, every day at eight o'clock, she would call me on the phone, and I'd sit outside on the curb and talk to her for a while.

And then she would hang up, and when she would hang up, I just kinda was like, "Well, now, "I gotta go back to sitting in the hotel and watching TV."

I thought there was something in that.

I wrote this song, and it was supposed to be just a filler song, a throwaway song, and, actually, now, it's got almost 2,000,000 streams on the streaming services.

I'm sure it's got more than that.

People have listened to it on other platforms.

I was happy with it.

I didn't expect it to do that well.

I guess, sometimes, the things you don't expect to go well sometimes go good.

This is "No Vacancy."

(gentle guitar music) ♪ Sitting on a curbside, liquor in my cup ♪ ♪ Well, she says goodbye and the phone hangs up ♪ ♪ And it's kind of got me feeling some type of way ♪ ♪ Like a sinner left sitting on Judgment Day ♪ ♪ These empty bottles in motel rooms ♪ ♪ Don't treat me quite like they used to ♪ ♪ But the company man still treats me well ♪ ♪ You're paying for a glorified prison cell ♪ ♪ She comes, she goes, and she always says goodbye ♪ ♪ And I'd give anything just to be by her side ♪ ♪ Got a bottle and a room and a motel key ♪ ♪ And a broken heart with no vacancy ♪ ♪ Broken heart with no vacancy ♪ ♪ No vacancy ♪ (dramatic guitar music) ♪ She says she'll call me 'round half-past eight ♪ ♪ Been a dang long day, won't wait up too late ♪ ♪ And I'm sitting like a prisoner in these four walls ♪ ♪ Watching basic cable, drinking alcohol ♪ ♪ Well, she comes, she goes, and she always says goodbye ♪ ♪ And I'd give anything to be by her side ♪ ♪ Got a bottle and a room and a motel key ♪ ♪ And a broken heart with no vacancy ♪ ♪ Broken heart with no vacancy ♪ ♪ No vacancy ♪ (gentle guitar music) ♪ I'm still sitting on a curbside, liquor in my cup ♪ ♪ And she says goodbye and the phone hangs up ♪ ♪ And it's kinda got me feeling some type of way ♪ ♪ Like a sinner left sitting on Judgment Day ♪ ♪ She comes, she goes, and she always says goodbye ♪ ♪ And I'd give anything to just be by her side ♪ ♪ Got a bottle and a room and a motel key ♪ ♪ And a broken heart with no vacancy ♪ ♪ Broken heart with no vacancy ♪ ♪ Yeah, no vacancy ♪ ♪ Yeah, no vacancy ♪ So usually during that song, when we're playing with a full band, unfortunately some of the other people couldn't be here.

But I've got these guys in the back of me, and I'd like to introduce them to everybody at home.

Out of Abilene, Texas, my bassist from space, Mr. Andrew Carey.

- Whoop, whoop, woo!

- Thank you.

To my right, I got my other half, my right-hand man, my backup vocals and rhythm guitar, out of Midland, Texas, Mr. Lance Vanley.

- Howdy, y'all, and thanks so much for having us on here tonight.

- Thank you very much for having us on.

Me, my name is Sam Canty, and I sing songs.

- [Lance] Woo woo!

- And together, we are Treaty Oak Revival.

We thank y'all for tuning in, and we especially thank PBS for having us out.

(gentle guitar music) This next song, well, I won't talk really too much really about this next song.

I'll just let y'all figure it out.

It's called "One-Time Thing."

(shimmering guitar music) - [Lance] One, two, one, two, three, four!

(shimmering guitar music) ♪ Well, bring it on back ♪ ♪ I'll bring it back to square one ♪ ♪ I was a no good, lying, two-time, one-lining ♪ ♪ Backwards son-of-a-gun ♪ ♪ Tell me your name ♪ ♪ And, honey, where are you from ♪ ♪ Been going to this bar for too dang long ♪ ♪ And I ain't seen you once ♪ ♪ Oh, who are you with ♪ ♪ And, baby, do you got a man at home ♪ ♪ 'Cause if you ain't got one and you wanna have some fun ♪ ♪ I got a place we can go ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll be three sheets to the wind ♪ ♪ When the lights come on ♪ ♪ When the lights come on ♪ ♪ I got a motel room and a bottle of booze ♪ ♪ And we can put our name on ♪ ♪ And we can put our names on ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm just looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ I don't want four years and a ring ♪ ♪ Because it all just feels the same ♪ ♪ When I'm looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ But I'm looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ I don't care if you're gone the next day ♪ ♪ Because it all just feels the same ♪ ♪ When I'm looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ (rollicking guitar music) ♪ Well, I take it all back ♪ ♪ Every single word that I said ♪ ♪ Maybe you've got second thoughts in your mind ♪ ♪ Maybe you wanna stay instead ♪ ♪ Oh and, baby, you're the one ♪ ♪ Well, you're the one that I've been looking for ♪ ♪ It was a one night stand, after all ♪ ♪ You can stay or you can go ♪ ♪ Oh, and I was way too drunk last night ♪ ♪ To tell the truth ♪ ♪ To tell the truth ♪ ♪ You know, the sober mind does a body fine ♪ ♪ When I'm looking at you ♪ ♪ When I'm looking at you ♪ ♪ 'Cause I ain't looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ Maybe I want four years and a ring ♪ ♪ Because it all don't feel the same ♪ ♪ When I'm looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ I ain't looking for a one time thing ♪ ♪ Maybe I care if you're gone the next day ♪ ♪ Because it all don't feel the same ♪ ♪ When I'm looking for a one time thing ♪ (rollicking guitar music) ♪ Oh, well if you leave me now ♪ ♪ Guess I'm fine with that ♪ ♪ And it really don't help that she ain't called me back ♪ ♪ Because I'll just bring it on back ♪ ♪ I'll bring it back to square one ♪ ♪ Been going to this bar for too dang long ♪ ♪ And I ain't seen you once ♪ All right, cool stuff now.

So in our downtime, obviously, we've been playing all over, but we've had some time recently to start writing some new music, and we figured we'd share it with y'all tonight.

This band started in the back of a vacuum shop, and it's come a long way since then, and we've had a lot of people tell us, "It's your cute little band."

Like, "That's great."

And I'm like, "No, just wait.

"We're gonna get there.

"We just need time and we need to work."

And we put the work in, we put the time in for sure, and now we're on television, so.

So I decided to write a song about kinda telling all those people, "Told you so."

We really like it and we plan on having it on the new record.

This is "Stay Tuned."

First time playing it live, by the way.

(lively guitar music) ♪ Well, would it be nice ♪ ♪ To find yourself a feeling ♪ ♪ Would it be wrong ♪ ♪ If you can find it all in a song ♪ ♪ These are all of the things ♪ ♪ I so painfully want to believe ♪ ♪ And this is a nightmare ♪ ♪ But I'm just trying to make it a dream ♪ ♪ And tell me I'm naive ♪ ♪ Tell me I'm so dang wrong ♪ ♪ But these troubled dreams find songs to sing ♪ ♪ For people who wanna sing along ♪ ♪ I gotta go now, baby, I don't wanna be rude ♪ ♪ I got too much going for me now ♪ ♪ So, honey, stay tuned ♪ ♪ Oh, honey, stay tuned ♪ (bright guitar music) ♪ Yeah, would it be wrong ♪ ♪ If I told you that I love this stuff ♪ ♪ I just can't get enough of it, anyway ♪ ♪ Oh, and what would you say ♪ ♪ If I told you you're the stupid one ♪ ♪ You can't undo what's left undone, anyway ♪ ♪ You can say ♪ ♪ That I'm naive ♪ ♪ And tell me I'm so dang wrong ♪ ♪ But these dumb old dreams find a song to sing ♪ ♪ For people who want to sing along ♪ ♪ And I gotta go now, baby, and I don't wanna be rude ♪ ♪ I got too much going for me now ♪ ♪ So, honey, stay tuned ♪ ♪ Honey, stay tuned ♪ (bright, upbeat guitar music) ♪ So when I'm doing it big ♪ ♪ Honey, please, don't tell me this ♪ ♪ That I'm naive ♪ ♪ Tell me I'm so dang wrong ♪ ♪ But these dumb old dreams writing songs to sing ♪ ♪ To people who want to sing along ♪ ♪ I gotta go now, baby, and I don't wanna be rude ♪ ♪ And I got too much going for me now ♪ ♪ So, honey, stay tuned ♪ ♪ Well, honey, stay tuned ♪ ♪ And, honey, stay tuned ♪ (bright guitar music) All right, that went well.

(chuckles) Ooh.

This next song is a special song to me.

I worked in the oil field in Pecos, Texas, and lived in a trailer for three years by myself, and I hated every minute of it.

So I decided one day to write a song about it, about working in West Texas, and quite a lot of people can relate.

This is called "Boomtown."

Let's go.

(rollicking guitar music) ♪ Well, my trailer looks like a liquor store ♪ ♪ Or maybe one that just got robbed ♪ ♪ Well, I've got every bottle you can think of, honey ♪ ♪ From Crown to Enchanted Rock ♪ ♪ And I ain't Keith Whitley and I ain't George Jones ♪ ♪ But I dang sure could be the next ♪ ♪ And my girlfriend of two months left me last night ♪ ♪ I can't remember what I said ♪ ♪ Goshdang ♪ ♪ They say people are creatures of habit ♪ ♪ I got more habits than I need ♪ ♪ And I dip, drink, and smoke ♪ ♪ And I dabble in coke ♪ ♪ And I took up smoking weed ♪ ♪ And I don't care if I get cancer, son ♪ ♪ Disease, and die today ♪ ♪ Because that's just about my only ticket ♪ ♪ Out of Boomtown, USA ♪ ♪ Oh well, out here, it gets lonesome ♪ ♪ And out here, it ain't no fun ♪ ♪ Living in the desert and this unpredicted weather ♪ ♪ And the forecast is probably more sun ♪ ♪ And I may get loaded or go to bed ♪ ♪ But I'll still be tired the next day ♪ ♪ 'Cause there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Out here in Boomtown, USA ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ (rollicking guitar music) ♪ I think that I might go crazy ♪ ♪ Yeah, I think I might go insane ♪ ♪ But I'm keeping it together ♪ ♪ And I tell myself, I'm never working in this place again ♪ ♪ And I see the zeros that the pay stub shows ♪ ♪ And I'm back to work the next day ♪ ♪ 'Cause they pay me too good for the suffering I do ♪ ♪ In Boomtown, USA ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, and out here, it gets lonesome ♪ ♪ And out here, it ain't no fun ♪ ♪ Living in the desert and this unpredicted weather ♪ ♪ And the forecast is probably more sun ♪ ♪ And I may get loaded or go to bed ♪ ♪ But I'll still be tired the next day ♪ ♪ 'Cause there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Out here in Boomtown, USA ♪ ♪ No, there ain't no rest for the wicked ♪ ♪ Out here in Boomtown ♪ ♪ USA ♪ It's weird not having people clap.

(Lance chuckles) - I clapped.

(Lance and Sam chuckle) - When I was in college, I went to college in Kingsville, Texas, which is down south.

It's about eight hours away from West Texas, 'cause I told my parents when I wanted to go to college, I wanted to get the furthest place away from here.

And I did, and I wound up coming back because I always come back to West Texas.

I was dating a girl down there while I was going to college, and it was my senior year.

It was kind of the last semester, and it was getting down to the part where I was gonna have to pack up all my stuff and move back home.

She didn't like that too much because she was going three hours the other way, further down south.

And so we met in the parking lot, and I had my car all loaded up, and I was ready to go back, and I met her there and I told her, "This isn't gonna work."

And she cried, and it was a big deal, and I probably cried a little, too.

And I drove back home.

It's a sad love song, but I know what she would've said to me, if she could, but she was a nice lady, so she didn't.

This is "Postcard," this is what came of it.

(twangy guitar music) ♪ Headed out west on a South Texas highway ♪ ♪ Well, I left her crying in the parking lot ♪ ♪ Yeah, but she left me, but I still had it my way ♪ ♪ Knowing dang well that we never had a shot ♪ ♪ She'd say, Go to, and I'd say, I'll send you a postcard ♪ ♪ Telling you I'm sorry for what I've done ♪ ♪ And I guess I could've loved her for the most part ♪ ♪ Now I think it's about time to cut and run ♪ ♪ Cut and run, time to cut and run ♪ (bluesy guitar music) ♪ Guess I was way too wild ♪ ♪ Compared to boys she's been around ♪ ♪ Trying to keep up with the one she couldn't catch ♪ ♪ And I'm still a rambling man ♪ ♪ And I do the best I can to try and settle down ♪ ♪ But that scares me half to death ♪ ♪ She'd say, Go to hell ♪ ♪ I'd say, I'll send you a postcard ♪ ♪ Telling you for I'm sorry for what I've done ♪ ♪ And I guess I could've loved her for the most part ♪ ♪ Now I think it's about time to cut and run ♪ ♪ Cut and run, time to cut and run ♪ (bright guitar music) ♪ Maybe she was the one ♪ ♪ Maybe I jumped the gun ♪ ♪ But I'm up and gone, I ain't turning back around ♪ ♪ She'll find a better man ♪ ♪ Who don't break hearts the way I can ♪ ♪ If she could say one thing to me ♪ ♪ I know how it'd sound ♪ ♪ She'd say, Go to hell ♪ ♪ I'd say, I'll send you a postcard ♪ ♪ Telling you I'm sorry for what I've done ♪ ♪ And I guess I could've loved her for the most part ♪ ♪ But now I think it's about time to cut and run ♪ ♪ She'd say, Go to hell ♪ ♪ I'd say, I'll send you a postcard ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know she loved it when I made her mad ♪ ♪ And I guess I could've loved her for the most part ♪ ♪ Now that I think about it ♪ ♪ I guess it's kind of sad ♪ We gonna do it?

We got 15 minutes.

- Yeah.

Wanna intro it?

- Yeah, I'll go for it.

- Tell a little about it.

- So while Lance tunes, we're gonna play another new tune for y'all that's gonna be on the new record.

The first one was very personal to me because a lot of them, as you can tell from the stories I've told, are personal stories.

And I wanted to challenge myself to write music about stuff other than my own personal issues.

Maybe some other issues that people in life go through.

I was watching a lot of scary movies, lots of haunted house type stuff, spooky stuff, and this was supposed to be released kinda near Halloween, but we never got around to it, but we just tracked it in the studio yesterday, so it should be on the way.

But I like the concept that if you live in a haunted house, you can't really do anything about it, with the ghosts, because they're there forever, and they'll follow you around and scare you or make your life miserable.

I thought that kinda could be applied to somebody's relationship.

Maybe you're living with somebody, your wife or your girlfriend, and maybe you just don't love that person, or maybe it's the other way around.

Maybe she doesn't love you anymore.

Every time you come home, you know they're always gonna be there, and you wish they weren't.

So I kinda took the two and put them together, and this is what we came up with.

I'm really proud of it, and I hope y'all enjoy it.

This is "Haunted House."

(shimmering guitar music) ♪ I pace these halls ♪ ♪ You can see right through me ♪ ♪ Not there at all ♪ ♪ Or even where I should be ♪ ♪ And all these pictures on the walls of us ♪ ♪ And what we used to be ♪ ♪ Could've fooled me ♪ ♪ Could've fooled me ♪ ♪ And I'm trying to find the words to say ♪ ♪ To make you go away ♪ ♪ But you stay, yeah, you stay ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm trying ♪ ♪ Just to get out but I wind up in the same place ♪ ♪ But you stay, yeah, you stay ♪ ♪ And I try to be the man you wanted ♪ ♪ Tell me that this house ain't haunted ♪ ♪ She's like a curse ♪ ♪ The way she follows me around ♪ ♪ And I haven't told her yet ♪ ♪ But we have six feet in the ground ♪ ♪ And the silence is deafening ♪ ♪ I still can't find what's left of me and you ♪ ♪ Yeah, it's true, yeah, it's true ♪ ♪ And I'm trying ♪ ♪ To find the words to say to make you go away ♪ ♪ But you stay, yeah, you stay ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm trying ♪ ♪ To get out but I wind up in the same place ♪ ♪ 'Cause you stay, yeah, you stay ♪ ♪ And I've tried to be the man you wanted ♪ ♪ Tell me that this house ain't haunted ♪ (dark guitar music) ♪ And I hear screams and slamming doors ♪ ♪ Crashing glass and creaking floors ♪ ♪ Paranoia setting in ♪ ♪ Was it you or just the wind ♪ ♪ And I'm trying ♪ ♪ To find the words to say to make you go away ♪ ♪ But you stay, yeah, you stay ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm trying ♪ ♪ To get out but I wind up in the same place ♪ ♪ 'Cause you stay, yeah, you stay ♪ ♪ Yeah, and I try to be the man you wanted ♪ ♪ Tell me that this house ain't haunted ♪ ♪ Won't you tell me that this house ain't haunted ♪ ♪ Won't you tell me that this ♪ ♪ Tell me that this ♪ ♪ Tell me that this house ain't haunted ♪ ♪ Tell me that this house ain't haunted ♪ Thank y'all.

We wanna thank everybody for tuning in.

Just wanna thank the Arts Council of Midland, and a big shout out to Basin PBS for having us tonight.

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Let's get through the rest of this.

We're having fun.

- [Lance] That's right!

- So this is a song, funny enough, it's the only one on the record that was not written by me.

It was written by this man right here.

- [Lance] Howdy, y'all.

- Lance, go ahead.

If you wanna describe it, go for it.

This is your television debut.

- (chuckles) All right.

Well, everybody from your hometown, you grow up and everybody has a little resentment sometimes.

You grow up, you don't like where you live.

There's some other cities, you may think, "Aw, man, it's so much better out there."

Then you stay out there for a little bit, you come back, and sometimes you didn't know what you were missing until it was gone, and that's what this song is all about.

- [Sam] It's called "Hometown."

- Let's go, one, two, three, four.

(bright guitar music) ♪ Well, I've been stuck in this town for so long ♪ ♪ I thought I would go nuts ♪ ♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪ ♪ All I know is it's just too dang much ♪ ♪ Gonna leave this small city ♪ ♪ And find out what them big towns have got ♪ ♪ But when I show up there ♪ ♪ There ain't a whole lot more to spare than what I thought ♪ ♪ It ain't better there ♪ ♪ Or what you've heard ♪ ♪ Or whatever the heck you thought ♪ ♪ In my hometown ♪ ♪ Living life while I'm away ♪ ♪ Yeah, my sound ♪ ♪ A radio in my driveway ♪ ♪ There's no better day ♪ ♪ And I didn't even know it yet ♪ ♪ Impossible to forget ♪ ♪ I'll miss you when I'm gone ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll miss you when I'm gone ♪ (bright guitar music) ♪ As I walk under these neon lights ♪ ♪ Don't know where the heck I am tonight ♪ ♪ It's just another big old city ♪ ♪ Don't you think she's pretty ♪ ♪ And I'm left here all alone ♪ ♪ It ain't better there ♪ ♪ Or what you've heard ♪ ♪ Or whatever you the heck you thought ♪ ♪ My hometown ♪ ♪ Living life while I'm away ♪ ♪ Yeah, my sound ♪ ♪ With the radio in my driveway ♪ ♪ There's no better day ♪ ♪ And I didn't even know it yet ♪ ♪ Impossible to forget ♪ ♪ I'll miss you when I'm gone ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll miss you when I'm gone ♪ (bright guitar music) - All right.

Good to play a hometown song in my hometown.

(moody guitar music) ♪ And I think back ♪ ♪ Talking trash and sitting on football fields ♪ ♪ Way after midnight ♪ ♪ Talking about how reckless we feel ♪ ♪ And I remember throwing rocks ♪ ♪ Up at your windowsill ♪ ♪ Oh, how it feels ♪ ♪ In my hometown ♪ ♪ Living life while I'm away ♪ ♪ Yeah, my sound ♪ ♪ A radio in my driveway ♪ ♪ There's no better day ♪ ♪ And I didn't even know it yet ♪ ♪ Impossible to forget ♪ ♪ I'll miss you when I'm gone ♪ ♪ Lord, I miss you when I'm gone ♪ (bright guitar music) Thank y'all so much, Basin PBS, for having us.

This was awesome and fun.

I had a great time.

I'm sure these guys did, too.

And I hope everyone had a good time at home, watching us.

This next song is a really special song to us.

Like I said, back when we were playing in the vacuum shop days, I was at a really low point.

I was trying to figure something out where I could be creative 'cause I had all these songs.

And one of my buddies told me that there was a band audition.

It was in the back of his uncle's vacuum shop.

I said, "Heck yeah, let's do it."

And ever since then, it's been a wild and crazy ride.

Obviously, I got the part.

But it's been a wild and crazy ride since then.

We unfortunately lost his uncle, who was the one who told me to pursue this and to be a part of this band.

And it's been a blessing.

So this is kind of a remembering song in remembrance of him.

Also to remember people that aren't here right now or that are here right now.

Maybe you just miss 'em.

This is our first single we ever came out with.

This is "Ode to Bourbon."

♪ Well, I remember their names ♪ ♪ As I fan the flames to the fire ♪ ♪ Just a stiff one and Waylon ♪ ♪ Are the only two things I desire ♪ ♪ It's been a dang long year ♪ ♪ And it really don't help ♪ ♪ That I really ain't been too good to myself ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't just put on the things ♪ ♪ That are coming to me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ So sing me ♪ ♪ Sing me to sleep ♪ ♪ And pour me ♪ ♪ Another drink ♪ ♪ I don't know what happened between bourbon and man ♪ - Hi, I'm Emily, your Basin PBS Membership Director.

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Or, if you've called the station, you've probably talked to me.

Sure, you watch our programs and come to our events, but what actually happens if you don't support Basin PBS?

What's the worst that could happen?

Sure, things might change a little.

There might be some cuts here and there.

We'd probably have to get rid of some of the kids programming and dramas, some of the news programs and live events, probably a lot of the arts and culture programming you can't see anywhere else.

But what does it really matter if you don't support Basin PBS?

You'll hardly know the difference.

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