The Head And The Heart - Down In The Valley (Original 2009 Demo) (Unreleased Video)

The Head And The Heart - Down In The Valley (Original 2009 Demo) (Unreleased Video) with tags the head and the heart, thath, josiah johnson, jonathan russell, charity rose thielen, chris zasche, kenny hensley, tyler williams, folk pop, pop music

Raw, unguarded, and full of the spirit that started this whole thing. Recorded quietly in a room back in 2009, now finding its way to your speakers all these years later. Accompanying the demo here is the original never-before-seen Down In The Valley music video, directed by the incredible Scott Coffey (Adult World, Ellie Parker).

And over the next few days, we’ll be sharing a handful of videos reflecting on the making of Down in the Valley and the road that led us here. Stay close.

FOLLOW THE HEAD AND THE HEART:

LYRICS

I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Like ridin' around on railcars and workin' long days

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Call it one drink too many

Call it pride of a man

But it don't make no difference if you sit or you stand

'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin

Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin

We do it over and over and over again

We do it over and over and over again

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

I know there's California, Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

These are the places I will always go

These are the places I will always go

I am on my way

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

[Continue in background]

One more for the stars and their eyes in the walls

I hail your face and then I saw you standing out

I saw your face in the crowd and you came out

You saw me crossing the valley and you came in

Look at the sign on the door and it reads to me

Just like the grass and the sign when you walked in

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

I am on my way

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

California, Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

These are the places I will always go

These are the places I will always go

So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

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