Steve Louw - I'll Be Back

The official video for "I'll Be Back", created by Jacqui Van Staden and Kian Eriksen.
Written by Steve Louw.
From the album "Thunder And Rain", released 11 November 2022.
Produced by Kevin Shirley.
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EXTRACT FROM BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A song where acoustic guitars give the track a steady, windblown propulsion, one that muscles through on the chorus - he’s a man on a mission, one dedicated to the task at hand.
NOTES ON THE SONGS
by Steve Louw
I had old traditional Country songs, like “Long Black Veil” in mind when I wrote, “I’ll Be Back”.
It’s essentially an acoustic song in its structure, story, and heart, but recorded in the context of drums and electric guitar, with a great Hammond solo by Kevin McKendree.
The acoustic guitar riff, doubled with Doug Lancio’s great mandolin playing, is the song’s beating heart and sets up the verse, the chorus, and the narrative.
I think of “I’ll be Back” as a modern folk song. Its story of the triangle of deceived husband, star-crossed lovers, and murder is one that keeps playing out through centuries.
The acoustic instrumentation sets the backdrop for the song, one of dusty plains, small-town intrigue, and broken love.
LYRICS
This is a clean white shirt, put on today
It’s streaked in dirt
There’s no other way I’ll walk the miles
With Hell to pay
Just to see you smile, If I could stay a while
Leave before the night comes down
Before your man comes around.
I’ll be back with the sinking moon
I’ll be back to get you
I’ll be back before long
I’ll be back, we’ll be gone.
Been put down, you been hurt
You can’t remember which one came first
The look you got in your eyes
You could see one hundred miles
I’ll burn the bridges that get to you
Unpick the stitches and cut the noose
Nothing left for you to say
We’ll leave this town at the break of day.
I’ll be back with the sinking moon
I’ll be back to get you
I’ll be back before long
I’ll be back, we’ll be gone.
You killed a man in ‘92
He killed your lover, tried to kill you
Barefoot, on broken stones
You walk the empty hills alone
With the full moon sinking down
Waiting at the edge of town
Waiting for your man to come
He said he’d be back, and you’d be gone.
I’ll be back with the sinking moon
I’ll be back to get you
I’ll be back before long
I’ll be back, we’ll be gone.
I’ll be back with the sinking moon
I’ll be back to get you
I’ll be back before long
I’ll be back, and we’ll be gone.

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I like the HAT ....I'll be back !