Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The original 2009 demo of Down in the Valley is out now: theheadandtheheart.lnk.to/downinthevalley
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).
On May 1, we’re releasing the 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of our debut album fully remastered, with demos and unreleased versions from those early days: theheadandtheheart.lnk.to/theheadandtheheart
Soon we’ll be out on the road, playing the record front to back and giving these songs new life night after night. The 15th anniversary vinyl will be available every night on tour. Get tickets now: theheadandtheheart.com/tour
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.
Upcoming tour dates: theheadandtheheart.com/tour
FOLLOW THE HEAD AND THE HEART:
Website: theheadandtheheart.com
TikTok: tiktok.com/@theheadandtheheart
Instagram: instagram.com/theheadandtheheart
Facebook: facebook.com/theheadandtheheart
Twitter: https://x.com/headandtheheart
Text Us: my.community.com/theheadandtheheart
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
#TheHeadAndTheHeart #DownInTheValley
The original 2009 demo of Down in the Valley is out now: theheadandtheheart.lnk.to/downinthevalley
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).
On May 1, we’re releasing the 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of our debut album fully remastered, with demos and unreleased versions from those early days: theheadandtheheart.lnk.to/theheadandtheheart
Soon we’ll be out on the road, playing the record front to back and giving these songs new life night after night. The 15th anniversary vinyl will be available every night on tour. Get tickets now: theheadandtheheart.com/tour
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.
Upcoming tour dates: theheadandtheheart.com/tour
FOLLOW THE HEAD AND THE HEART:
Website: theheadandtheheart.com
TikTok: tiktok.com/@theheadandtheheart
Instagram: instagram.com/theheadandtheheart
Facebook: facebook.com/theheadandtheheart
Twitter: https://x.com/headandtheheart
Text Us: my.community.com/theheadandtheheart
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
#TheHeadAndTheHeart #DownInTheValley
