24 Where Have You Been?

Old Sand Mill

Playlist

Comment Share

License $25

Single $1

Album $11

A song of deep longing for what was and can no longer be

sad ballad

Old Sand Mill

From popular folk duo to Celtic influenced alt folk rock band from Ireland, Scotland, New Jersey & the Coachella Valley in CA.

Celtic-inspired alternative folk rock band, featuring an all star guest line-up on their hit, critically-hailed debut album, "The World is Getting Colder" like: Brian Wilson, Punch Brothers, Jerry Douglas, Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones), Paul Simon, Deniece Williams, Earle Mankey (Concrete Blonde), and David Maynard (The Weasels). Old Sand Mill is filmmaker and songwriter Chip Miller, and Scot songwriter, Michael Reynolds, David Maynard, Janaki Jennings, Tom Carroll, and Howie Fields.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Vocals

Charts

#143 today

#16 in subgenre

Author

MIchael Reynolds

Rights

1976

Uploaded

November 04, 2025

Track Files

MP3

MP3 11.0 MB • 320 kbps • 4:49

Lossless

WAV 48.7 MB

Character

Energy

relaxed, cool

high-energy

Danceable

coffee-place

dancefloor

Positivity

dark, sad, angry

happy

Appeal

unique

radio-friendly

Story behind the song

the loss of a young wife inspired this touching tune

Lyrics

Down in the streets tonight
Beggars will call my name
And the mole’s gonna shadow
The dark muddy waters
Where I find myself again

Damned if I remember
Just what I’m doing here
In a comfort zone
Where you died alone
Every time you count your fears

Johnny’s got a home in Texas
Billy is a rich man’s son
And Mary is a West Virginia girl
Who is sorry for what she’s done

They all saw in anger
And they all saw in fear
But they serve them well
And deserve the hell
When the anger
Turns to tears

Where on earth have you been?

You can go back to Nazareth
Where the house was never a home
To rediscover what it was
That made you so alone

I’ve come this far to find you
I’m bloodied from the fight
And the price of my affections there
Down in the streets tonight

Where on earth have you been?

Down in the heart and soul
Down where the liars live
Take what you can
To feed the man
Who never had a thing to give

So cast a stone at me
I will not feel the pain
But if you were there
I could not bear
A night on the streets again

Where on earth have you been?

You can go back to Nazareth
Where the house was never a home
To rediscover what it was
That made you so alone

I have come this far to find you
I am bloodied from the fight
And the price of my affections there
Down in the streets tonight

Where on earth have you been?

Comments

Please sign up or log in to post a comment.