Here’s a song from Satisfied, the 2009 debut solo album by my second favorite Pistol Annie, Ashley Monroe.
I first discovered Monroe through her involvement in the Annies, a trio that also includes Angaleena Presley and my beloved Miranda Lambert. I picked up Monroe’s second and third albums, both excellent, before looping back around to this one.
Monroe has a sweet, high voice reminiscent of Dolly Parton’s, and great songwriting chops. I’ve consistently enjoyed everything I’ve heard of hers.
Therefore, I’m excited to discover that Monroe has released two albums in the past several years with which I’m unfamiliar. I might have listened to 2018’s Sparrow, but 2021’s Rosegold is definitely new to me. I’ll make a point to check it out.
You say you had to go
And why, you didn’t know
And I tried to understand
[Chorus]
When you called me from Santa Fe
You said you needed one more day
And you’d be back to hold my hand
Ah, but you let me down again
[Verse 2]
And winter turned to spring
And you called from Tennessee
And you got the best of me
[Chorus]
You promised me you wouldn’t stay
In Memphis more than one more day
And you’d be back to hold my hand
Ah, but you let me down again
[Verse 3]
And you called from the coast
Saying you were lost
And it was me you missed the most
[Outro]
You promised me you wouldn’t stay
In Mobile more than one more day
And you’d be back to hold my hand
And you called me from Bellmore
And said you needed one more day
And you’d be back home again
You promised me you wouldn’t stay
In Denver more than one more day
And you’d be back to hold my hand
And you called me from Santa Fe
And said you needed on more day
And you’d be back home again
Ah, you let me down again
This skews too traditional country for my personal taste.