This is the third straight year I’ve hotly anticipated a new album from Lana Del Rey, who currently sits aside Miranda Lambert as my favorite working musical artists.
In early 2024, Del Rey teased a country-influenced album titled Lasso to be released later that year. Never happened. In 2025, the title was now The Right Person Will Stay and the release date was that May. Never happened.
This year, we’re told the title is Stove and the release should come sometime this summer. I’m not holding my breath.
Del Rey has dropped a few of the album’s tracks along the way, including ‘Henry, come on’ and ‘Bluebird’ last year. Earlier this year she dropped the witchy, trippy ‘White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter,’ which dives into her surprise marriage to airboat captain Jeremy Dufrene.
It’s all perfectly, beautifully Lana, and has me itching for this album more than ever. Maybe 2026 will be the year I get it.
I mean, Henry, come on
Do you think I’d really choose it?
All this off and on
Henry, come on
I mean, baby, come on
Do you think I’d really lose it on ya
If you did nothing wrong?
Henry, come on
[Pre-Chorus]
Last call, ”Hey, y’all”
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy up
Soft leather, blue jeans
Palo Santo for his dreams
Return it but say it was fun
[Chorus]
And it’s not because of you
That I turned out so dangerous
Yesterday, I heard God say, “It’s in your blood”
And it struck me just like lightning
I’ve been fighting, I’ve been striving
Yesterday, I heard God say, “You were born to be the one
To hold thе hand of the man
Who flies too close to thе sun”
[Verse 2]
I’ll still be nice to your mom
It’s not her fault you’re leaving
Some people come and they’re gone
They just fly away
Take your ass to the house
Don’t even bother explaining
There’s no working it out
No way
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s last call, “Hey, y’all”
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Come on and giddy up
Soft leather, blue jeans
Don’t you get it? That’s the thing
You can’t chase a ghost when it’s gone
[Chorus]
And it’s not because of you
That I turned out so dangerous
Yesterday, I heard God say, “It’s in your blood”
And it struck me just like lightning
I’ve been fighting, I’ve been striving
But yesterday, I heard God say, “You were born to be the one
To hold the hand of the man
Who flies too close to the sun”
[Bridge]
All these country singers
And their lonely rides to Houston
Doesn’t really make for the best
You know, settle-down type
[Outro]
It’s last call, “Hey, y’all”
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy up
Last call, “Hey, y’all”
Hang his hat up on the wall
Tell him that his cowgirl is gone
Go on and giddy up
Go on and giddy up
Go on and giddy up
Hey
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