Matt and the Herdsmen - "Bordertown"

from Wild Tongue by Various Artists

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lyrics

Mama was crying
As she watched me go
I was starting a new life
Only at six years old

Leaving the city
The only life I’d known
Down to grandpa’s house
Behind small-town funeral home

I couldn’t wait til the next holiday
When I’d escape this god-forsaken place

Won’t be hanging around this Valley for too long
One hand on the wheel, I’m 18 and I’m gone
Cause standing at the Rio Grande
I feared that I would drown
Growing up, living in a border town

And the years went by
Birthdays and baseball games
And now in center field
They’re putting up grandpa’s name

I’m glad I stuck it out
And didn’t leave too soon
And like the mesquite smoke
This town will get into you

No matter where I go
There’s one thing that I’ve found
That who I am
Is tied forever to this ground

Cause I’ve been hanging around this Valley for so long
That the place I ran from, well now it feels like home
Cause your roots are what hold you up
Not what keep you down
Growing up, living in a border town

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from Wild Tongue, released June 1, 2018
Written by: Matt Castillo and Charlie Vela

Guitar and Vocals: Matt Castillo
Electric Guitar: Everto Cavasos
Pedal Steel: Omar Oyoque
Bass and Drums: Charlie Vela

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MATT & THE HERDSMEN is a five-man band whose original music has captured the attention of radio, industry, and listeners across Texas.

Led by Matt Castillo, who formed The Herdsmen in 2013 with bandmates Everto “Beto” Cavazos (Guitar), Danny Salinas (Bass), and Ruben Cantu (Drums), the group debuted in December 2014 with 'Small Town Stories,' produced by Charlie Vela (Dia Frampton of “The Voice”). With the help of esteemed radio promoter Dillon Steen, their first single, “Dance All Night” (#47), broke into the Top 50 on the Texas Regional Radio Report. Their second single, "All Gone,” peaked at #88, while “Too Drunk Anyway” hit #46 and landed on the Top 200 songs of 2016.

In 2017, Matt and the Herdsmen released 'Still Sane' (produced by Dave Percefull of Yellow Dog Studios in Wimberley, Texas)—a record that tells of the ups and downs of relationships, heartbreak, love, and redemption.

“Our music has a lot to do with the people close to me and my personal experiences,” said Castillo. “There are songs about what I have gone through and songs about what I’ve seen my friends go through. Songwriters always say, ‘Write what you know,’ and at times it’s hard to put my personal business out there but, if you’re in any genre of music, being open and honest is what comes with the territory.”

For more of their work, visit: www.mattandtheherdsmen.com

See also: www.themonitor.com/entertainment/article_2d5a0f8e-c30c-11e6-8962-07fbeb64b825.html

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