From the recording Stumblin' at the Gate / 320 MP3
ISRC: QMS4L2200165
Written by Robert Mabe
Published by Frogtown Music (BMI)
Arranged by Robert Mabe and Jack Dunlap
Recorded by Will Shenk
Produced by Jack Dunlap, Robert Mabe and Will Shenk
Robert Mabe: Banjo and lead vocals
Jack Dunlap: Guitar, mandolin and vocals
Alex Kimble: Bass and vocals
Mason Wright: Fiddle
"It's a song about unfaithfulness—a painful observation of someone having an affair and the consequential end of the relationship. I had toyed around with the song's main riff for a while, originally thinking it would be an instrumental, but it sounded so fitting for the lyrics/theme to On the Bottom. Once it was written and arranged, I still wasn't sure it would be a good song. After rehearsing it with Jack, Alex, and Mason, I knew it was a good and perfect fit for Dunlap & Mabe."
-Robert Mabe
Lyrics
Lay down and give it all away
Water streaming down your face
Pretend to wash away the lies
You made your plan the time was right
You never felt the need to fight
For all you said was missing but I tried
Just let it drift on down to the Bottom
And raise your empty glass and cry
Miles away you're free to go
It's not wrong if no one knows
A dirty little secret just for two
Those nights I know to some extent
Gave way to feelings I resent
But I never felt the need to go outside
Just let it drift on down to the Bottom
And raise your empty glass and cry
Hangin' on by thread and string
What it is and what it means
It don't really matter anymore
You never showed yourself to me
But one thing I can truly see…
You're saving one more lie until the end
Just let it drift on down to the Bottom
And raise your empty glass and cry
The light will fade away
Gone….all your yesterday's
All of your secrets safe
On the Bottom