All My Friends

from Stay Ahead of the Wolf by Driftwood Soldier

	/

Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

All of my friends are falling like leaves off of branches I thought could sustain them ‘til I was stronger. I was misled by the stories I’d read about backs bearing burdens no branch ever bore. I have a back some have said was unbreakable, it’s just a back not yet broken down.

All of my friends are like backroads that lead to dead ends, they’re no good if you’re headed to New York or Nashville. But I don’t mind being where nobody else is and I don’t mind taking the long way around. I am the long way around other people but I’m still some distance from being broke down.

All of my friends are like carousel horses. They’re riding so high, but they always come down. Spinning in circles with bi-polar horses ts one way to keep your ambitions unwound. I am a merry-go-round in a long line of carnival rides not quite yet broken down.

All of my friends use them big bathroom stalls with a hook on the back of the door for your coat. Soon as that door locks nobody can harm you, just that four foot by eight foot, by needle, by spoon. I am a big bathroom stall in a train station trying to protect you even broke down. I am a big bathroom stall in a train station trying to protect you, even when I’m broken down.

credits

from Stay Ahead of the Wolf, released October 18, 2019
Written by Owen Lyman-Schmidt
Arranged and performed by Driftwood Soldier

Driftwood Soldier is:
Owen Lyman-Schmidt: Vocals, Mandolin, Suitcase, License Plate
Bobby Szafranski: Bass Guitar, Bottle Caps

Additional Instrumentation:
Matt Heckler: Banjo, Fiddle

Produced by Driftwood Soldier with Erin McKeown
Recorded by Alex Santilli and Eric Bogacz at Spice House Sound in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed by Ted Hutt and Ryan Mall at Kingsize Soundlabs in Eagle Rock, CA
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe

license

about

Driftwood Soldier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Driftwood Soldier is no average mandolin-bass foot-stomping gutter-folk duo.

contact / help

Contact Driftwood Soldier

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Driftwood Soldier, you may also like:

Axis Mundi
by Brown Bird

supported by 5 fans who also own “All My Friends”

Music that’s somehow beyond music. Depths upon depths. Philip Graham
go to album
Fits Of Reason
by Brown Bird

supported by 5 fans who also own “All My Friends”

Absolutely incredible album. Still just as in love with it today as I was in 2014. Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss
go to album
when the poems do what they do
by aja monet

Poet aja monet explores Black resistance, love, and joy with musical backing by Chief Adjuah, Weedie Braimah, Samora Pinderhughes, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 9, 2023
go to album
A Ride
by Phill Reynolds

The latest album by Phill Reynolds, a project of Italian singer Silva Martino Cantele, takes listeners on an Americana-fueled musical ride. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2022
go to album
I Don't Have Time To Lie To You
by Abner Jay

featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 18, 2021
go to album
The Brown Bird Christmas Album
by Brown Bird

supported by 5 fans who also own “All My Friends”

It would be a mistake to only listen to this during the holidays. I think that this album is a wonderful Brown Bird album on its own and shouldn't be brushed aside just because it's a Christmas album. I don't even like Christmas music, but this is fantastic. Keej
go to album
Avalon
by The Huntress and Holder of Hands

supported by 4 fans who also own “All My Friends”

I find so much comfort and strength in Avalon. Thank you for this album Morgan. I'll support anything you do. I'm joining a cult.
go to album