Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit & David Crosby & Jay Buchanan
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
From Variety May 14, 2020:
Take the track that has already become a fan favorite since he started playing it live last year, “Overseas.” It’s a song that Isbell wrote when he and his wife, Amanda Shires, a recording artist in her own right, were out on the road on separate tours. He took that disco...
[Verse 1]
This used to be a ghost town
But even the ghosts got out
And the sound of the highway died
There's ashes in the swimming pool
But I saw you on your wedding night
And I watched you sleeping in my arms
You didn't wash your make-up off
And you woke up looking scared as hell
[Pre-Chorus 1]
My love won't change
My love won't change
My love won't change a thing
You're never coming back to me
You're never coming back at all
[Chorus 1]
And the waiter made a young girl cry
At the table next to mine tonight
And I know you would have brought him to his knees
But you're overseas
[Verse 2]
Doesn't seem so long ago
We thought that we could change their minds
We'd stay here and fight it out
With a love that we could weaponize
But I saw you losing faith
And I was watching when the light went out
You know what revolution means
And you know it's not an option now
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And our love won't change
Our love won't change
Our love won't change a thing
I couldn't leave my father here
To finish up his life alone
[Chorus 2]
And I saw you in our daughter's eyes last night
When she caught me in a lie
And I need you here to make both of us believe
But you're overseas
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus 3]
Does your heart rest easy where you are?
And do they treat you like a star?
Or do they call you refugee
From overseas?
Overseas was written by Jason Isbell.
Overseas was produced by Dave Cobb.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit released Overseas on Fri May 15 2020.
Eric Clapton said in an interview once that he was a good songwriter, but not a great songwriter—he didn’t feel like he would ever be great because he wasn’t able to write allegorically. I was probably 12 or 13 when I read that, and it stuck with me: To write an entire song that’s about multiple thi...