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Where I'm Coming From

by Steff Mahan

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1.
You And Me 02:52
You and Me (S Mahan/ K Pryor) Turn off the T.V. Turn off the phone Turn down the lights So you can turn me on Let’s make the world stop Let’s make a tie that binds Let’s make a memory By making the time Cause roses don’t bloom without water The moon won’t shine ‘less it’s kissed by the sun And ashes turn cold without fire That’s you and me That’s you and me That’s you and me without love We’ve been both been working hard We’ve both been running late We’ve both been going at a dangerous pace I need to feel you close Come on and hold me tight We need the passion if we’re going to survive I don’t think I’m asking for much All I need is your tender touch Cause roses don’t bloom without water The moon won’t shine ‘less it’s kissed by the sun And ashes turn cold without fire That’s you and me That’s you and me That’s you and me without love
2.
Miss Who I Thought You Were (S.Mahan) Maybe I was naïve, I should of known much better But I gave the best of me, knowing your track record, and I loved you anyway Cause you said this time was different, it was safe to drop my guard Your words were so persistent, so I gave you all my heart And then things changed Yeah they changed… I miss who I thought you were, I miss who you might have been The you I never knew, but I kept hoping It took some time for me to see it, but now I know for sure I don’t miss you…I don’t miss you I miss who I thought you were. You promised me forever, not knowing who you are You needed time along to discover, but alone is just too hard, so there’s someone else And you want me to make it easy, and just slip out the back And you’ll forget how you hurt me, how you hid behind that mask But you’ve shown yourself You’ve really shown yourself I miss who I thought you were, I miss who you might have been The you I never knew, but I kept hoping It took some time for me to see it, but now I know for sure I don’t miss you…I don’t miss you I miss who I thought you were.
3.
The Truth 03:24
The Truth (Steff Mahan & Louise Mosrie) You got the house, the car, the couch and both cats You got the tv and left me looking back and Wondering what went wrong. You got the bed where we talked about our dreams You got my faith when you lied about leaving and I’m stumbling in sad love songs. I must’ve asked you about a hundred times If you had found someone new You can have everything I just want the truth. You got the chair where I cried and lost my mind You got a future and I got left behind and It’s humbling knowing I’m not strong You got the best of me and even my best friend And I got the images of how you two pretended and I’m wondering for how long. C’mon say it right out loud. I want to hear it straight from you. I grant you everything. I just want the truth. C’mon say it right out loud. I want to hear it straight from you. You can have everything. I’ll give you everything. I grant you everything. I just want the truth
4.
Mean Things 04:02
Mean Things (S. Mahan & C Stamps) You know where to hit to make it hurt. and I know what to say to make it worse. and all those secrets shared when we felt safe. we use as weapons now to scratch and scrape. All those mean things we said and all those mean things we’ve done bricks of anger we keep stacking one by one till we’ll never get to love and there will never be an us... with all those mean things we both take these battles way to far. wounds may heal but they leave a scar and every time its just the same old thing we never take our share we just blame and blame and blame All those mean things we said and all those mean things we’ve done bricks of anger we keep stacking one by one till we’ll never get to love and there will never be an us... with all those mean things Is this really how it ends for you and me I had hoped for so much more.... All those mean things we said and all those mean things we’ve done bricks of anger we keep stacking one by one till we’ll never get to love and there will never be an us... with all those mean things
5.
Missed You 04:00
Missed You (S.Mahan & D McGarry) There are those who’ve got it in their head Love’s just a monster under the bed They pull the covers tight, keep ‘em safe at night Cause what they don’t believe in don’t exist And what they never had, they don’t miss it’s best that way, so they say. But I’d rather chance the other side Walk in the shadows where angel and demons hide If I never rolled the dice, and kept on pushing through If I never tried I would have missed you Missed you I use to stand staring at the border line Held by shackles and chains that bind Fear of the unknown, kept me so alone But lonely is too hard and it isn’t enough Cause it ain’t worth it, if you don’t love And life don’t wait, so I took a leap of faith But I’d rather chance the other side Walk in the shadows where angel and demons hide If I never rolled the dice, and kept on pushing through If I never tried I would have missed you Missed you I don’t want to leave this life With any question on my mind That I took a chance on the other side But I’d rather chance the other side Walk in the shadows where angel and demons hide If I never rolled the dice, and kept on pushing through If I never tried I would have missed you Missed you
6.
If I Were 03:44
If I were (© Steff Mahan) If I were a kite, I’d take your troubles to the sky I’d catch the wind and I’d fly them high They’d be out of reach, and they’d be out of sight That’s what I’d do for you if I were a kite And if I were a boat, I’d take your sadness out to sea I’d tie it with an anchor and I’d drop it down deep And I’d weigh it down good and it would never float That’s what I’d do for you if I were a boat But the bad news is I’m just me And I don’t know what to do Cause it ain’t always easy to see The answers for what you’re going through And if I were God, then you’d never cry again Your soul would soar and your heart would mend And a bad day…that thought would just be odd That ‘s what I’d do for you if I were God But the bad news is I’m just me And I know I can never do enough And so I write songs and hope you see Into my heart and somehow feel this love Oh but if I were If I were You know I would.
7.
WOW 03:18
WOW (S Mahan) I have never been the one to hold the words on my tongue I have a thought and I say it. I’ve never had a problem with using verbs or adjectives if you need a picture, I’ll paint it. Cause I have always seemed to find, the perfect words to describe but nothing ever comes to mind, when it comes to you. Cause sometimes you’re too beautiful. and sometime your smiles just too bright. and when you stand too close to me you know you get my tongue all tied. and all my casanova lines, I can’t find one now.. the only word i can think to say is wow I wake up with clever thoughts, I swear today we’ll have that talk and I’m going to be so poetic. But then you do that thing you do, that look you give, the way you move and all of my words sound pathetic. since I can’t speak when you’re around, I’ll turn my smile up good and loud. Then you will know without a doubt, what I want to say. But sometimes you’re too beautiful, and sometime your smiles just too bright. and when you stand too close to me you know you get my tongue all tied. and those Casanova, clever lines, I can’t find one now.. the only word i can think to say is wow and it seems so strange to me how big that little word can be.... Cause sometimes you’re too beautiful. and sometimes your smiles just too bright. and when you stand too close to me you know you get my tongue all tied. and those Casanova, clever lines, I can’t find one now.. the only word i can think to say is wow
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Love You Forever (S. Mahan) Sometimes when you look at me I have to wonder what you see How you can love me so completely like you do And in those times when i lost doubt Ii always figure my way out To where I’m meant to be, and that’s beside you. Oh we are quite a pair And I’d be stupid to go anywhere I’m going to love you forever Hope that’s ok Cause I know when were together There’s no way That we can’t win, shake the dust from where we’ve been Forget the past cause life now is so much better I’m going to love you forever When I’m out here chasing dreams Just Wasting time so it seems Then I feel your heartstrings Tether me to home That gives me a second wind Just like that I’m up again Your love rides beside me when I’m out here on the road And don’t think I don’t know As long as you're beside me, there’s no place we can’t go And if you ever change your mind And you want off this crazy ride Heart strings we’ve been up and we’ve been down Cause we’ve faced some nasty weather And we remain Strong as stone, side by side not on our own (not alone) Cause I know when we’re together Theres no way that we can’t win Shake the dust from where we’ve been I’m leaving now, I’ve seen the world I’ve been around And I could never find better I feel every star smiling down on me I think I may just love you forever Like it or not, that my fate in life
9.
The Flood 03:54
The Flood (S Mahan/A Dowler) I used to carry your words like an anchor It took a while but I put ‘em down I wish we’d ended things before the anger I was kind 0f hoping we’d be friends by now But we were finished, before we quit us And we let things we should have said, stick in our throats Too tired to leave, but too gone to fix us Then one day the dam just broke Oh the flood…the flood I wore your love like my favorite sweater You played my heart like your daddy’s old guitar And I had faith in who were together But look now baby, where we are But we were finished, before we quit us And we let things we should have said, stick in our throats Too tired to leave, but too gone to fix us Then one day the dam just broke Oh the flood…the flood And oh I cried And getting over you took sometime But I was fine…but then I had to see you tonight….. Oh the flood, that damn ol’ flood…..
10.
Best Revenge 03:41
BEST REVENGE (S. Mahan) Love took me for a ride, and left me on the side of the road I took the blame, I carried the shame, then the truth started to unfold. But loving and losing that’s just all about living and it’s made me who I am. And running and hiding that’s just laying down and dying And I ain’t living like that. So I poured a good beer and finally started laughing Bought a new pair of shoes, one’s just for dancin’ And I’m hangin’ around some old friends You never liked back then I’ve been working real hard, but playin’ even harder Since I’ve been gone, I think I got smarter And I’m learnin’ to live and I’m better, than I’ve ever been Yea livin’ well …is the best revenge You tried to make me stop trustin’that fate had something better to come Instead of leavin’ I just stopped believing and you kept me there under your thumb But diggin’out of doubting that’s just all about defying Ever word you put into my head Now I’m more than just surviving, I’m loving life and thrivin So I’ll say again what I just said… So I poured a good beer and finally started laughing Bought a new pair of shoes, one’s just for dancin’ And I’m hangin’ around some old friends You never liked back then I’ve been working real hard, but playin’ even harder Since I’ve been gone, I think I got smarter And I’m learnin’ to live and I’m better, than I’ve ever been Yea livin’ well …is the best revenge
11.
Where I’m Coming From (© Words & Music by Steff Mahan 2011) We were young, when we fell in love, and we believed it was forever. Who you were and who I was before there was an us You know, I can’t remember. But now you say that you don’t love me And you have to let me go Why you chose this road you chose I’ll never know. But when you get to where you’re going And you like who you become Please remember, I’m part of where you’re coming from. We’ll always be, we had too many years To pretend we never happened. You can’t erase your past or be unchanged by what we had Cause we had it, you know we had it. But now you say that you don’t love me And you have to let me go And you act like we were nothing, but I know you know But when you get to where you’re going And you like who you become Please remember, I’m part of where you’re coming from. So many things that I regret, maybe I just lost sight Now days I keep my eyes on the road ahead Look back from time to time. when I get to where I’m going And I like who I’ve become I’ll remember, you’re part of where I’m coming from. And I’ll thank you from where I am coming from.

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Since starting this journey, I have always felt that this is what I was meant to do. Never before have I felt more support from my very dear friends than during the creation of this album. There are far to many of you to name here, but please know that I carry each and every one of you with me always. This album is my "George Bailey" moment. Thank You for reminding me that it really is a wonderful life.

In memory of Jeanine Balsamo (1961-2012)

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released October 12, 2013

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