A spirited country-folk and Americana outfit based out of Lubbock, Texas, F… Read Full Bio ↴A spirited country-folk and Americana outfit based out of Lubbock, Texas, Flatland Cavalry draw inspiration from Lone Star State contemporaries like Turnpike Troubadours, Wade Bowen, and Randy Rogers, as well as folk-pop artists like Avett Brothers and John Mayer. The group's music often puts fiddle and acoustic guitar up front to give the tunes a strong, rootsy influence tied to the past, but the melodies have a modern feel and are powered by a rock & roll backbeat. The group made a strong full-length debut with 2016's Humble Folks, while a few years of touring helped them achieve the tighter and more unified sound of 2019's Homeland Insecurity.

Founded in 2012 by longtime friends Cleto Cordero (guitar, vocals) and Jason Albers (drums), Flatland Cavalry eventually blossomed into a five-piece with the additions of Jonathan Saenz (bass), Laura Jane (fiddle), and Reid Dillion (guitar). After raising recording costs with a crowd-funding campaign, the band released its debut EP, Come May, independently in 2015; it was quickly scooped up by California-based booking agency Atomic Music Group. The following year saw Flatland Cavalry issue their first full-length outing, Humble Folks. The album fared well, rising to 38 on the nationwide Top Country Albums chart, and 17 on the Americana/Folk Albums survey. The group toured heavily in support of Humble Folks, and changed their management to the Texas-based firm DBL Music Group. By the time Flatland Cavalry issued their second album, 2019's Homeland Insecurity, Laura Jane had left the band, with Wesley Hall taking over on fiddle. ~ James Christopher Monger & Mark Deming, Rovi

Missing you
Flatland Cavalry Lyrics

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I heard you finished school
and you're heading back home
you found yourself a wealthy man
who plans to make you all his own
You know me, I'm doing just fine
Cigarettes and Adderall been keeping me alive
I've been going right back
To a special time

I'm going right back, when you were mine

Cuz I've been missing you, I've been missing you
I've been hoping that you'd been missing me too
Cuz I've been missing you, I've been missing you
All this time

No, it wouldn't take long
to fix all this
Just say the words I'd give it all up
For just one more kiss
And I can't complain
of the disarray
I guess all I'm saying is it's hard to sleep at night in the bed I've made
Cuz I've been going right back
To a special time
I'm going right back to when you were mine

Cuz I've been missing you, I've been missing you
I've been hoping that you'd been missing me too
I've been missing you, I've been missing you
All this time

Looking back, we used to turn heads
These days I turn mine and you ain't in my bed

Cuz I've been missing you, I've been missing you
And I've been hoping that you've been missing me too
Cuz I've been missing you, I've been missing you

All this time
All of this time

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Missing You," by Flatland Cavalry, tell the story of a person who has recently learned that their former lover is returning home with a wealthy man who plans to make her his own. The singer admits that they have been struggling without their ex, turning to cigarettes and Adderall to cope. They long to go back to a special time when they were together, when things were easier and they were happy. They express their longing, wishing that their ex has been missing them too. They even offer to give up their current lifestyle, just to spend one more moment with their former partner, but they accept that it may be too late.

The song is a perfect example of the classic tale of the one that got away. The singer is struggling with memories of a relationship that ended prematurely, while their ex has moved on to a seemingly better life. The song is melancholy yet hopeful, with a simple acoustic guitar melody and soulful vocals that convey the emotions of the lyrics. This song will resonate with anyone who has ever had a love that they lost and continues to haunt them.

Line by Line Meaning

I heard you finished school
I learned that you got done with school

and you're heading back home
and now you're on your way back to your hometown

you found yourself a wealthy man
you've found a guy who is rich

who plans to make you all his own
who intends to own you completely

You know me, I'm doing just fine
You know me, I'm doing well

Cigarettes and Adderall been keeping me alive
Smoking cigarettes and taking Adderall are the reasons I'm able to keep going

I've been going right back
I keep going back

To a special time
to a particular moment

I'm going right back, when you were mine
I'm going back to the time when you were mine

Cuz I've been missing you, I've been missing you
Because I've been feeling your absence, I've been feeling your absence

I've been hoping that you'd been missing me too
I've been hoping that you felt the same way about me

No, it wouldn't take long
No, it wouldn't be a lengthy procedure

to fix all this
to repair all of this

Just say the words I'd give it all up
Just tell me, and I'd give up everything

For just one more kiss
Just to have one more kiss

And I can't complain
I can't make a complaint

of the disarray
about the chaos

I guess all I'm saying is it's hard to sleep at night in the bed I've made
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that it's tough to sleep peacefully knowing that I caused this situation

Looking back, we used to turn heads
Reflecting on the past, we used to gain attention from others

These days I turn mine and you ain't in my bed
Nowadays, I feel lonely when I turn in my bed, and you're not there

And I've been hoping that you've been missing me too
And I've been wishing that you've also longed for me

All of this time
All this time

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