Originally a Washington D.C.-based roots rock band, with "country, swing, bluegrass, blues, folk, mariachi, punk, pop, and Tin Pan Alley influences". Now based out of Nashville, Eric Brace and the gang travel around the US singing about the Donut Girl.
LTH frontman Eric Brace is a former staff writer for The Washington Post where he was a columnist covering the local music and nightlife scene. Prior to Last Train Home, Eric played in several Washington area bands, including B-Time, the Beggars, and Kevin Johnson & the Linemen. He also ran a local rock label, Top Records, for many years, before focusing on his own music.
It was in late 1996 that Eric began pulling together a band to record some of his songs. Those recordings became the band's eponymous debut, "Last Train Home," released in 1997 on the D.C. indie Adult Swim Records (run by Dischord Records co-owner and punk rock legend Jeff Nelson). In 1999, the band returned with the deeper and richer release, "True North." With rave reviews coming in on a regular basis, the band started touring the east coast more widely, and took a couple of trips to Nashville to play its music.
Soon there was a Christmas EP, another EP of cover tunes, and another full-length CD, "Time and Water." The band's path was becoming clear. In January, 2003, just as it was being declared Washington D.C.'s "Artist of the Year" by the Washington Area Music Association, Last Train Home went full-time. With its profile rising, the band opened for Willie Nelson at the Wolf Trap amphitheater outside Washington, and for Dolly Parton at DAR Constitution Hall. After relocating to Nashville, LTH quickly became an integral part of Nashville's independent music scene, and was named by the Tennessean newspaper as one of the finest live acts of 2005: "Best Show: Tie between Neil Young at the Ryman and Last Train Home at the Family Wash."
In 2005, the band released the CD "Bound Away," and followed that in 2007 with "Last Good Kiss," both widely-praised CDs that showed the band's extraordinary growth. That artistic evolution was rewarded with appearances on the CBS "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and on the syndicated radio show "Mountain Stage."
In 2006, to celebrate its tenth anniversary, LTH recorded and released a live concert DVD and CD, "Last Train Home Live at IOTA," a vivid document that captures the dynamic live performance that has become the hallmark of this band.
Brace contributes most of the songs to LTH's recordings, but he also champions the works of such Washington area artists (and part-time LTH members) Alan Brace, Karl Straub, Steve Wedemeyer, Scott McKnight, and Bill Williams. He also finds lesser-known gems from the likes of Buck Owens, Tom T. Hall, Paul Kelly, Bob Dylan, and Barry White to add to the band's CDs and sets.
In 2009, they released an EP under the name Eric Brace & Last Train Home.
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I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Last Train Home Lyrics
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But I can weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
For I've got my love to keep me warm
I can't remember a worse December
Just watch those icicles form!
Oh, what do I care if icicles form?
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
I need no overcoat, I'm burning with love!
My heart's on fire, the flame grows higher
So I will weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing
But I can weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
I can't remember a worse December
Just watch those icicles form!
What do I care if icicles form?
Oh-ho-ho, I've got my love to keep me warm
Off with my overcoat, off with my glove
I need no overcoat, I'm burning with love!
My heart's on fire, the flame grows higher
So I will weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
The lyrics to "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" by Last Train Home are a celebration of the power of love to keep us warm and safe in the coldest, stormiest weather. The opening lines describe a wintry scene, with the snow falling and the wind blowing. But the singer is undeterred, declaring that they can "weather the storm" thanks to the presence of their beloved.
The chorus reinforces this theme, with the singer repeating the idea that they don't care about the weather because they have love to sustain them. The second verse continues this theme, with the singer shedding their outer layers of clothing and declaring that they are "burning with love" even as the storm rages around them. The final chorus repeats the message, with the singer once again declaring their love to be their protection against the cold and the wind.
Overall, the lyrics to "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" are a reminder of the power of love to sustain us through difficult times. Whether we are facing the literal cold of winter or the metaphorical storms of life, the presence of someone who loves us can be a powerful source of warmth and strength.
Line by Line Meaning
The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing
It's snowing heavily and the wind is strong.
But I can weather the storm!
However, I can endure the harsh weather conditions.
What do I care how much it may storm?
It doesn't matter how severe the storm is.
For I've got my love to keep me warm
Because I have my love to keep me warm and comfort me.
I can't remember a worse December
I can't recall a December that has been worse than this one.
Just watch those icicles form!
I can see icicles forming as a result of the freezing temperature.
Oh, what do I care if icicles form?
I don't mind if icicles form because I have my love to keep me warm.
Off with my overcoat, off with my glove
I don't need my coat and gloves anymore.
I need no overcoat, I'm burning with love!
I don't require a coat because my love keeps me warm.
My heart's on fire, the flame grows higher
My heart is filled with passion and the intensity of my love increases.
So I will weather the storm!
Therefore, I will be able to withstand any challenges that come my way.
Oh-ho-ho, I've got my love to keep me warm
I have my love, which is all I need to stay warm and happy.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Irving Berlin
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Doug Derryberry
it holds up!