Twenty-three year old Sam Grow is a musician, singer, and songwriter whose … Read Full Bio ↴Twenty-three year old Sam Grow is a musician, singer, and songwriter whose soulful acoustic performances and emotionally crafted songs capture audiences of all ages. Born and raised in Southern Maryland, Sam’s love of performing and connection with his fans continue to fill various venues, often leaving standing room only. Sam’s powerful vocals and highly personal lyrics draw you into his songs as he tells stories of love, heartbreak, and his views on life in general.

Growing up in a musical family, Sam began singing in church at the age of five. By the time he was ten, Sam was already penning his own lyrics. Inspired by his sister who played the piano, he taught himself to play guitar, bass, piano, and drums. Sam was born a natural singer without any formal vocal coaching. His father, also a singer, is a big influence.

Sam draws his influences from such greats as Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, and Gavin DeGraw. He enjoys performing anything acoustic that has soul and is fond of rock, pop, soul, blues, jazz, and country music.

Sam has recently co-written with Jeff Scott Soto (former lead singer of the legendary rock band Journey, Talisman, Soul SirkUS, Yngwie Malmsteen). A few songs are to be released on Jeff’s new solo CD. This is what Jeff had to say about Sam: “Bro, you are the freshest new artist out there. I will be telling the world about you and if there is anything I can do to help you along, rest assured I will. People need to hear Sam Grow. You will be a superstar my friend!”

Sam has also performed with Grammy award winner Kanye West, Kat Parsons, one of the highest selling independent artists in the US, and national touring artist singer/songwriter/pianist Dave Yaden (Marc Broussard, Josh Kelley, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson).

Sam’s latest release “Ignition” is an infusion of Rock, Pop, and Soul that creates an enticing, new listening experience sure to satisfy the ear of a wide range audience. The first cut, “Oh So Jaded”, has become a crowd favorite. “Work in Progress”, Sam’s first CD release, is a five song EP full of Sam’s soulful, bluesy sound. The single “Meant to Be” was the featured track of the day on September 28, 2006 on GarageBand.com and the song peaked at 4.8 out of 5 stars.

This is just the start of Sam’s promising career and he has already started a buzz among the industry.

Over Me By Now
Sam Grow Lyrics

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Yeah, my boys heard your girls talking at you Friday night
Going on and on about how I didn′t treat you right
Been done a hot minute but you're still throwing shade
Baby, one of us is hurting but I ain′t naming names
Kinda hard to buy what you're saying
When I'm still the topic of your conversation

Yeah, I thought you moved on got your world back together

Said you′d leave me alone, hell I should′ve known better
If you really cut me loose, why you're dragging me around
′Cause I heard you said it's over
But that ain′t how it sounds
Yeah, if you don't want me back
If you′re good where you're at
If I was really that bad
How come you ain't over me by now?

Yeah, I heard you put your drinks on a whole lot of tabs
But they′re only got get what I already had
Your heart on your sleeve of that black dress
Trying to drink me away but you ain′t there yet

Yeah, I thought you moved on, got your world back together
Said you'd leave me alone, hell I should′ve known better
If you really cut me loose, why you're dragging me around
′Cause I heard you said it's over
But that ain′t how it sounds
Yeah, if you don't want me back
If you're good where you′re at
If I was really that bad
How come you ain′t over me by now?

Yeah, you threw your ring back, said I put you through the ringer
You can keep them four years, I just keep the middlefinger

I thought you moved on, got your world back together
Said you'd leave me alone, hell I should′ve known better
If you really cut me loose, why you're dragging me around
′Cause I heard you said it's over
But that ain′t how it sounds
Yeah, if you don't want me back
If you're good where you′re at
If I was really that bad

How come you ain′t over me by now?
How come you ain't over me by now?

Overall Meaning

The song "Over Me By Now" by Sam Grow appears to be about a former relationship where one person has moved on but the other is still holding on. Sam sings about his boys hearing his ex's friends talking about him not treating her right, even though they have been "done a hot minute" and he's wondering why he is still the topic of conversation. He questions whether his ex has really moved on from their relationship, as she still seems to be holding on to what they had. He cites examples such as her buying drinks on tabs he's already paid and trying to drink him away, yet she's not over him by now.

Sam also acknowledges that he should have known better than to believe his ex when she said she would leave him alone. He questions why she is still dragging him around and holding onto their past if she really cut him loose. The chorus repeats the question of why she isn't over him by now, and he even mentions that she threw her ring back and said she put him through the ringer, but he's not phased by that and keeps the middle finger.

Overall, the song seems to convey frustration and confusion on Sam's part as he tries to understand why his ex is keeping him in her life despite saying that it's over. He questions whether she truly wants him back or if she's just not willing to let go of what they had.

Line by Line Meaning

Yeah, my boys heard your girls talking at you Friday night
My friends overheard your friends talking about me on Friday night

Going on and on about how I didn′t treat you right
Your friends were complaining about how I treated you badly

Been done a hot minute but you're still throwing shade
We broke up a while ago but you're still being negative towards me

Baby, one of us is hurting but I ain′t naming names
One of us is still upset about the breakup, but I'm not going to say who

Kinda hard to buy what you're saying
It's difficult to believe what you're telling me

When I'm still the topic of your conversation
Especially when you're still talking about me

Yeah, I thought you moved on got your world back together
I thought you had moved on and fixed your life without me

Said you′d leave me alone, hell I should′ve known better
You told me you would stop bothering me, but I should have expected otherwise

If you really cut me loose, why you're dragging me around
If you truly ended things between us, then why are you still bothering me?

′Cause I heard you said it's over
You said it was over between us

But that ain′t how it sounds
But your actions suggest otherwise

Yeah, if you don't want me back
So if you don't want to be with me again

If you′re good where you're at
If you're happy with your current situation

If I was really that bad
If I was truly a terrible person

How come you ain't over me by now?
Then why haven't you moved on from me?

Yeah, I heard you put your drinks on a whole lot of tabs
I heard you've been racking up a lot of bar tabs

But they′re only got get what I already had
But all those drinks won't give you what I could give you

Your heart on your sleeve of that black dress
You're wearing your emotions on your sleeve through that black dress

Trying to drink me away but you ain′t there yet
You're trying to forget about me by drinking, but you haven't succeeded yet

Yeah, you threw your ring back, said I put you through the ringer
You threw your ring back at me and said I put you through a lot of hardship

You can keep them four years, I just keep the middlefinger
You can have the four years we were together, I just want to give you the middle finger

How come you ain′t over me by now?
Why haven't you moved on from me yet?

Writer(s): Matt Roy, Taylor Delmar Phillips, Jeremy Bussey, Trent Wayne, Sam Grow

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