The Meanwhile Back At Mama’s song was released in April 2014 as the second single from his second studio album “Sundown Heaven Town”. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, behind Dierks Bentley’s “Drunk on a Plane”.
The music video became Tim and Faith’s most popular duet video of their career with over 34 million views as of March of 2023. The music video was shot at Tim & Faith’s farm in Nashville with performance shots from their 2014 ACM performance also featured in the video. Watch the popular music video and see the written lyrics below.
Meanwhile Back At Mama’s Music Video
The song is about the simple pleasures of life and the importance of home and family. The narrator describes how he enjoys the city life and all the things that come with it, but ultimately, he finds solace and happiness back at his childhood home, where his mother still lives.
This song was written by Jeffrey Steele, Jaren Johnston and Tom Douglas.
Meanwhile Back At Mama’s Lyrics
Running round in this new truck
Bank let’s me borrow from month to month
Running out of credit and find a little cash on the radio
Standing still they’re blowing past
Numbers on cars going Nascar fast
What I wouldn’t give for a slow down, don’t you know
‘Cause where I come from, only the horses run
When the day is done, we take it easy
Meanwhile back at Mama’s
The porch lights on, come on in if you wanna
Suppers on the stove, and beer’s in the fridge
Red sun sinking out low on the ridge
Games on the tube and daddy smoked cigarettes
Whiskey keeps his whistle wet
Funny the things you thought you’d never miss
In a world gone crazy as this
Well I found a girl and we don’t fit in here
Talk about how hard it is to breathe here
Even with the windows down, can’t catch a southern breeze here
One of these days gonna pack it up and leave here
‘Cause meanwhile back at Mama’s
The porch lights on, come on in if you wanna
Suppers on the stove, and beer’s in the fridge
Red sun sinking out low on the ridge
Games on the tube and daddy smoked cigarettes
Whiskey keeps his whistle wet
Funny the things you thought you’d never miss
In a world gone crazy as this
Oh I miss yeah a little dirt on the road
I miss corn growing in a row
I miss being somebody everybody knows there
Everybody knows everybody
I miss those small town roots
Walking around in muddy boots
The sound of rain on an old tin roof
It’s time we head on back
‘Cause meanwhile back at Mama’s
The for sale signs going up and I’m gonna
Dump this truck and the little I’ve got
On a loan to own and a 3 acre lot
Put supper on the stove and beer in the fridge
Going for broke, yeah we’re gonna be rich
Watch the sun settin’ on the ridge
Baby tell me whatcha think about this,
Me and you back at Mama’s
Yeah, me and you back at Mama’s
The song has a nostalgic and sentimental feel to it, with the narrator reminiscing about his childhood memories and the comfort and warmth of being back home with his family. The music is mostly acoustic with some subtle electric guitar, and the vocals are heartfelt and emotional.
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