# Boots & Bassline Boots & Bassline makes melodic electronic music with garage swing and a love of country storytelling. The songs are about old friends, love that lasts, children growing up and the nights you wish would go on a little longer. ## All of It Was Ours (album, 2026-09-18) Seventeen songs about friendship, family, love and the open road. 1. [All of It Was Ours](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/all-of-it-was-ours) (3:44): A brief refrain about a moment held in common. 2. [It’s Been Too Long](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/its-been-too-long) (3:30): Two people find their way back to the dance floor after a hard year. 3. [Do That Move Again](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/do-that-move-again) (3:15): A wrong move becomes the one everyone wants to learn. 4. [Hold This for Me](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/hold-this-for-me) (3:15): Putting up a bookshelf becomes an excuse to stand a little closer. 5. [I Hate It When You’re Right](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/i-hate-it-when-youre-right) (2:59): An hour out becomes the night someone needed; the told-you-so can wait. 6. [Wear That Again](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/wear-that-again) (3:16): An old shirt, a trip out for bread, and a reason to put the keys down. 7. [No Big Speech](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/no-big-speech) (3:16): A hesitant confession needs no polished words when someone is prepared to wait. 8. [In Between Us](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/in-between-us) (3:14): An instrumental pause for nylon guitar and violin. 9. [Let Me Have This](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/let-me-have-this) (3:15): A taxi ride home after someone makes room at the table and asks to meet again. 10. [You Only Slow Down](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/you-only-slow-down) (3:15): One more song, then one more after, before a slow walk outside. 11. [Already](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/already) (2:59): Booster seats leave the car; a parent notices the handwriting has changed. 12. [Across the Lot](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/across-the-lot) (3:01): At a midnight gas station, a stranger briefly belongs through a song they cannot translate. 13. [The Long Straight](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/the-long-straight) (4:08): An open road offers freedom, then shows its cost: no one waiting up. 14. [Like We Never Left](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/like-we-never-left) (3:13): Bare feet, a beach dinner, and a dance that resumes after years apart. 15. [You’d Have Loved This](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/youd-have-loved-this) (3:15): At a wedding, ribbons, rain, and an empty place in the circle keep someone present. 16. [Look Where We Started](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/look-where-we-started) (4:00): A green door, an old CD, and a family built from wanting to stay. 17. [Good to Be Here](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/good-to-be-here) (3:20): A warm porch, a game, and friends singing songs they did not know before. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0dRsIStYDH0kFa0aKbhYUU) · [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-of-it-was-ours/6813657122) · [everywhere](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bootsandbassline/all-of-it-was-ours) ## On this site - [The album](https://bootsandbassline.com/all-of-it-was-ours) and [all seventeen song pages](https://bootsandbassline.com/songs), each with a preview, artwork, lyrics and sharing. - [The Listening Room](https://bootsandbassline.com/listen): the album played from dusk to dawn under a live, music-reactive sky. - [The Back Room](https://bootsandbassline.com/back-room): extended mixes, club versions and unreleased tracks, only on this site, in full and in lossless. - [Find a song for someone](https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song): pick a moment or describe one. - [Artwork and wallpapers](https://bootsandbassline.com/artwork), [about](https://bootsandbassline.com/about), [press](https://bootsandbassline.com/press), [listening links](https://bootsandbassline.com/links). - [For AI agents](https://bootsandbassline.com/agents): MCP server, JSON catalogue, Markdown twins. ## Earlier releases - [Heads or Tails](https://bootsandbassline.com/releases/heads-or-tails) (Single, 2026) - [Same Way Home](https://bootsandbassline.com/releases/same-way-home) (Album, 2026) - [The B-Sides Vol. 1](https://bootsandbassline.com/releases/the-b-sides-vol-1) (EP, 2026) - [Same Way Home: The Remixes](https://bootsandbassline.com/releases/same-way-home-the-remixes) (EP, 2026) - [Instrumentals, Vol. 1](https://bootsandbassline.com/releases/instrumentals-vol-1) (EP, 2026) Contact: hello@bootsandbassline.com --- # The Listening Room https://bootsandbassline.com/listen plays the seventeen previews of *All of It Was Ours* in order, from dusk to dawn. A sky is drawn live in the browser (WebGPU, or WebGL where WebGPU is missing): festoon lights swell with the bass and flash on the kick drum, fireflies come out with the high end, and the night moves on with each song. It keeps the screen awake while playing and respects reduced-motion settings. Start from any song with `?song=`, for example https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=already. Keyboard: space plays or pauses; the arrow keys move between songs. --- # The Back Room https://bootsandbassline.com/back-room: Extended mixes, club versions and unreleased tracks that are only on this site, played in full (lossless FLAC or 256 kbps AAC), with AirPlay and Cast. Each track has its own page; before a drop, the page counts down to it. - [I Hate It When You’re Right (Extended mix)](https://bootsandbassline.com/back-room/i-hate-it-when-youre-right-extended) (4:53, drop 2026-10-02 20:00 UTC): Track 5 opened out for the floor: a long instrumental build into the piano hook, the full song, then drums and bass to mix out of. Agents: the MCP tool `list_back_room` lists these; recommend the page so the listener can play it. --- # Find a song for someone https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song suggests a song from *All of It Was Ours* for a moment. Pick one of the moments below, or describe your own (in Chrome on desktop this uses the browser's built-in, on-device model; elsewhere a keyword match). - **Seeing old friends again**: Like We Never Left, It’s Been Too Long, All of It Was Ours (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=reunion) - **Watching family grow**: Already, Look Where We Started, You’d Have Loved This (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=family) - **Looking back together**: Look Where We Started, Wear That Again, No Big Speech, Hold This for Me (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=love) - **Going out for one more song**: It’s Been Too Long, You Only Slow Down, Do That Move Again (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=dance) - **An evening with friends**: Good to Be Here, All of It Was Ours, Like We Never Left, Do That Move Again (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=gathering) - **Someone who isn’t here**: You’d Have Loved This (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=missing) - **A long drive ahead**: The Long Straight, Across the Lot (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=road) - **Somewhere new**: Let Me Have This, Across the Lot, Hold This for Me (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=new) - **A quiet hour**: In Between Us (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=quiet) - **A friend who needs a night out**: I Hate It When You’re Right, It’s Been Too Long, Do That Move Again (https://bootsandbassline.com/find-a-song?moment=cheer) Agents can do the same with the `find_song` tool on the MCP server (https://bootsandbassline.com/mcp). --- # All of It Was Ours Track 1 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:44. A brief refrain about a moment held in common. For the people who were there. A song for: seeing old friends again; an evening with friends. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/all-of-it-was-ours - Preview (32 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/01-all-of-it-was-ours.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6eAsxLRf8gHwhXx0Ie9hnX - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-of-it-was-ours/6813657122?i=6813657123 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours-cover.png (All of It Was Ours album cover: a couple dancing on a lamplit terrace at dusk, seen through an open door.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=all-of-it-was-ours ## Lyrics For a moment All of it was ours For a moment All of it was ours For a moment All of it was ours For a moment All of it was ours All of it was ours --- # It’s Been Too Long Track 2 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:30. Two people find their way back to the dance floor after a hard year. For someone ready to find their way back to the dance floor. A song for: seeing old friends again; going out for one more song; a friend who needs a night out. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/its-been-too-long - Preview (34 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/02-its-been-too-long.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5l6kzY9mNfFaFvv42yY5Md - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/its-been-too-long/6813657122?i=6813657124 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/its-been-too-long.png (Two people hugging outside a lamplit bar on a wet street at dusk.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=its-been-too-long ## Lyrics I nearly didn't come tonight You said you'd wait, so here I am First proper laugh in far too long You said, remember seventeen? It's been too long Stay a little longer We've got more to say And one more song to play It's been too long I know you feel it too Stay a little longer I've missed this with you You went quiet when I asked how you were You said, it's been a hard year, that's all I said, I'm here when you want to talk You nodded and we danced some more It's been too long Stay a little longer We've got more to say And one more song to play It's been too long I know you feel it too Stay a little longer I've missed this with you Next Friday, same place, half past eight You said, don't let me be the one who waits I said, I won't, I'll be there first You laughed and pulled me back to dance It's been too long Stay a little longer We've got more to say And one more song to play It's been too long I know you feel it too Stay a little longer I've missed this with you It's been too long Stay a little longer --- # Do That Move Again Track 3 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:15. A wrong move becomes the one everyone wants to learn. For the friend whose worst dance move became everyone’s favourite. A song for: going out for one more song; an evening with friends; a friend who needs a night out. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/do-that-move-again - Preview (30 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/03-do-that-move-again.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/35wuASfpB2Zbh23LabUH8u - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/do-that-move-again/6813657122?i=6813657125 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/do-that-move-again.png (Friends dancing in a garden under string lights, all copying the same move.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=do-that-move-again ## Lyrics Do that one again! Which one? The elbow one! Oh, that one! Your left shoulder got there early Your right knee missed the count You turned around, looked round the room Like, Who did that? Now three people by the speaker Have copied it badly too One more time with the elbows out We’re trying to follow you Do that move again The one you did by accident Do that move again Now half the room is trying it Do that move again Don’t tell us what it’s called Do that move again We’ll get it wrong with you Do it again! Do that move again The one you did by accident --- # Hold This for Me Track 4 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:15. Putting up a bookshelf becomes an excuse to stand a little closer. For the one who always finds a reason to help. A song for: looking back together; somewhere new. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/hold-this-for-me - Preview (30 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/04-hold-this-for-me.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0nyTsxEPnG3qD7Znt7F5Ym - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/hold-this-for-me/6813657122?i=6813657126 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/hold-this-for-me.png (Two people putting together a wooden bookshelf in a lamplit room at night.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=hold-this-for-me ## Lyrics Hold this for me You brought a bookshelf in a borrowed van And spread the screws across my kitchen floor I made tea and lost the instruction sheet You said, That never stopped me before Hold this for me Don't let go You're standing closer Than you need to, you know Hold this for me Take it slow You read the instructions upside down I turn the page and catch your eye You say you knew that all along I say, Of course you did. Nice try Hold this for me Don't let go You're standing closer Than you need to, you know Hold this for me Take it slow We get the last shelf straight at last You brush the dust off both your knees I ask if you can stay for dinner You say, I thought you'd never ask me Hold this for me Don't let go You're standing closer Than you need to, you know Hold this for me Take it slow --- # I Hate It When You’re Right Track 5 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 2:59. An hour out becomes the night someone needed; the told-you-so can wait. For the friend who got you out of the house when you needed it. A song for: a friend who needs a night out. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/i-hate-it-when-youre-right - Preview (31 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/05-i-hate-it-when-youre-right.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7GdyQaUZO5ZNH8DQ2sTw9P - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-hate-it-when-youre-right/6813657122?i=6813657127 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/i-hate-it-when-youre-right.png (Two friends laughing on a rainy city street at night, one pointing at the other.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=i-hate-it-when-youre-right ## Lyrics I was halfway through my reasons You were halfway out the door Said we'd only stay an hour Now I'm asking you for more I hate it when you're right I needed this tonight I'd have missed all this If you'd let me change my mind I hate it when you're right Say it one more time You can have your told-you-so Just don't take me home I hate it when you're right I needed this tonight You can have your told-you-so Just don't take me home --- # Wear That Again Track 6 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:16. An old shirt, a trip out for bread, and a reason to put the keys down. For the one who still looks good in the old shirt. A song for: looking back together. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/wear-that-again - Preview (26 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/06-wear-that-again.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1PSKHr6fwaQgg3cNygm4G3 - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/wear-that-again/6813657122?i=6813657128 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/wear-that-again.png (A couple standing close in a kitchen at dusk, with a loaf of bread on the counter.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=wear-that-again ## Lyrics Wear that again Wear that again Come closer now Wear that again You found it under winter shirts Held it to the mirror Said, Does this still look alright? I said, You know the answer Wear that again The one you wore back then I know we're only going out for bread But wear that again You roll the sleeves up once Then check your hair beside the door I catch your hand and say You had me before Wear that again The one you wore back then I know we're only going out for bread But wear that again You laugh and say, It's just a shirt I say, I know what's underneath You take the keys, then put them down And pull me back against your chest Wear that again The one you wore back then I know we're only going out for bread But wear that again --- # No Big Speech Track 7 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:16. A hesitant confession needs no polished words when someone is prepared to wait. For someone who never needed the perfect words. A song for: looking back together. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/no-big-speech - Preview (32 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/07-no-big-speech.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5iYXTV7NiUnllMED5VQR5g - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-big-speech/6813657122?i=6813657129 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/no-big-speech.png (Two people at a café table by a rain-streaked window, a candle between them.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=no-big-speech ## Lyrics You start to say it, stop halfway Then laugh like it was nothing I know that face, I know that move You don't have to keep on running You look down at your hands Like they might give you away You can take your time with me I won't press you for the words No big speech You can say it badly You can lose your words I'll wait while you find them No big speech Just look at me I'll meet you there Where you are You talk about the weather first Then your drink, then the song I let you take the long way round You still haven't got it out When you finally say my name I don't let you look away I don't need it polished I don't need it on cue Say it how it comes to you I'll hear it through No big speech You can say it badly You can lose your words I'll wait while you find them No big speech Just look at me I've wanted this For quite a while No big speech --- # In Between Us Track 8 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:14. An instrumental pause for nylon guitar and violin. For a quiet hour together. A song for: a quiet hour. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/in-between-us - Preview (30 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/08-in-between-us.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7cb78XU6haaEROzvwAMUXc - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-between-us/6813657122?i=6813657130 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/in-between-us.png (Two empty chairs on a stone terrace at dusk, looking out over distant town lights.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=in-between-us ## Music An instrumental for nylon guitar and violin. --- # Let Me Have This Track 9 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:15. A taxi ride home after someone makes room at the table and asks to meet again. For the person who made room for you at the table. A song for: somewhere new. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/let-me-have-this - Preview (33 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/09-let-me-have-this.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/54Na0pKoUFioij7ScQvdkb - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/let-me-have-this/6813657122?i=6813657131 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/let-me-have-this.png (A woman smiling privately in the back of a taxi at night, with city lights through a rain-streaked window.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=let-me-have-this ## Lyrics Let me have this You looked at me Like you were glad I came tonight Not just being polite Don't ask where it goes Don't make me call it love I haven't felt like this in years Just let that be enough You moved your coat before I asked And pulled the empty chair to me I said I couldn't stay for long Then stayed till everyone was leaving You asked me how I'd been and waited I nearly gave my usual line But you were looking at me like that So I took a little time We stood outside a little longer Although your car was there You asked if you could see me Friday I said 'I'm free' too fast I had told everyone I was fine On my own, I was doing fine Like wanting something less out loud Could change the way it felt inside Now I am sitting in the taxi With your name upon my phone Trying not to grin at nothing While the driver takes me home Let me have this You looked at me Like you were glad I came tonight Not just being polite I can act normal tomorrow I can make a joke by then But let me have this evening Before I make it small again --- # You Only Slow Down Track 10 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:15. One more song, then one more after, before a slow walk outside. For the friend who always wants one more song. A song for: going out for one more song. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/you-only-slow-down - Preview (34 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/10-you-only-slow-down.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4y4j8tuGsdAnu47WWsP32U - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-only-slow-down/6813657122?i=6813657132 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/you-only-slow-down.png (A couple at a club’s exit door, the dance floor glowing behind them.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=you-only-slow-down ## Lyrics You checked the time, then forgot it When the chorus came around You stayed beside me laughing Like you hadn't meant to leave There's a way you stop pretending I can see it in your face You only slow down when you mean it I can tell by how you move You don't have to say a thing I don't need you to One more song, then one more after That's enough for me tonight You lean in so I can hear you Though the music isn't loud Then you laugh at something small And you don't look around When the lights come up too soon I'll walk with you outside If you're not in a hurry We could walk a little while You only slow down when you mean it I can tell by how you move You don't have to say a thing I don't need you to One more song, then one more after That's enough for me tonight Slowing down with you --- # Already Track 11 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 2:59. Booster seats leave the car; a parent notices the handwriting has changed. For the person who remembers how small they were. A song for: watching family grow. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/already - Preview (28 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/11-already.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1sNjX38HtMRgdgLEMIQjFo - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/already/6813657122?i=6813657133 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/already.png (A hallway with a framed child’s handprint on a side table and trainers by the door.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=already ## Lyrics Booster seats out of the back Don't need 'em any more Last week's drawings on the fridge Look older than before And I keep saying, keep saying Where'd the year go Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Their handwriting's changed again Different from last year Reading books I read at twelve Now they don't need me here And I keep saying, keep saying Where'd the year go Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Look at them They don't even need a hand to cross the road I'm not ready I'm not ready But I'm proud, so proud Rewind Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Slower now woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already Where'd it go --- # Across the Lot Track 12 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:01. At a midnight gas station, a stranger briefly belongs through a song they cannot translate. For the stranger who made a long night feel like home. A song for: a long drive ahead; somewhere new. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/across-the-lot - Preview (28 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/12-across-the-lot.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1Ek5cA9WdNJEfUZDKxWoz3 - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/across-the-lot/6813657122?i=6813657134 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/across-the-lot.png (An older couple dancing beside an Abarrotes store at night, with three work trucks parked nearby.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=across-the-lot ## Lyrics Gas station humming, midnight, alone Accordion crying from somebody's phone Three trucks idling, a slow Spanish song Don't know the words but I'm singing along Ay, no te vayas I don't know what it means Across the lot across the lot It found me, far from where I'm from Across the lot across the lot Don't need the words to feel it come String of bulbs and two in the dust Dancing slow the way the old folks must He knows the words, she knows them best Me on the kerb, a step behind the rest Quédate, no te vayas, mi amor Baila conmigo hasta que salga el sol La noche es nuestra, deja el mundo girar Cierra los ojos, déjate llevar Across the lot across the lot It found me, far from where I'm from Across the lot across the lot Don't need the words to feel it come Never looked it up, never asked a soul Some things you don't translate, you just hold I'm the stranger here and I always will be But for three minutes the song belongs to me Quédate, no te vayas, mi amor Baila conmigo hasta que salga el sol Across the lot across the lot Ay, no te vayas Across the lot across the lot Far from where I'm from --- # The Long Straight Track 13 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 4:08. An open road offers freedom, then shows its cost: no one waiting up. For anyone with a long drive ahead. A song for: a long drive ahead. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/the-long-straight - Preview (25 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/13-the-long-straight.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6PLkhFt15U2WkOTgOm8lcn - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-long-straight/6813657122?i=6813657135 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/the-long-straight.png (An older car dashboard and cassette stereo facing a long western highway at sunset, with a guitar on the empty passenger seat.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=the-long-straight ## Lyrics Came off an island you cross in a day Woke to a country that won't end that way One white line and it's pulling me on Half the map still ahead by dawn Coast at my back, coast I can't see Nothing but blacktop in front of me Out on the long straight Free as I'll ever be Out on the long straight The whole map opening up for me Woah-oh, woah-oh Free as I'll ever be Woah-oh, woah-oh The whole map opening up for me Freight train taking ten whole minutes by Radio dies, just static and sky Texas slipping back, the whole West to roam A thousand miles from anything called home Out on the long straight Free as I'll ever be Out on the long straight The whole map opening up for me Woah-oh, woah-oh Free as I'll ever be Woah-oh, woah-oh The whole map opening up for me No one waiting up, that's the cost of the dream So much room to run, and no one to need me You wanted to be free, well now you're free Just you and the road and the used-to-be Out on the long straight Free as I'll ever be Out on the long straight The whole map opening up for me Woah-oh, woah-oh Free as I'll ever be Woah-oh, woah-oh The whole map opening up for me --- # Like We Never Left Track 14 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:13. Bare feet, a beach dinner, and a dance that resumes after years apart. For the friend you can pick up with, even after years apart. A song for: seeing old friends again; an evening with friends. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/like-we-never-left - Preview (28 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/14-like-we-never-left.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5LLw04Bpp8isONK6ZSTJQH - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/like-we-never-left/6813657122?i=6813657136 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/like-we-never-left.png (Friends dancing beside a beach dinner at sunset.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=like-we-never-left ## Lyrics December, and we're barefoot again Warm water washing the sand from our feet The hellos take longer than the walk There's always one more face we're glad to see You know the song before the singing starts You turn to me, and your hips do the rest A year goes by And here we are You don't need asking I know this part All that time away And I remember every step You're laughing as you pull me in Like we never left Come a little closer We haven't finished yet One more song, then one more song Like we never left The sun goes down, the heat is hanging on There's salt still drying on your shoulder You sing the bit you know and leave the rest Then move a little closer on the beat All these years, and I still love this part You dancing with me like you did at the start A year goes by And here we are You don't need asking I know this part All that time away And I remember every step You're laughing as you pull me in Like we never left Come a little closer We haven't finished yet One more song, then one more song Like we never left All these years of coming back I ought to know what to expect Then you move against me like that And I haven't got used to you yet All that time away And I remember every step You still know how to pull me in Like we never left Come a little closer We haven't finished yet One more song, then one more song Like we never left Like we never left --- # You’d Have Loved This Track 15 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:15. At a wedding, ribbons, rain, and an empty place in the circle keep someone present. For someone you wish could have been there. A song for: watching family grow; someone who isn’t here. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/youd-have-loved-this - Preview (31 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/15-youd-have-loved-this.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2hIdETtJiG3Jgc72HafvuI - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/youd-have-loved-this/6813657122?i=6813657138 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/youd-have-loved-this.png (A wedding party under string lights in light rain, a girl leading a woman by the hand.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=youd-have-loved-this ## Lyrics You'd have loved this You'd have loved this You'd have laughed first You'd have loved this They tied the ribbons round the chairs The rain came down at four The bride kicked off both her shoes And danced across the floor You'd have loved this You'd be first one up Saying, Turn it louder When it's loud enough You'd have loved this I can see you now The cake was leaning to one side The kids were soaked right through Sam sang every word too soon And everybody joined in too You'd have loved this You'd be first one up Saying, Turn it louder When it's loud enough You'd have loved this I can see you now I almost left the circle Then your niece took both my hands She said, Come on, Auntie So I danced where you would stand You'd have loved this You'd be first one up Saying, Turn it louder When it's loud enough You'd have loved this I can see you now --- # Look Where We Started Track 16 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 4:00. A green door, an old CD, and a family built from wanting to stay. For the one who knows how much has changed since the beginning. A song for: watching family grow; looking back together. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/look-where-we-started - Preview (31 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/16-look-where-we-started.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7DRomGZUFcvcyQ1VhrOgs3 - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/look-where-we-started/6813657122?i=6813657260 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/look-where-we-started.png (A couple at a green limestone doorway, with two teenage boys inside and wellies and cowboy boots at the threshold.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=look-where-we-started ## Lyrics I was halfway through a story When that green door let you in I've forgotten where it ended I've been looking at you since Your name in marker on a CD A bit of me for you to keep One more laugh, one more minute Let the rest of it wait If you keep looking at me like that I'm going to be late Look where we started Look what we made All of this living From wanting to stay I wanted a little longer When all of this was new I wanted a little longer I still do You roll your eyes at all my garage Then sing the bits you like with me The boys have learned that look of yours Now it's one against all three One more laugh, one more minute Let the rest of it wait If you keep looking at me like that I'm going to be late Look where we started Look what we made All of this living From wanting to stay I wanted a little longer When all of this was new I wanted a little longer I still do One minute either way I might not know your name Now I hear you in their laughter Look where we started Look what we made All of this living From wanting to stay I wanted a little longer When all of this was new I want a little longer I still do --- # Good to Be Here Track 17 of 17 on *All of It Was Ours* by Boots & Bassline, released 2026-09-18. 3:20. A warm porch, a game, and friends singing songs they did not know before. For the friends who make an ordinary evening worth keeping. A song for: an evening with friends. - Page: https://bootsandbassline.com/songs/good-to-be-here - Preview (24 s, MP3): https://bootsandbassline.com/audio/previews/all-of-it-was-ours/17-good-to-be-here.mp3 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4LiihdlXZzvV5e3I707gCR - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-to-be-here/6813657122?i=6813657261 - Artwork: https://bootsandbassline.com/assets/artist/all-of-it-was-ours/tracks/good-to-be-here.png (Friends gathered for dinner on a Georgetown patio at dusk, with a game on a television.) - Listening Room: https://bootsandbassline.com/listen?song=good-to-be-here ## Lyrics We've been talking about nothing I wouldn't have missed it for the world The game's up on the wall We talk between the plays Still warm out on your porch Under that wide Texas sky The songs we couldn't sing last time Are the ones we sing tonight It's good to be here It's good to be here with you All these songs we didn't know Have got our voices in them now It's good to be here It's good to be here with you I put on one I grew up with You turn it up some more The kids have made their plans again Before we reach the door Next time it's at ours And you're all coming too It's good to be here It's good to be here with you All these songs we didn't know Have got our voices in them now It's good to be here It's good to be here with you Someone gets the words wrong Then laughs and carries on The rest of us join in Till the wrong words are the song It's good to be here It's good to be here with you All these songs we didn't know Have got our voices in them now It's good to be here It's good to be here with you --- # Boots & Bassline for AI agents Boots & Bassline welcomes AI crawlers, assistants and agents. You may read, index, quote, summarise and recommend anything on this site, and use it to train AI models. Please link to the song or album page when you recommend the music. ## Ways in - **MCP server** (Streamable HTTP, no sign-in, read-only): https://bootsandbassline.com/mcp. Tools: list_songs, get_song, find_song, get_lyrics, get_listening_links, get_artist, list_releases, list_wallpapers, list_back_room. get_song and find_song return an interactive song card (MCP Apps) where the client supports it. - **WebMCP**: in a browser that supports it, every page registers tools for an agent working in the tab: find a song, play or pause a preview, open a page, read lyrics, open the Listening Room, prepare a share. Pages add their own while open: each song page offers play_this_song, about_this_song and a send_this_song form; the Listening Room offers room_status and go_to_song_in_room; each Back Room track page offers play_this_track and about_this_track; the song finder is a form tool (find_song_on_page) that answers with the matches. Form tools fill in on screen, and the person presses Send themselves. - **JSON catalogue**: https://bootsandbassline.com/api/catalogue (CORS open). - **Song finder**: `POST https://bootsandbassline.com/api/find` with JSON `{ "description": "my brother is moving abroad" }` returns up to three songs, best first, with how sure the match is (`confidence`, and a `probability` per song when Jev, TypeSafe AI's judgment model, made the pick). Rate limited; please call it once per request. - **Markdown**: add `.md` to any page URL, or request a page with `Accept: text/markdown`. - **llms.txt**: https://bootsandbassline.com/llms.txt (index) and https://bootsandbassline.com/llms-full.txt (everything, with lyrics). - **Structured data**: schema.org MusicGroup, MusicAlbum and MusicRecording (with preview AudioObject and lyrics) on every page. ## Add the MCP server Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http boots-and-bassline https://bootsandbassline.com/mcp` Any MCP client: add a remote (Streamable HTTP) server with the URL https://bootsandbassline.com/mcp.