"I Surrender" Music Video & Lyrics

Wind Drying Laundry (I Surrender)

Hanging it all 

out to dry

while the pace

is steady.

Finding

reason

to be in the warm light

of the outdoor sun.

While this pace 

continues...

I'll bring up

my white sheet

and watch it flutter.

And you can

hardly move

your mouth

half open...

I can yet hear

your faint 

breath.

Chorus

Rectangular shadows

throw themselves,

and the grass

patches greener shades

momentarily...

only 

this sheet

could make shadows

such as these

and only I

could hang them so.

You can

only watch...

for there has been

no offer

to reach for my

helping hand.

Given all

these reasons...

I said I'm giving all

these reasons.

Chorus

Rectangular shadows

throw themselves

and the grass

patches greener shades

momentarily...

only

this sheet

could make shadows

such as these

and only I

could hang them so.

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

My favorite picture on the wall

a girl, log cabin, and a coupla' dogs.

Beyond her is a big red barn,

she's got a shovel and a pitchfork

swung over each arm

looks like another dusty day

of work on the farm...

There's an old dirt road

that will take you there.

If you don't have a worry

if you aint got a care...

Chorus

I would be happy there

out in the middle of nowhere.

With my old beat up Ford

my green broke horse

I'm sitting on the front porch...

Sitting on the front porch

with the dogs layin' at my feet

we've got a lot of mountain

and a little creek out there...

Out in the middle of nowhere.

Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams

are singing to me through the window.

I've got a bread in the oven

and a stew over the stove.

Tonight I'll braid down my long brown hair

and I'll pack up the saddle bags on the mare

I've got a fence to fix,

you see me riding over that ridge?

I would be happy there

out in the middle of nowhere.

With my old beat up Ford

and my green-broke horse

sitting on the front porch.

Sitting on the front porch

with the dogs layin' at my feet,

we've got a lot of mountain 

and a little creek out there...

Out in the middle of nowhere.

My favorite picture on the wall...

The Drifter

The Drifter

Walk down that road

don't know where it's leading

looking for a painted arrow

on the ground...

Your back is sturdy

and your shoes are new

looking for somewhere where

no one knows you.

Step into a new town

you're just one more

unfamiliar face

and people walking by

bump your shoulders...

Not a memory 

to hold dear

no one knows your story here

you're just another stranger

passing by.

Chorus

Well it's a sweet,

bittersweet journey

when you don't know

exactly where to go...

But somewhere out there

there's a shadow

of a place

that will welcome you home,

welcome you home.

It can't be lonesome

if no one can really see you

and find something about you

they don't like...

But what about on one of

those dreary

cold and quiet nights

when you lay and dream of someone

by your side?

Chorus

It's a sweet,

bittersweet journey

when you don't know 

exactly where to go...

But somewhere 

out there there's a shadow

of a place

that will welcome you home...

Yes somewhere

out there

there's a shadow...

Of a place

that will 

welcome

you 

home.

My Story

Welcome to Kaitlin Rose Music. Thanks for stopping by.

I'll try to keep this introduction short and sweet for ya.

I began playing guitar just before my sixteenth birthday. 

Bored out of my mind and unable to drive, I found my mom's old Alvarez guitar in the closet one day. By that afternoon, I'd figured out the theme song to the Godfather. I thought played guitar seemed simple enough.

Over the next few years I practiced a lot, and even began writing my own songs. The Birthday Song, written out of frustration over another disappointing birthday, is still one of my favorites today:

"Sixteen is only a year from now. A car would be any teenagers biggest hope. You ask and receive a crinkled brow, talk about it again, I'm sure they'd push you down that slope...Spoon your ice-cream into your mouth, making funny faces like you're having loads of fun."


I was known for my love of singing and playing guitar in high school, playing at talent shows and in theater. 

When I was eighteen, my grandmother took me to Vancouver, B.C. where I played a total of 13 different venues and open-mics in two weeks.

Bainbridge Island, (near Seattle) became home for a few years, where I met and opened for Rachel Harrington and Holly Figeroa.

My songwriting really started to mature after I turned 21. See The Drifter above for reference. Gone were the days of Jewel and Ani Difranco. I moved on to Bob Dylan and Neil Young.

Then, upon moving back home, I was introduced to a local bar in Kalamazoo called Louie's. Every other Wendesday I played alongside Frankie Ballard, singing duets like Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter. It was a blast.

Currently, I'm engaged, a mother and steadfast home birth advocate over the site I created after my own successful home birth, Bring Birth Home.

I had to create Kaitlin Rose Music because I've never been the type to only do one thing. I don't fit myeslf into a box or a label. I like diversity and flexibility.

Check out my YouTube channel for live performances & stay tuned for updates as I attempt to live a life filled to the brim with the creation of ideas, love, recipes, laughter and good music.