Backpacker Ben

Banjo Bound

A bold, heartfelt debut with Far But Feels Like Home, a country-rooted collection of stories for the modern heart. Blending down-to-earth storytelling with the emotional honesty of queer identity, this album explores long-distance yearning, late-night dreams, and the type of love that’s as playful as it is powerful. 
Whether it’s the longing ache of “Too Far to Hold,” the flirty sass of “Somewhere Out There (In Cowboy Boots),” or the intimate realism of the title track, every song is laced with warmth, wit, and a fearless vulnerability. Far But Feels Like Home isn’t just a love letter to romance, it’s a journey through distance, desire, and the kind of connection that lingers long after the last chorus fades.

Too Far to Hold, Too Right to Forget

First day of school

I wrote this for a friend who every picture he posts on social media - for 40 years - includes a beer!

Gimmie a Beer

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Out in the desert hungry and tired
Looking for someone to give me ride
So I can get back home to you
That’s what I gotta do

When up behind me pulls an old Chevy
That fella asked me where was I headed
So I told him the truth
Girl I’m crazy ‘bout you

I’ve seen it all from the canyons to the coast
Nothing compares girl to holding you close
I’ve got that whiskey when you’re not around
Oh it doesn’t come close to When I’m Close to You
No it doesn’t come close to When I’m Close to You

The way your hair falls on the pillowcase
I can’t think of anyone I’d rather chase
How lucky for me that I found you

I’ve seen it all from the canyons to the coast
Nothing compares girl to holding you close
I’ve got that whiskey when you’re not around
Oh it doesn’t come close to When I’m Close to You
No it doesn’t come close to When I’m Close to You

I’ve seen it all from the canyons to the coast
Nothing compares girl to holding you close
I’ve got that whiskey when you’re not around
Oh it doesn’t come close to When I’m Close to You
No it doesn’t come close to When I’m Close to You

Too Far to Hold, Too Right to Forget

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