Such an incredible song Stephen! Its a Rocker 😃Love it!

Hey man... remember listening to you way back when soubdcloud had recently got off the ground... great track!

Nowadays i just listen here ... better than spotify lol... very happy to hear you getting along so brilliantly

ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Words & Music Stephen Randall
A Bethany Sky Whitman production
Featuring Ramon Beiboer on lead guitar

When you can’t move up
And you can’t turn around
When the walls keep closing in
And the sky is falling down
And the sky is falling down

No matter where you turn
No matter where you run
When you shout out loud 
But you can’t be heard
When you have to stand your ground
You have to stand your ground

CHORUS
That’s where you want me
That’s where you need me
That’s where you got me
Between a rock and hard place

You can’t move forward
And can’t go back 
And the road is blocked ahead
And every green light turned to red
Every green light turned to red

When you’re standing on the ledge
And the voice in your head
Say don’t look down
But you still look down
You wanna jump and hit the ground
You wanna jump and hit the ground

CHORUS
That’s where you want me
That’s where you need me
That’s where you got me
Between a rock and hard place
That’s where you like me
That’s where you fight me
That’s where you right me
Between a rock and hard place

CHORUS
That’s where you want me
That’s where you need me
That’s where you got me
Between a rock and hard place
That’s where you like me
That’s where you fight me
That’s where you right me
Between a rock and hard place

Rock and a Hard Place

I'm a Brit in America.

I've released nine albums including Naive (2014), Above The Rain (2015), Heartlands (2016), The Freaks and the Brave (2017), Nashville When I Rise (2018), Retropolitan (2020), Oxygen (2021), Rock Paper Scissors (2023) and Hendon (2025).

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/stephen-randall/1279904922

I used to write songs for other artists and thought that getting covers was what it was all about. Whenever I heard the end results of what other artists, producers or A&R people would do with my songs, I mostly found it soul destroying, so I allowed myself to I get distracted developing technology - inventing the Stepp digital guitar and founding several startups in mobile and healthcare.  Then about twelve years ago I started writing again and this time I wrote for myself and rediscovered my passion. So here I am, a songwriter again. 

I record on a MacBook Pro using Logic Pro X, and play a Fender Jazzmaster (my current go-to), American Fender Tele, Taylor acoustic, Epiphone Sheraton II Pro, Fender Jazz Bass, Line 6 Variax JTV, Stepp DG1 (of course!), Nord Piano 5/MIDI keyboard, Gretsch Lap Steel and am learning pedal steel on a Sho-Bud Pro pedal steel guitar. 

The Soundcloud community has fostered my motivation for songwriting and music discovery. Thanks for listening - every comment, constructive or otherwise inspires me.

Cheers,

Stephen

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