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Hinge on the Gate
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Bluegrass
Hinge on the Gate was released on May 8, 2026 by Mountain Fever Records as a part of the album Love Songs, Torch & Bluegrass
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Release DateMay 8, 2026
LabelMountain Fever Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mike Mitchell
Mike Mitchell
Lead Vocals, Fiddle
Van Atkins
Van Atkins
Mandolin
Darin Aldridge
Darin Aldridge
Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Tim Surrett
Tim Surrett
Bass
Kristin Scott Benson
Kristin Scott Benson
Banjo
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Mitchell
Mike Mitchell
Composer, Lyrics
Beth Lee
Beth Lee
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Van Atkins
Van Atkins
Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer
Amanda Cook
Amanda Cook
Executive Producer
Darin Aldridge
Darin Aldridge
Producer
Mark Hodges
Mark Hodges
Executive Producer

Lyrics

Tommy grew up in his front yard
Learning all the rules
The bus would stop right at the gate and fetch him off to school
A picket fence round the old farmhouse was witness to it all
It held his world together
Kept his mama’s worries small
She’d listen for the rusty gate every afternoon
Tommy used it as a swing
Like a little boy will do
It weather-worn and weary the hinges
Marked the time the yellow bus had dropped him off now he was safe and fine
And tat rusty sound let everyone know
Who was coming round and who was bound to go
There’s oly one way in and the same way out
Through the picket fence round the old farmhouse
Tommy joined the service on the day he turned eighteen
He stood before his mama a proud and strong marine
Worried tears flowed down her cheeks come time to say good-bye
Her baby boy walked out the gate promising to write
That rusty sound let everyone know
Who was coming round and who was bound to go
Only one way in and the same way out
Through the picket fence round the old farmhouse
She heard the gate swing open
Later on that year
When the chaplain came to justify a mother’s deepest fear
Now Tommy‘s in the graveyard behind the old farm place
Mama visits everyday going in and out the gate
That rusty sound let everyone know
Who was coming round and who was bound to go
There’s only one way in and the same way out
Through the picket fence round the old farmhouse
Only one way in and the same way out
Through the picket fence round the old farmhouse
Written by: Beth Lee, Mike Mitchell
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