North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival / MASS MoCA (June 21-23)

New Madrid [Uncle Tupelo]

All my daydreams are disasters
She's the one I think I love
Rivers burn and then run backwards
For her, that's enough

They all come from New York City
And they woke me up at dawn
She walked with me to the fountain
And she held onto my arm

Come on, do what you did
Roll me under New Madrid
Shake my baby and please bring her back
'Cause death won't even be still
Caroms over the landfill
Buries us all in its broken back

There's a man of conviction
And although he's getting old
Mr. Browning has a prediction
And we've all been told

So come on back from New York City
Roll your trucks in at dawn
Walk with me to the fountain
And hold onto my arm

Come on, do what you did
Roll me under New Madrid
Shake my baby and please bring her back
'Cause death won't even be still
Caroms over the landfill
Buries us all in its broken back

originally appears on Anodyne / Uncle Tupelo written by Jeff Tweedy

James Alley Blues [Richard Rabbit Brown cover]

Times ain't now nothing like they used to be
Times ain't now nothing like they used to be
I'll tell you the truth, oh won't you take my word from me

I've seen better days but I'm ain't puttin' up with these
I've seen better days but I ain't puttin' up with these
I had a lot better time with the women
Down in New Orleans

I was born in the country so she thinks I'm easy to lose
I was born in the country so she thinks I'm easy to lose
She wants to hitch me to a wagon, and drive me like a mule

I bought her a gold ring and I paid the rent
I bought her a gold ring and I pay the rent
She wants me to wash her clothes but I got good common sense

If you don't want me then why don't you just tell me so
If you don't want me then why don't you just tell me so
It ain't like a man got no place to go

Give me sugar for sugar, but all you want is salt for salt
I'll give you sugar for sugar, but all you want is salt for salt
If you can't get along with me well then it's your own fault

You want me to love you but then you just treat me mean
You want me to love you but then you just treat me mean
You're my daily thought and you're my nightly dream

Sometimes I think that you're just too sweet to die
Sometimes I think that you're just too sweet to die
Other times I think you oughta be buried alive

Kingpin

I wanna be your kingpin Living in Pekin I wanna be your bigwig Living in Pekin I got the flu and away I flew N.Y.C.P.D. blue Dimetapp and spinal tap City maps and hand claps Statue of Liberty play It only works once Don't throw it away ’Cause I wanna be your kingpin Living in Pekin Living in Pekin Living in How can I How can I give my love to you when I don't know what to do