incessant hum of murder ballads
rang constant in his head
a thunder crash of misfortune
he could barley get out of his bed
they say the remedy's a little lady
but he chose the bottle instead
he saw the writing on the wall
and this is what it said:
don't go down
don't go down to the tracks
don't you listen to the sound the trains make
you'll be gone, but you'll be dead
next town over, ain't no better
his liver took over his head
his heart ain't broken
it's just empty
empty like his bed
flash flood of grief taking over
he's drowning in regret
you can drink all the firewater that you want to
there's still a man that's dead
don't go down
don't go down to the tracks
don't you listen to the sound the trains make
you'll be gone, but you'll be dead
listen here my maties
cause you know this story to be true
you can duck out if you want to
but the devil gonna be right behind you
don't go down
don't go down to the tracks
don't you listen to the sound the trains make
you'll be gone, but you'll be dead
Lonnie Holley's first new album since 2018 sees the "cosmic Southerner" blues, jazz, and folk artist reflect on hardship and triumph. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 10, 2023
The NYC trio push their blown-out garage-blues sound into new territory, on both reinterpreted classics and originals. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 5, 2019