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Yonderings

by Joe's Truck Stop

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1.
Preramble 00:41
2.
Is wishing on a star so silly How often are they falling anyway Saw one the other night in Montana And I’m still thinking about it today I was sitting on the banks of the Yellowstone River Where I’d lay my head for the night And I built myself a fire Despite the wind’s ire And listened for a lesson in the moonlight I was sitting by my lonesome as far as I knew Playing this guitar, the one that I always do And then a star fell and my gratitude it swelled And for a moment I felt like I’d been held So I made a little wish, a little wish for you I’d tell you but it wouldn’t come true For if you see a star falling it’s just someone calling Someone who could use a wish too Maybe you were somewhere off dreaming too Wishing there was someone alongside of you And then a star fell and your gratitude it swelled And for a moment you felt like you’d been held So you make a little wish for someone you once knew Someone who could use a dream come true For if you see a star falling it’s just someone calling Someone who could use a wish too
3.
Winter Waltz 04:44
The cold tide of winter crept and buried the dead And withered the gardens I’d sewn in my head It all starts anew, but a bitter reminder A darling of the wolf moon and a love left behind her Now the blanket’s fallen The ease is yet to sink in There’s no crackling fire No woman to admire And that cold, frail howlin’ It just keeps haunting me And taunts like the haints and memories That won’t leave me be So I long for the spring in its merciful reign To thaw your reflection from the stillness of day And to lend me the truth I’ve long sought to learn How to live while dying, how to die and return
4.
My buddy and I while walking one night With a jug of wine in the snow We missed our train Oh what a shame But sometimes that’s just how it goes With the snow falling light on a February night In the shimmering riverboats glow Tonight I will rest a riverside guest It’s a sure old place that I know Midnight on the Ohio Along with the barges we roam With the spotlights shining on the shore To look for a place for the night to call home Midnight on the Ohio Midnight on the Ohio Along with the barges we roam With the spotlights shining on the shore To look for a place for the night to call home And we’ll pass the jug as the tugboats tug And we’re here for the night once more Midnight on the Ohio
5.
I’ve been out east and I’ve been out west Living on the road puts your will to the test Should I stay or should I say no Sometimes it’s yes when I know I should go They say too much of anything won’t do you no good So while I take a drag won’t you knock on some wood I’d hope to say no as often as yes And know how to leave when I ain’t at my best And for all that I’ve done and all that you see You know I’ve done a good job of avoiding Gas station sushi I’m a trying soul and I’ll try what I can I draw myself lines and then I draw them again There are some things in life that I never will do But I’ve crossed a few off now and I don’t blame you ‘Cuz I’ve messed up before and I’ll mess up again I’m trying my best, never meant to hurt anybody else I’ve wasted time and I’ve wasted love And it’s so damn hard to fix broken trust It’s so damn hard to fix broken trust So for all that I’ve done and all that I won’t And despite all the times that I’ve ended up hurt I gotta believe in myself to be here for me You know I’ve done a good job of avoiding Gas station sushi
6.
Grease Fire 02:39
I'm a blunt getting smoked and I can't wake up I'm dreaming about being a blunt I'm running around and I (just) can't wake up -Lawrence Parker
7.
Me and you and one-eyed Lu Hauled up the mountains for a night or two I’ve been living on the road, this vehicle’s my home So put out your smoke and kick off your shoes I could tell that you’d been going through some shit And weren’t fond to talking ‘bout it That’s okay, maybe it’s just another way to say That you just need to get away before losing it Seems the days are flowing like the river ‘cross this canyon Still and silent ‘til the next rush in Sudden drops and rocky falls and you think it won’t end ‘Til your heart opens up to still and silence again We searched for hours running out the light A place to park and rest for the night Nobody, no nothing, just us and the stars A million miles away from all the honky tonks and bars And all the places you or I would usually be If freedom’s the right word for it well fuck it, I feel free Hell we knew it when we found it, there was a message in the sand Left there for you and me and it said hail Satan The river split its seams of blue And the rushing white seeped through the hues We laid and watched the colors Of the canyon change and breathe Red and orange, yellow, green Trails of light split the ravine Like a painting slowly changing But no artist to be seen
8.
So long, goodbye, and farewell To a love of which luck would tell There your body laid as we gathered and prayed Safe journey to rest ‘neath that heavenly shade Lucille, I’ll miss you dear friend And long to reunite once again And the sun blessed the mass through the old colored glass As a train whistled past down the railroad tracks I played an old fiddle waltz To carry the prayer past the walls And the melody I played would linger and fade With you down the tracks such a living has laid
9.
Why don’t you find a stream and lose your shoes Walk on in, what you gotta lose You could take a nap on the carpet in the hall If anybody asks you, you’re just waiting on a call Or you could toss a ball against the wall Or draw portrait of yourself, but you’re ten foot tall You could tramp around from town to town Hop a freight right out the gate and ride your heart up off the ground You could go for a wander, you could take a hike If you don’t like to walk, you could ride a bike Ride off into the sunset or ride it on home Ride it to Montana where the buffalo roam Or you could ride ‘til you can’t ride anymore You’ve got grit in your teeth and your ass is all sore There’s dark clouds arising and wouldn’t you know Sometimes you gotta get rained on if you wanna grow, so Go outside and get to doing something Look up at a tree or smile at nothing Think about your mama and what your pops taught ya Or don’t, you don’t have to think if you don’t want to You’ve just gotta keep moving, keep on moving along If it does you any good well you could sing this song Just whatever you do, make sure that it’s something Even if you’re smiling at nothing So you say you lost your way, it happened yesterday You were talking to yourself and kept forgetting what to say So you wrote yourself a letter, said give me a day And wrote yourself back, said hey that’s okay Well there’s an ocean of heartache at every turn If you don’t know how to swim you might want to learn If you don’t know how to learn don’t think that you can’t That water’s steady rising and I’m reaching out my hand
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Pappy Hondo 03:50
11.
Thank You 02:39
Thank you Thank you for everything Thank you For everything you had to do Thank you For taking my life in your hands Thank you Thank you for the love that you've given Thank you for all the days that went missing Working your fingers to the bone Trying to find a home for your two boys and you From behind that curtain no one could just walk on through But you Thank you Thank you for showing me a way Thank you for not pushing me away When I was in a time of need Looking for someone to help me realize my dreams You showed me will when I felt like I could hardly breathe Thank you And I know that so much of it was hell But look at us now, I’d say we’re doing well Because of you Thank you

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Yonderings was recorded in a 50 year old barn by David Mayfield

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released April 29, 2022

Joe Macheret - vocals, guitar, big head banjo, fiddle, percussion
Andrew McPheters - harmony vocals, 5-string banjo
June Youngblood - harmony vocals, upright bass
Stephen "Tebbs" Karney - dobro, pedal steel guitar
Scott Risner - harmony vocals, mandolin
John K Victor - harmonica
Joe Wunderle - harmony vocals, harmonica, piano
Sean Geil - banjo
Chris Novy - drums

All songs written by Joe Macheret
Midnight on the Ohio written with Joe Wunderle
Recorded, engineered, and mixed by David Mayfield
Produced by David Mayfield and Joe Macheret
Mastered by Jacob Tippey
Photography by Joey Henry
Art Direction + Layout by Kelley Wills of Brain Flower Designs

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