Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "Turn to the Water," from our August 3, 2019 show (originally from our March 2 broadcast). The band: Joey Dosik, Madison Cunningham, Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Alex Hargreaves, and Trevor Lawrence Jr.
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Lyrics:
Out the front door
The melting snow
Would turn our creek into a river
Now from the airplane
I catch a glimpse
Of the Mississippi
And my young self asks me
If we’re doing all right
When the pressure of living
Is too much for the wine
I turn to the water
‘Cause none of our failings
Can worry my mind
To the point where a river can’t soothe me
Out the front door
The melting snow
Would turn our creek into a river
And brave explorers
Could sail the globe
And still be home in time for dinner
Now from the hotel
I hear the song
Of the mighty frozen Mississippi
“Under ice and trouble
We will roll along
Bring me your burdens
For all that you’ve earned them
There are no shoulders broader than mine
When the pressure of living
Is too much for your wine
Turn to my water
‘Cause none of y’all’s failings
Should worry your mind
To the point where this river can’t soothe you”
When the pressure of living
Is too much for the wine
I turn to the water and choose
To believe that no failing
Can worry my mind
To the point where this river can’t soothe me