From the album The Old Silo
James: vox, baritone ukulele, electric bass, drums, cello banjo, violin
Anne: vox, cello
Joel: tambourine
Lyrics
When I get this feelin'
I can almost hear
the words that my mother said to me
this time last year
She said "my only son,
my only son,
I gave you a heart like a well
but if you want water you gotta go get some."
My faithful Datsun Bluebird
is buried on the prairie
I took a train and I walked in the rain
Just to watch you get married
Maybe someday I will
I will figure out
Why a man would go to the end of the earth
for a woman he cannot love
Come on there's a new moon out tonight
So let's shoot the old one down
Let's shoot the old one down
Let's shoot the old one down
When I get this lonesome
I can almost hear
The words that my father said to me
this time last year
He said "my only son,
my only son,
I gave you a heart like a river
I gave you a heart like a river
but it'll drown everything if you don't let it run."
Come on there's a new moon out tonight
So let's shoot the old one down
Let's shoot the old one down
Let's shoot the old one down