your papa tunes pianos, your mama teaches school
so you hit every high note and you followed every rule
but one day you got restless and you fell out of their line
you left your papa guessin’ and you made your mama cry
now you gotta have that whiskey before you take the stage
oh, whiskey to forget all the promises you made
oh, whiskey to forget all the promises you made
your baby said she loved you, forever she’d be true
your papa said, ‘I told you so’ when she walked out on you
so you drink a little whiskey before you take the stage
oh, whiskey to forget all the promises they made
oh, whiskey to forget all the promises they made
now everything is broken, all is left behind
every word you’ve spoken, all the times you’ve tried
everything is broken, all but a single glass
you fill with empty confidence and swallow what you lack
now your best friend is your guitar and that bottle by your bed
makes you play your music loud and helps you clear your head
so you drink a little whiskey before you go to sleep
if whiskey was a promise it’s the only one you’d keep
oh, if whiskey was a promise it’s the only one you’d keep
This New Haven duo write bright and emotionally resonant folk music where sweeping strings elevate gorgeous melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2021
A partnership between Yep Roc and The Southern Folklife Collection, the LP features a never-before-heard live performance by Doc Watson. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 16, 2018