The buffalo look so peaceful
As the wagon rolls by
You threw you boots on the table
The Tobacco tasted dry
Well I would rather not know your name
And I would prefer not to remember your face
These are the olden days
I get by with sand in my eye
The moon light drapes the canvass
The fork in the river flows wild
And a gunshot doesn’t even startle us
I’m on the fast train from Kingston to Vauxhall
To see with my own two eyes
Cos you can’t tell a man he is nothing without something
And expect him not to fight to survive
So I walk with a hunchback hood up
Brixton sure seems quiet tonight
We step on broken glass and good intentions
I nod twice and you smile
I would rather not know your name
And I would prefer not to remember your face
Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2018