Blue Mother Tupelo

Season 16 Episode 6 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Southern soul, country rock and Americana music from Blue Mother Tupelo feat. Ricky and Micol Davis.

Blue Mother Tupelo is the married songwriting and recording artist team, Ricky Davis (acoustic guitar/dobro/kick drum/vocals) and Micol Davis (keyboard/tambourine/vocals), that brings a seasoned edge to their Southern soul, country rock and Americana music. Chosen 2022 Music Artist of the Year by The Southland Music Line.

04/02/2026

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Blue Mother Tupelo

Season 16 Episode 6 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

04/02/2026

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Sure wish I could get up and go back home sure been a long time since I've been back where I come from Mom does a dance around her baby boy Play in the green grass. While the yellow sun sets over the green mountain top All the way back home. All the way back home. Never thought life would take me this far away Dream I saw you in the grocery store. Hugged your neck Real tight like yesterday So good to see your smiling face. Hey, what a good friend. You have always been through the long, hard days. Far away from home. Far away from home. No matter where I'm going. I know I'm coming back. Our love is ever flowing And my heart's where your hearts at Back to my suitcase. Knit on down the road. Fill up the tank. Picked up a black coffee. And made some folks that remind me of home. Falling down at the break of dawn. Everybody's married as it is getting down. And she's got another baby that's coming along. But I feel the same I feel the same No matter where I'm going. I know I'm coming back. I love is never far away. And my heart's for your heart. And in my heart. For your heart.

And. Yes, my heart's for your heart's.

And. Yeah. My heart's for your heart's.

And. Yes, my heart's for your heart's.

And. Yeah. My heart's for your heart's. And it isn't always my heart's for your heart's.

And. One of my heart's for your heart's. And hey, hey, hey, hey, hey baby. My heart for you I say yay. Here's my heart's for your heart's.

And I hear my heart's for your heart's.

And. My, my, my heart. For your heart's where mighty. My heart for your hearts.

And. Home. Oh.

Oh, oh oh, yeah.

Oh. Thank you. This world outside its walls. Faster!

Bring me down! There's a lot of devil running round this town. I just keep on rolling I got somewhere else to be. This happy waitin on me. And it's time for you to play I do find myself a good blues band to heat up these dance. She's with his baggage in a bubble. Let it flow no doubt. See I got heavy I know me gonna taste the sunshine up. See you a long way. It's an open road for that day I'm standing in the way I blew in my soul. Couldn't finally breathe I got happy waitin on me. I'm never gonna mood and I got a song to sing. We can't find a band aid for damn near anything you know nothing. Giving up that buck and listen , it's time Is happy waiting on me Gonna trace the sunshine hope to see you on the way Pick that up I'm ready for that day I'll stay in the wild. Blue in my soul can find a green I go thappy happy. Waiting on me. Yeah. I'm gonna chase the sunshine home. See you along the way I am here for a better day. Out there in the wild blue Well, my soul can finally breathe I'm a happy, happy.

Waiting on me Waiting on me. Yeah. Waiting on me. Waiting on me. Woo, y'all. Me too.

Y'all got happy waiting on you.

Hey. Ragtag Rose No, don't ask questions if you don't wanna know. The heartache rains strong. She grows Ragtag Rose She'll give you a penny She's a two job girl on the truck a serving coffee Nothing like it in the world. You family, when you wake up and the moments have a home. Everybody loves her. She never be alone. That brings you to me. Breakthrough. That's what I wanna say. Sweet Ragtag Rose Don't ask questions if you don't know as strong as she grows Ragtag Rose Sitting next together at the knitting wheel Needles stick to her like thorns It don't hurt anymore. If you really need the truth. mean then she'll straight and make a plan She knows every line. without even knowing your name That brings it to. He could bring it that's what she'll always say to all I say. Sweet Ragtag Rose Rugged as nails with a heart of gold the harder it rains the stronger she grows ragtag rose Well, one day the wind took her back to where the seas were song Daddy never told her how she was born her mama laid there dying baby on the kitchen floor in the sweet breeze singing be strong little Ragtag Rose Sweet Ragtag Rose Don't ask questions if you don't want to know the harder the rain the stronger she grows Ragtag Rose.

Rugged as nails with a heart of gold the harder the rain the stronger she grows the harder the rain the stronger she grows Thank you. I've lived in dark. I've lived in light I've had to learn to love the fight. It's a struggle between my spirit and my mind. I thought that I had worked it. I knew life was all about Resting easy In the peace I thought I'd find. Now I know. Because I've learned. I've been a victim. I've been burned. Gotta try to keep your balance. Oh, follow. Holy places, no back alleys. Gonna have to heed the call. peaks and valleys for us all Only time will tell you true. It's the same for me and you. The good news and the blues are all around. Ups and downs. Highs and lows. Can't you feel them cold winds blow You must be strong to keep waste deep in our life Oh, know because I love I've been a victim.

I 've been burned.

You're gonna try to keep your balance or you'll fall Holy places and low back alleys. Gonna have to head the call Peaks and valleys for us all Hmmm.

Hmmm.

Hmmm. (Guitar melody) Oh!

Oh you young. These words are said and done You'll come to know Just exactly what I mean cause time will kill you dead it's just like my mama said Now I know because I love I've been the victim. I've been burned Gotta try to keep your balance or you'll fall Holy places and no back alleys. gonna have to head the call peaks and valleys for us all peaks and valleys for us all woo! Yeah. Oh.

Coffee in a paper cup. Another night driving while the moon comes up. You sleep while I drive Drive a while. We'll get to Memphis by midnight with any luck A little garden in the backyard. Sign laying down beside you. When the day is done. We got everything money can't buy. Love that strong. You're my only one.

Will. We've had a share of trouble We've had our share of tears. But we must. find our struggle and the passing fear living a good life Livin a good life. Hey, we're living a good life. baby you and me. People say we ain't got much Yeah, yeah, I maybe we're just a little bit out of touch to something. But when it comes right down to it, we know what we got. And we got. love we've had our share of troubles We've had our share of tears But we're blessed by the struggle and the passing early living a good life living a good life baby life, baby. You and me. Oh we're living a good life living a good life ain't we darling we're living a good life baby You and me. Living a good life, baby. You and me. Thank you. Take me down river meet me down river meet me down river And the banks of the river. With me. Down river. On the banks of the French Broad river. Oh, well, we. Found you made me, momma. We are here. have us a good time in Tennessee sunshine. I got a couple papers and taken down the fishing line Come and meet me down river, baby. And the has big time and forever. john boat we'll take the john boat Water, baby, I'ma keep rolling for. And if you wanna give me a prayer. Louder. shot down a little prime And if we get hungry, living in the country jump up off the boat When I'm back home. Well now meet me down river meet me down river meet me down river going down the river the banks of the French Broad said fire up my john boat we'll take the boat out when I come out. What about? And keep rolling far I'm gonna get a few girlfriends we can go. skinny dipping.

Lock down the shoreline We'll go to dry when I get hungry. Let me tell you jump up off the boat Get up off the boat Come on, come on.

Me down. take me down river river down the banks of the river banks of the French Broad (Guitar breakdown) And until I've got the words all wrong. In my favorite song. At a hitch a ride at a truck stop. I should be very nice. Take me with you. Oh, you know all the words to say. With the sound you promised us. The moon and the stars. And so I take me with you. They will be flying down the road like a GTO anywhere we go high or low cause I know you saved me I know you save me, baby Five hundred miles it'll take a while It'll take a while. But it makes me smile I got time that you gave me. Please see later. Oh my I'm so on the ground. My favorite song. You promised us. The moon and the stars are show where I take me with you baby. Oh, little show me end road. Nobody know who everything lead. What do you see? Just put it in gear, baby. Take me with you baby We'll be flying down the road like a mountain goat anywhere we go We go down a level.

There's. I know we say make I know. Save me baby, 500 miles. It'll take a while, but it makes me stop, stop, stop it I'm glad you baby. easy delay Take me with you baby Take me with you. Hey, let's go. Take me with you, baby. Take me with you. Hey.

Oh! Oh!

Oh. Thank you. All right. Maybe when I'm old I'll be a little wiser. Maybe I'll have a few more things figured out. Maybe when I'm old I'll start listening to all the things my mama's right about Why does it take so long to wonder where time has gone? Maybe when I'm older, I'll be thankful for the things that I'm lovin. That I don't know. Now.

Maybe when I'm older I know better I don't have to know how it all turns out You never get old, you never get old. You just hear the older never do you get older. You just get older. I guess when I'm old, I won't worry about the little things that avail me by the phone. And I hope when I'm old that you'll still be enough. I wish I could've loved you more. Maybe when I'm older I'll be thankful for the things that I know than that I don't know.

Now. Maybe when I'm older, no matter that I don't have to know how. How it all turned down. Never get home, never get older, just get older. You never know. You never get old. You just in a new way.

You. Why do you take so long? I.

The time has gone. Maybe when I'm older I'll be thankful for the things that I don't know then that I don't know now. Maybe when I'm older I'll know better. I don't have to know how it all turns out. That you never get old. Never. You know, just get over. Never get old. Never do. Don't you just get older. You know you don't ever get old. You just get old. Never lose. You never get old. You just get over here. Oh, oh. Yeah. Thank you very much. Macallan.

Yeah. Thank you. Have the love. It allows to much. To be in a hole in my pocket. I was up in my own little world. And I didn't even know that I dropped it. But there it goes. Roll on, penny, roll. But surely someone else will find you. Maybe make a wish and it comes true. Maybe make somebody stay. Put a smile on her face. Paint upon her. You just never know. Roll on penny, roll. Roll on Penny, roll on roll on Shine that copper in the sun roll on roll on It's your destiny. Well. Setting up for tomorrow turned out to be a whole lot of fools. Go back and leave to lose my grip. Lighten up, kick back and just go with the flow. Rolls on. Penny, roll, roll on.

Now roll up any roll of time. And copper in the sun roll. Roll away from me. It's your destiny. Well, I heard you.

La la la la la. Austin. My slip in a hole in my pocket I was up in my own little world. And I didn't even know that I dropped it. But better go roll on, penny roll. Rolling.

That's how we roll. Roll on penny roll and you roll. You got. The way. It's your destiny.

Hey. You're the one I've been running to Ever. My, my, my dream of be. I'm soon to. No, no. What to do? I'm just a fool who sings the blues. Have been on this road so long. I'm just trying to get back home. I've been down in my. Cooley's gone. I'm just you wondering so.

You. I've been running this road so long. I'm just trying to sing my song. All.

I've been down and my coat is gone. I'm just too late. So I don't roll I got a heavy load. I'm just a wandering soul. You say thank you. We got needs. Rain and sunshine. To make it grow. Grow. I needs a wheel in the manger on the road. Grow. House needs a family to make it a home. Without you I can't smile without you. They say without you I can't be without you. The birds don't say I'm sorry. I gotta have to look like a flower. To the bumblebee. Like you baby, you know me.

No. Whoa. Well, like a preacher needs a Bible. Congregation of lost souls to. Like the stars made of darkness over night time I'm way to grow warm. Water will be the rain. Oh, well I can't smile without you I can't swim without you I can't dream without you. The bears don't sing. That's all they got left to look like a flower to the bumblebee. Will not you, baby?

No, not me. No no no my my me.

Now pray for me. Don't. Oh not me. Not you. I can't smile, baby. Without you the birds don't sing, sing, sing. To like you I can't without you I can't sleep without you I can't be without you. The birds don't sing.

That's how it is. The love that you were to the family that you baby. You know what I mean.

Oh. Not me. You know. Oh my God, hold me. Keep.

Me. Oh.

Oh oh. Appreciate it. Thank you. To this song that I dreamt. It's called high in the Sky. Hey, little, are you sure we're the sun come from. Hey, little girl, are you sure we song come from come from way. Let us be. High up in the sky. Put it is shine all around you and I. In Mr. mind, do you understand where the weather. Come from? Hey, Mr. Lane, do you understand? When we pull from it, come from away, up high. High up in the sky, buddy. Oh, I just clean you and I. Feel like a river of honey. So fly down a piece of the river with you. Flow a low. Hey, tell me so. Do you know where the come from? Tell me so. Do you know the way, love? Come from? Come from away up high. Up in the sky. Oh, mother. Fill up the heart. That you might. Yeah. Come from way, way back. High, high, high up in the sky. Oh, what a delight. The heart of. You know, I, Fill up my heart. Fill up my soul. Thank you so very much. Oh, yeah. My soul shine. Going ahead on down the swing. The sun's getting mighty hot. Going to kick off a boot stomping moon. We miss him. I'm moving in slow motion like no man. Oh.

Snakes on a by low. They lay low in the. The Mississippi mud. Oh, no. I the Mississippi mud. All right. Precious love to. With my head. Me down to the promised land. To my. Let me see the mud. Jumping. I'll let you know.

Let me. Sons and daughters coming down for feeding on another. Let me save my. Skin another for the Mississippi mud. Well, yeah. All right. Oh.

Oh. Oh oh. Oh oh. Come back down. I need to let. Mr.. Maybe. And Mr.. And mama in the mud. Miss.

Oh. Don't look great in the mud on. Oh.

Oh. Still.