(light guitar strumming and laughter) (upbeat music) - [Announcer] Coming up next on Inland Sessions.

♪ You mean ♪ ♪ so much to me ♪ - (Hilary) Hi, I'm Hilary Scott.

I hope you'll join us next on Inland Sessions.

(jazzy trumpet plays) - Hi, I'm Hillary Scott.

This is AJ Gennaro.

We're so glad to be here.

This first song is called My Friend, and dedicated to all of you.

(slow guitar plays) ♪ Have you ever seen the sun ♪ ♪ Fallin' as the day turns to ♪ ♪ Night ♪ ♪ That's ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Time and have you ever heard the moon ♪ ♪ Cry for just a little more ♪ ♪ Light ♪ ♪ That's ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Time ♪ (folk guitar playing) ♪ Have you ever heard it said ♪ ♪ That you're going out of your ♪ ♪ Mind ♪ ♪ They're ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Blind and have you ever been ♪ ♪ The one who bled and hid it ♪ ♪ With a turn of your ♪ ♪ Head ♪ ♪ That's ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Fine ♪ (slow guitar plays) ♪ You've ♪ ♪ Been ♪ ♪ My ♪ ♪ Friend ♪ ♪ And will be ♪ ♪ Until ♪ ♪ The end ♪ ♪ And have you ever been the one ♪ ♪ To love ♪ ♪ With all of your ♪ ♪ Might ♪ ♪ That's ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Life and have you ever been the one ♪ ♪ To wonder why it won't turn out right ♪ ♪ That's ♪ ♪ Just ♪ ♪ Life ♪ (folk guitar playing) ♪ You've ♪ ♪ Been ♪ ♪ My ♪ ♪ Friend ♪ ♪ And will be ♪ ♪ Until ♪ ♪ The ♪ ♪ End ♪ (folk guitar playing) ♪ You've ♪ ♪ Been ♪ ♪ My ♪ ♪ Friend.

♪ ♪ And will be ♪ ♪ Until ♪ ♪ The end ♪ (folk guitar playing) ♪ And I ♪ ♪ Know ♪ ♪ If ♪ ♪ You go ♪ ♪ I will see ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Again ♪ ♪ My ♪ ♪ Friend ♪ (folk guitar playing) (folk guitar fades) This song is one that I dreamt the lyrics to in the middle of the night.

I woke up, I wasn't sure if it would be a good enough to write down and finish.

But I did, and we were actually thrilled to have this be the album of the same name.

So this is the title track to Flowers on Mars, which was our first record that won an Album of the Year award from the National Traditional Country Music Association.

Something like that.

Hopefully, I got that right.

And it's called Flowers on Mars.

(upbeat piano begins) ♪ Someone once told me that ♪ ♪ I would be happy and ♪ ♪ Everything will turn out just fine ♪ ♪ But lately I've been thinking that ♪ ♪ That old boat's been sinking ♪ ♪ I'm overboard and I'm out of time ♪ ♪ Flowers don't grow on Mars ♪ ♪ One day the light will burn out of the sun ♪ ♪ No time for you to count what all my pennies aren't worth ♪ ♪ She said there's no good men upon the Earth ♪ ♪ Well I was young and fanciful ♪ ♪ Girls were sweet our hair was curled ♪ ♪ Boys were made of puppy dog tails ♪ ♪ But these days its just cheap red wine ♪ ♪ Lonely days most of the time ♪ ♪ Love's going cheap in the sales ♪ ♪ Flowers don't grow on Mars ♪ ♪ One day the light will burn out of the sun ♪ ♪ No time for you to count what all my pennies aren't worth ♪ ♪ She said there's no good men upon the Earth ♪ ♪ Why're all the daddies so strong ♪ ♪ Why do boys have to be brave ♪ ♪ What if we got it all wrong ♪ ♪ And little girls shouldn't behave ♪ (piano and drums resume) ♪ But these days I just sit and stare ♪ ♪ Watch the world from over here ♪ ♪ Wonderin' about just what might have been ♪ ♪ But I'll tend my little yard ♪ ♪ Watch the sun and other stars ♪ ♪ Can't do it over again ♪ ♪ Oh ah oh ♪ ♪ Flowers don't grow on Mars ♪ ♪ One day the light will burn out of the sun ♪ ♪ No time for you to count what all my pennies aren't worth ♪ ♪ She said there's no good men upon the Earth ♪ ♪ Flowers never grow on Mars ♪ ♪ Your smile was never brighter than the sun ♪ ♪ No one needs to take the hand of this girl ♪ ♪ She said there's no good men in the world ♪ ♪ There's no good men in the world ♪ (piano and drums quicken) (piano and drums slow) - One of the best parts about being a song writer is having the opportunity to hear your song come alive in different interpretations and versions.

And over the years, as I've played with different bands and recorded in different studios, with different musicians.

That's been a real joy.

And what I want to say about this next one is: we had the chance to record this with some of the best musicians around.

And unfortunately, the person who recorded on this track, Mike Finnigan, who's a world class organist and keyboard player.

Who just made this song just absolutely brilliant on our album Freight Train Love, he passed away recently.

So I wanted to dedicate this to Mike Finnigan, although I am not a Mike Finnigan.

So you will hear our paired down version of this song, Freight Train Love.

One, two, three, four.

(Blues piano and drum beat begins) ♪ I've got a head full of nothin' ♪ ♪ Since I've got a heart full of you ♪ ♪ These days are all running together ♪ ♪ Out of control just runnin' to you ♪ ♪ I know what you do ♪ ♪ What'cha do to me ♪ ♪ I think ya know ♪ ♪ I think ya see ♪ ♪ Know what'cha do ♪ ♪ What'cha do to me ♪ ♪ Well I think you know ♪ ♪ And I'm not breakin' free ♪ ♪ This fire you bring ♪ ♪ It consumes me ♪ ♪ And no matter how close ♪ ♪ Well I won't get burned ♪ ♪ Eyes so bright they cut right through me ♪ ♪ You'd think by now that I'd have ♪ ♪ Learned ♪ ♪ Know what'cha do ♪ ♪ What'cha do to me ♪ ♪ I think you know ♪ ♪ And I think you see ♪ ♪ Know what'cha do ♪ ♪ What'cha do to me ♪ ♪ Well I think you know ♪ ♪ And I think you see ♪ ♪ Do what'chu wanna ♪ ♪ I know you're gonna ♪ ♪ Just take me ♪ ♪ Along ♪ ♪ This is so right that it's wrong ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ (blues piano and drums intensify) ♪ ♪ Well I've been had ♪ ♪ Been had before ♪ ♪ And I don't know why I let'chu ♪ ♪ Walk through my door ♪ ♪ This ain't the same kind ♪ ♪ Of love for sure ♪ ♪ This freight train love just makes me ♪ ♪ Want more ♪ ♪ Know what'cha do ♪ ♪ What'cha do to me ♪ ♪ Well I think ya know ♪ ♪ And I think ya see ♪ ♪ Know what'chu do ♪ ♪ What'chu do to me ♪ ♪ Well I think you know ♪ ♪ And I think ya see ♪ ♪ Oh what'chu do ♪ ♪ What'chu do to me ♪ ♪ Well I think you know ♪ ♪ And I think ya see ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh what'chu do ♪ ♪ What'chu do to me ♪ ♪ Well I think you know ♪ ♪ And I think ya see ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (blues instrumental plays) (instrumental music fades away) I always hear people say, "I love you to the moon and back."

I know my mom and I say it to each other.

And so I took that phrase and I wrote this song, which is basically an analogy for a long-term relationships.

And then, as AJ and I were actually calculating the miles to the moon and back, we realized that one of our touring vehicles pretty much made it to the moon.

Which is kinda cool.

And so, this is called Moon and Back.

(piano begins playing) ♪ Well I love you to the ♪ ♪ Moon and back ♪ ♪ But is that really very far ♪ ♪ I've almost put that many miles ♪ ♪ On my earthbound car ♪ ♪ Between the Earth ♪ ♪ And the Moon ♪ ♪ There aren't even any stars ♪ ♪ I don't like driving in the dark ♪ ♪ We don't pass any other cars ♪ ♪ And it seems like ♪ ♪ Such a long ride ♪ ♪ And I ♪ ♪ Wanna get out ♪ ♪ It seems like such a long ♪ ♪ Ride ♪ ♪ So can you ♪ ♪ Stop it now ♪ ♪ We set out with such good intent ♪ ♪ But there wasn't much to see ♪ ♪ Now we can't look away from this accident ♪ ♪ You know there's only you and me ♪ ♪ Well I wanna hear you sing ♪ ♪ Even if it's lost in space ♪ ♪ And I wanna see your smile ♪ ♪ And know I brought that to your face ♪ ♪ But it seems like such a ♪ ♪ Long while ♪ ♪ That we've been on this same road ♪ ♪ Well I can't ♪ ♪ Remember your smile ♪ ♪ And the radio's broke ♪ ♪ Sometimes the choices we make ♪ ♪ Make it seem there's no escape ♪ ♪ But where would I go anyway ♪ ♪ Just a lonely fall through space ♪ ♪ I love you to the moon and back ♪ ♪ Yeah and I guess that's pretty far ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stay here belted in ♪ ♪ Right beside you in this car ♪ ♪I love you to the moon and back ♪ ♪ Yeah and I guess that's pretty far ♪ ♪ Who said that we have to stop ♪ ♪ Further on may be a star ♪ (piano slows then fades) Again I'm Hilary Scott, this is AJ Gennaro.

We've had such a great time being here.

I wanna thank KSPS and the Inland Sessions for inviting us to be here.

And I just wanna say that public broadcasting is such a wonderful service for us to have.

And so it's a real treat for me to be here, and to do this.

And we're going to close out the show with a song called Sacrifice.

And I wrote this with the idea that, if you're doin' somethin' you love for people you love, it's not a sacrifice.

♪ One two three four ♪ (upbeat guitar plays) ♪ Well every single mornin' ♪ ♪ Comes without a warnin' ♪ ♪ I wake without a sound into my life ♪ ♪ And I see the wonder ♪ ♪ Spell that I am under ♪ ♪ This is not a sacrifice ♪ ♪ You mean ♪ ♪ So much to me ♪ ♪ You mean ♪ ♪ So much ♪ ♪ They are always talkin' ♪ ♪ But I am never listenin' ♪ ♪ I close myself off from the angry ♪ ♪ Sound of all their lies ♪ ♪ All their little cries ♪ ♪ There is something more I've found ♪ ♪ You mean ♪ ♪ So much to me ♪ ♪ You mean ♪ ♪ So much ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Mean so ♪ ♪ Much to me ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Mean so much ♪ ♪ Watch me baby ♪ ♪ I can be so good to you ♪ ♪ When you feel that something missin' ♪ ♪ I will ♪ ♪ Find it for you ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ (harmonious vocalizing) ♪ Take me in ♪ ♪ Your arms ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's only one belief ♪ ♪ That will keep us safe from harm ♪ ♪ You and I we will ♪ ♪ Always be ♪ (guitar instrumental speeds up) ♪ Every single mornin' ♪ ♪ Comes without a warnin' ♪ ♪ I wake without a sound into my life ♪ ♪ And I see the wonder ♪ ♪ Spell that I am under ♪ ♪ This is not a sacrifice ♪ ♪ You mean ♪ ♪ So much to me ♪ ♪ You mean ♪ ♪ So much ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Mean so much to me ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Mean so much ♪ ♪ And you're everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Said you're everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Said you're everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Said you're everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ Everything everything ♪ ♪ To ♪ ♪ Me ♪ (slow jazz music)