(exciting electronic music) (upbeat music plays) ♪ I was younger ♪ ♪ I was younger ♪ - [Announcer] This week on "Expressions", a classic concert featuring Milkweed.

♪ Everybody they start bringing.

♪ ♪ They used things that remind you of ♪ ♪ When you were younger and had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ (musics ends) - [Announcer] Funding for this program is provided in part by viewers like you, thank you.

(audience clapping) - Hello and welcome to "Expressions".

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

For this week's show, we go back to the Autumn of 2019 for a classic concert performance from Milkweed.

Led by songwriter Joseph Alston, the group has evolved from a three-piece acoustic act to the dynamic electric band you are about to see tonight.

The set begins with the band's original song, "Taxi Driver".

(upbeat country rock music starts) ♪ My good friend is a taxi driver ♪ ♪ And he drives all over town ♪ ♪ Got himself a big old car ♪ ♪ And he drives it all around ♪ ♪ He goes down town ♪ ♪ He goes up town ♪ ♪ He goes to the east side to pick me up when I'm drunk ♪ ♪ And we all got a part to play everyday ♪ ♪ To pay our way through the gates of heaven ♪ ♪ Buy us some more time ♪ ♪ He used to be a painter in the green hills up north ♪ ♪ Had a good life picking up work ♪ ♪ And on Sundays I'd have off ♪ ♪ I wrote poems on the back of T-shirts ♪ ♪ I wrote rubbish on a bathroom walls ♪ ♪ Library halls ♪ ♪ Through it all I could see ♪ ♪ It would all come back to me ♪ ♪ Shades of gray ♪ ♪ Lives of people lived out everyday ♪ - I see you, Charlie.

I see you buddy (music plays) ♪ My good friend is a taxi driver ♪ ♪ And he drives all over town ♪ ♪ Got himself a big old Cutlass ♪ ♪ And he drives it all around ♪ ♪ He goes down town ♪ ♪ He goes up town ♪ ♪ Goes to the east side to pick me up when I'm drunk ♪ ♪ And we all got a part to play everyday ♪ ♪ To pay our way through the gates of Heaven ♪ ♪ Buy us some more time ♪ ♪ And we all come to pass some part of the night ♪ ♪ We breakdown and buy ourselves a last round of booze ♪ ♪ And we all come to pass some part of our lives ♪ ♪ We look up and all we got ♪ ♪ Are the things that we have to lose ♪ ♪ And we all come to pass some part of our lives ♪ ♪ We look up and all we got ♪ ♪ Are things we have to lose ♪ - Good luck everybody (audience applauds) - We're gonna play another tune off that record.

It's about the joys and misgivings of life on the road for a New Jersey slash New York musician.

Called "Hotel Room".

(upbeat music starts) ♪ Well I got a hotel room and a hotel lobby ♪ ♪ Pull-Out sofa and friendly bobby ♪ ♪ Two plastic cups and a tub of ice ♪ ♪ And living on the road sure is nice ♪ ♪ When you get home all you got is a $2 bill ♪ ♪ Pull over Frank, you gotta fill the tank ♪ ♪ You can't get far without raising the bar ♪ ♪ It fills you up and it drains you of all your dreams.

♪ ♪ Sports bar, sports bar, ♪ ♪ Twinkle twinkle little star ♪ ♪ Fire on the side of the New Jersey turnpike ♪ ♪ Well everybody's got a light, ♪ ♪ But not everybody turns it on ♪ ♪ And I just got home but I'm thinking 'bout movin' on ♪ - Ain't that slightly ridiculous?!

(music plays) ♪ Road weary, stars clearly ♪ ♪ Outshine the world, even if they're dead ♪ ♪ Nobody said ♪ ♪ I better get this far without dying on the way ♪ ♪ Say that you're mine ♪ ♪ Just say that you're mine ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm sick of words taking up all my time ♪ ♪ Ain't it fine ♪ ♪ To be free of the man you keep calling me ♪ ♪ Well I got a hotel room and a hotel lobby ♪ ♪ The breaks are fine but the engine's shoddy ♪ ♪ It's Monday night, there ain't much to play ♪ ♪ But I'm a dying man with a lot to say ♪ ♪ So move over ♪ ♪ I'll make a seat at the foot of the bed ♪ ♪ We'll order room service ♪ ♪ Get some wine, some fish and some bread ♪ ♪ Well I got a hotel room and a hotel lobby ♪ ♪ A pull-out sofa and a friendly bobby ♪ ♪ Two plastic cups and a tub of ice ♪ ♪ Living on the road sure is nice ♪ ♪ When you get home all you got is a $2 bill.

♪ ♪ When you get home all you got is some hearts to fill ♪ ♪ When you get home all you got is some time to kill ♪ (audience applauds) (music starts) ♪ Living in the city ♪ ♪ Living in a dream ♪ (upbeat country rock music) ♪ Modern days are getting older ♪ ♪ I can't drink here anymore.

♪ ♪ I'm getting older, but not old enough ♪ ♪ Get out while you can ♪ ♪ And I don't know what it is ♪ ♪ I don't know what it is ♪ ♪ I don't know what it is, my dear ♪ ♪ That makes me act this way ♪ ♪ I'm feeling older ♪ ♪ I'm popping pills ♪ ♪ I don't go out much anymore ♪ ♪ I've been staying at home ♪ ♪ Trying to pay my bills ♪ ♪ But I think that there's something wrong ♪ ♪ Oh my heart is over beating ♪ ♪ Oh my hands I cannot feel them ♪ ♪ Oh my head is overheating ♪ ♪ It's a feeling!

♪ ♪ Well it makes ♪ ♪ Makes me act this way ♪ ♪ All my hopes ♪ ♪ Are in bed ♪ ♪ All my hopes ♪ ♪ Are in bed ♪ ♪ All my burns ♪ ♪ Are dark and scarred ♪ ♪ All my burns ♪ ♪ Are dark and scarred ♪ ♪ These are modern days ♪ ♪ I'm getting old ♪ ♪ Well I can't drink here anymore ♪ ♪ Well I'm getting older but not old enough ♪ ♪ Why don't you get out while you can ♪ ♪ I'm getting older ♪ ♪ I've been popping pills ♪ ♪ I don't know that much anymore ♪ ♪ I've been staying home ♪ ♪ Trying to pay my bills ♪ ♪ But I know there's something wrong ♪ ♪ My heart is over beating ♪ ♪ Oh my hands I cannot feel them ♪ ♪ Oh my head is overheating ♪ ♪ I feel a ♪ ♪ Well it makes ♪ ♪ Makes me act this way ♪ ♪ Living in the city ♪ ♪ Living in a dream ♪ (music ends) (audience applauds) (band vocalizes) (upbeat country rock music starts) (harmonica plays) ♪ Whistling parade on a blanket of space ♪ ♪ Everybody's listening but who could tell ♪ ♪ Oh Lord Jesus, bum me a smoke ♪ ♪ Let's dive off the bottom ♪ ♪ And get right ♪ ♪ Go ahead and get right in ♪ ♪ Get right with Jesus' voice ♪ ♪ Get right with mama dear ♪ ♪ Get right with papa too ♪ ♪ Before all the voices disappear ♪ ♪ Just like you ♪ ♪ Just like you ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Just like you ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ - Just like you man ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Well I took an airplane down to Mexico ♪ ♪ I took a freight liner past the Alamo ♪ ♪ I used to ride to the Capitol ♪ ♪ In the back seat of ♪ ♪ a limousine ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ In a white limousine ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Stretched out limousine ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ - Yeah, a limousine man ♪ Oooh ♪ (music plays) - Let's go (music plays) ♪ Ba, ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Ba, Ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ All it took was a dream of mine ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba dada ♪ ♪ All it took was a dream of mine ♪ ♪ Ah, just to get you, just to get you ♪ ♪ Makin' love ♪ ♪ Radio station playing gospel songs ♪ ♪ Two sisters strumming and singing along ♪ ♪ Oh!

Lord Jesus, pass me a drink ♪ ♪ Let's dive off the bottom and get right in ♪ ♪ Go ahead and get right in ♪ ♪ Get right with Jesus' voice ♪ ♪ Get right with mama, with mama dear ♪ ♪ Get right with papa too ♪ ♪ Before all their voices disappear ♪ ♪ Just like you ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Just like you ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Just like you ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ - Just like you, man ♪ Ooooh ♪ (audience applauds) - Milkweed with a performance of Whistling Parade here on Expressions.

If you want to see more of this concert then visit wskg.org/expressions to check out performances we don't have time for in this episode.

We leave you with one more song from this eclectic group, here is "Family Tree" from Milkweed.

Until next time, I'm Adara Alston.

Thanks for watching and goodnight.

(upbeat country rock music plays) ♪ Roll on the river to tear it down ♪ ♪ Roll on the river to tear it down ♪ ♪ And we'll ride the wreckage ♪ ♪ Ride the wreckage of the Mary Queen ♪ ♪ Brother John pass me them silver rings ♪ ♪ Brother John pass me them silver rings ♪ ♪ And we'll grow up in the shadows ♪ ♪ Grow up in the shadows of our mother's love ♪ ♪ In the morning and in the evening ♪ ♪ Everybody, they'd start singing ♪ ♪ How much longer, how much longer ♪ ♪ How much longer, how much longer ♪ ♪ In the winter and in the summer ♪ ♪ All the seasons, they were much longer ♪ ♪ When I was younger, I was younger ♪ ♪ I was younger, I was younger ♪ ♪ And in the morning and in the evening ♪ ♪ Everybody, they'd start bringing ♪ ♪ They used things that remind you of ♪ ♪ When you were younger and had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ Follow the water to firelight ♪ ♪ Follow the water to firelight ♪ ♪ And we'll build up the bottles ♪ ♪ Build up the bottles of a summer's night ♪ ♪ Brother Ed pass me them silver rings ♪ ♪ Brother Ed pass me them silver rings ♪ ♪ And we grow up in the shadows ♪ ♪ Grow up in the shadows of our father's love ♪ ♪ And in the morning and in the evening ♪ ♪ Everybody, they'd start singing ♪ ♪ How much longer, how much longer ♪ ♪ How much longer, how much longer ♪ ♪ And in the winter and in the summer ♪ ♪ All of the seasons, they were much longer ♪ ♪ When I was younger, I was younger ♪ ♪ I was younger, I was younger ♪ ♪ And in the morning and in the evening ♪ ♪ Everybody, they'd start bringing ♪ ♪ They used things that remind you of ♪ ♪ When you were younger and had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ ♪ When you were younger had so much love ♪ (audience applauds) (country music plays)