[gentle orchestral fanfare] - [Female Announcer]: Th e Marcus King Band is fronted by the 24-year-old guitar shredding phenom who brings his innovative songwriting, wisdom in his lyrics, tight knit band, and deeply soulful vocals to every performance.

Coming up next, on "Echo Sessions."

♪ Forgive me, darling, for how long it's been ♪ ♪ On the wheels of love we'll roam ♪ ♪ It's a Subie thing ♪ ♪ [Male Announcer]: Echo Sessions is made possible by Prestige Subaru.

[upbeat jazz/rock] ♪ [guitar strums] [Marcus laughs] - This is a song called "Homesick."

["Homesick"] ♪ One more day ♪ ♪ Watch the sunrise from the highway ♪ ♪ Lord, one more night ♪ ♪ I sit alone again in the pale moonlight ♪ ♪ And I don't know why ♪ ♪ Seems that ride takes much longer every time ♪ ♪ But my heart is due back south ♪ ♪ Oh, it's been set in me ♪ ♪ Oh, you gotta not write another love song ♪ ♪ Wouldn't they be wrong ♪ ♪ Didn't let me say ♪ ♪ What's got me feelin' this way ♪ ♪ I feel ready again ♪ ♪ Lord, to take on this whole world ♪ ♪ Long as you got me back home ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're the only one, hey, you're the only one ♪ ♪ That keeps me from staying gone ♪ North Carolina's own!

♪ And 100 miles ♪ ♪ Slowly starts to feel like 100 years, yes it does ♪ ♪ As my sanity holds on ♪ ♪ In my mind I hear your favorite song, baby ♪ ♪ I'm so tired of this ride ♪ ♪ Turn my headlights off ♪ ♪ Let the moonlight guide me ♪ ♪ Lord, let it guide me back home ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're the only one, hey, you're the only one ♪ ♪ That keeps me from staying gone ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're the only one, yeah, you're the only one ♪ ♪ That keeps me from staying gone ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're the only one ♪ ♪ Lord, you're the only one ♪ ♪ That keeps me from staying gone ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're the only one, Lord, you're the only one ♪ ♪ That keeps me from staying gone ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're only one, hey, you're the only one ♪ ♪ That keeps me from staying gone ♪ ♪ You're the only one that makes me homesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one that keeps me honest ♪ ♪ You're the only one, Lord, you're the only one ♪ ♪ Keeps me from staying gone ♪ ["Confessions"] ♪ Lay awake every morning ♪ ♪ Sun rises 'cross my bed, yeah ♪ ♪ Find myself missing you ♪ ♪ Things you used to do ♪ ♪ And the words I never said ♪ ♪ All seems so familiar to me ♪ ♪ Could it be I was just alone when I had you?

♪ ♪ Didn't treat you right ♪ ♪ I stayed out all night ♪ ♪ Left you home worrying all alone ♪ ♪ But jealousy runs through me ♪ ♪ Seemed okay for me to stray away from you ♪ ♪ Forgive me for I have sinned ♪ ♪ Forgive me, darling, for how long it's been ♪ ♪ I sing these words to you, over and over again ♪ ♪ This will be my last ♪ ♪ This will be my last confession ♪ ♪ Left you lonely so many times ♪ ♪ 'Cause in my mind I was only saving you from me ♪ ♪ Now I wake up on a cold sweat, and my mind won't let ♪ ♪ Me forget the way things used to be ♪ ♪ My whiskey's dry ♪ ♪ The pain that I, I put you through ♪ ♪ Lord, it kills me inside ♪ ♪ Thought if I could make you leave ♪ ♪ Then you would see that I ain't worth a damn anyway ♪ ♪ But I want you to say ♪ ♪ Forgive me for I have sinned ♪ ♪ Forgive me, darling, for how long it's been ♪ ♪ I sing these words to you, over and over again ♪ ♪ This will be my last ♪ ♪ This will be my last confession ♪ ♪ Forgive me for I have sinned ♪ ♪ Forgive me, darling, for how long it's been ♪ ♪ I sing these words to you, over and over again ♪ ♪ This will be my last ♪ ♪ Forgive me for I have sinned ♪ ♪ Forgive me, darling, for how long it's been ♪ ♪ I sing these words to you, over and over again ♪ ♪ This will be my last ♪ ♪ This will be my last confession ♪ This is a song called "Goodbye Carolina."

["Goodbye Carolina"] ♪ I dreamed of the day when I'd hold you in my arms again ♪ ♪ Read you all the letters I wrote, never sent ♪ ♪ Give you all the pages of me ♪ ♪ Put 'em back together ♪ ♪ Put 'em back together again ♪ ♪ Life has a way of writing your stories for you ♪ ♪ And the hero doesn't always get his girl ♪ ♪ What if you could give the ending ♪ ♪ To the novel they've been writing ♪ ♪ Leave no resolution ♪ ♪ So goodbye Carolina ♪ ♪ Searched my whole life to find you ♪ ♪ I hate to leave you but I hope you know ♪ ♪ Where I'm going I'll be seeing you ♪ ♪ So hold my hand as I'm leaving ♪ ♪ Thought my pain would be enough reason ♪ ♪ See you on the other side of the Blue Ridge sky ♪ ♪ Now I'm going ♪ ♪ Hate to tell you goodbye ♪ ♪ See, it takes a selfish man ♪ ♪ To leave on out from his own hometown ♪ ♪ Without saying why he's going ♪ ♪ You can come take the rest of me ♪ ♪ Early in the morning ♪ ♪ Tell me your goodbyes ♪ ♪ Where I'm going I won't have these reminders ♪ ♪ Of what I lost ♪ ♪ What was taken away from me ♪ ♪ But I hope you'll understand ♪ ♪ I was a broken man in my own hometown ♪ ♪ Need to find my own peace ♪ ♪ So goodbye Carolina ♪ ♪ Searched my whole life to find you ♪ ♪ I hate to leave you but I hope you know ♪ ♪ Where I'm going I'll be seeing you ♪ ♪ So hold my hand as I'm leaving ♪ ♪ Thought my pain would be enough reason ♪ ♪ See you on the other side of the Blue Ridge sky ♪ ♪ Now I'm going ♪ ♪ Hate to tell you goodbye ♪ ♪ Goodbye Carolina ♪ ♪ Searched my whole life to find you ♪ ♪ I hate to leave you but I hope you know ♪ ♪ Where I'm going I'll be seeing you ♪ ♪ I'll be seeing you ♪ ♪ I'll be seeing you, mm ♪ I wrote this song about anybody that left home and then kinda find themselves and found that they weren't accepted by their family anymore.

I think that's just a terrible thing.

And it's something that you see in the South quite often.

And I hope we can do away with that mentality.

We can all just love each other a little bit more.

["Welcome 'Round Here"] ♪ He said, boy you ain't welcome 'round these parts no more ♪ ♪ Son, you gonna take yourself back home ♪ ♪ Boy, you ain't welcome 'round these parts no more ♪ ♪ Heard the things you singing about in your songs ♪ ♪ We've been talking about treason ♪ ♪ You've talk about lust ♪ ♪ Keep your heathen ways away from us ♪ ♪ Let me live my life, way that I was raised ♪ ♪ Boy, I recommend you do the same ♪ ♪ He said, son, I recommend you do the same ♪ ♪ If your momma was still living ♪ ♪ Lord, I believe she'd die of shame ♪ ♪ Hurt yourself, you cursed your family name ♪ ♪ Know I'll always love you, you'll always be my kin ♪ ♪ Don't you show your face 'round here again ♪ ♪ Oh, don't you show your face 'round here again ♪ ♪ When St. Peter opens up them pearly gates ♪ ♪ He's gonna look down but he ain't gonna find your name ♪ ♪ Said, don't trust your mind to do all them things ♪ ♪ It's telling you ♪ ♪ You just listen to the words I say is true ♪ ♪ You just listen to the words I say is true ♪ Thank you so much for tuning in.

Give it up for Echo Mountain.

Stephen Campbell on the bass guitar.

Dean Mitchell from North Carolina.

Justin Johnson from South Carolina, that's real horns.

Brother Simon George from right here in Asheville.

Brother Stephen Campbell on the bass from South Carolina.

Brother Jack Ryan from Clemson SC.

I think I might've already said that.

I'm Marcus King.

That you so much.

We're the Marcus King Band.

We'll see you soon.

[upbeat jazz music] ♪ ♪ On the wheels of love we'll roam ♪ ♪ It's a Subie thing ♪ - [Male Announcer]: Echo Sessions is made possible by Prestige Subaru.