Alison Krauss & Union Station - Arcadia Album Lyrics

Alison Krauss & Union Station - Arcadia Lyrics

Looks Like The End Of The Road
The Hangman
The Wrong Way
Granite Mills
One Ray of Shine
Richmond on the James
North Side Gal
Forever
Snow
There's A Light Up Ahead

Looks Like The End Of The Road

It's the end of the circus
And I'm feeling sad like a clown
My makeup is drowning in
Blood, sweat and tears
From my heart and I fear that
When I look around
I lost what I found

When I started off
Never thought I'd cross
The lines that were drawn
A long time ago
Are buried and gone
In lies and ego
And I drank it down
But can't cover up
The lives that I've lost
I've run out of luck
Goodbye to the world that I know
Looks like the end of the road

Isolate in the darkest of nights
And I'm down to the wire
Surrounded by fire
Pull the plug from the jug
But you can't wash it out of your mind
Or stay ahead of the crime

When I started off
Never thought I'd cross
The lines that were drawn
A long time ago
Are buried and gone
In lies and ego
And I drank it down
But can't cover up
The lives that I've lost
I've run out of luck
Goodbye to the world that I know
Looks like the end of the road

Goodbye to the world that I know
Looks like the end of the road

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It's the end of the circus
And I'm feeling sad like a clown
My makeup is drowning in
Blood, sweat and tears
From my heart and I fear that
When I look around
I lost what I found

When I started off
Never thought I'd cross
The lines that were drawn
A long time ago
Are buried and gone
In lies and ego
And I drank it down
But can't cover up
The lives that I've lost
I've run out of luck
Goodbye to the world that I know
Looks like the end of the road

Isolate in the darkest of nights
And I'm down to the wire
Surrounded by fire
Pull the plug from the jug
But you can't wash it out of your mind
Or stay ahead of the crime

When I started off
Never thought I'd cross
The lines that were drawn
A long time ago
Are buried and gone
In lies and ego
And I drank it down
But can't cover up
The lives that I've lost
I've run out of luck
Goodbye to the world that I know
Looks like the end of the road

Goodbye to the world that I know
Looks like the end of the road

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Writer: Jeremy Lister
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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The Hangman

Into our town the Hangman came
Smelling of gold and blood and flame
And he paced our bricks with a diffident air
And built his frame on the courthouse square

The scaffold stood by the courthouse side
Only as wide as the door was wide
A frame as tall or a little more
Than the capping sill of the courthouse door

And we wondered, we had the time
Who the criminal, what the crime
The Hangman judged with the yellow twist
Of knotted hemp in his busy fist

And innocent though we were with dread
We passed those eyes of buckshot lead
'Til one cried, "Hangman, who is he
For whom you raise the gallows tree?"

A twinkle grew in the buckshot eye
He gave us a riddle instead of reply
"He who served me the best," said he
"Shall earn the rope on the gallows tree"

The next day's sun looked mildly down
On roof and street in our quiet town
Stark and black in the morning air
The gallows tree on the courthouse square

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Into our town the Hangman came
Smelling of gold and blood and flame
And he paced our bricks with a diffident air
And built his frame on the courthouse square

The scaffold stood by the courthouse side
Only as wide as the door was wide
A frame as tall or a little more
Than the capping sill of the courthouse door

And we wondered, we had the time
Who the criminal, what the crime
The Hangman judged with the yellow twist
Of knotted hemp in his busy fist

And innocent though we were with dread
We passed those eyes of buckshot lead
'Til one cried, "Hangman, who is he
For whom you raise the gallows tree?"

A twinkle grew in the buckshot eye
He gave us a riddle instead of reply
"He who served me the best," said he
"Shall earn the rope on the gallows tree"

The next day's sun looked mildly down
On roof and street in our quiet town
Stark and black in the morning air
The gallows tree on the courthouse square

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Writer: Viktor Krauss, Maurice Ogden
Copyright: Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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The Wrong Way

In my life, I've learned a lot
Not from things I've done
But from things that I have not
And sometimes giving ain't giving up
I'll always remember
The one that I forgot

In my life, who would believe
The never ending lonely
Deep inside of me?
In my eyes, it ain't over yet
I'll always remember
The one I can't forget

Maybe I can get it right
Even if I die tonight

Someday when I run out of time
And there's no place left to go
The wrong way was easier to find
But taught me everything I know

Someday when I run out of time
And there's no place left to go
The wrong way was easier to find
But taught me everything I know

In my life, I've learned a lot
Not from things I've done
But from things that I have not
And sometimes giving ain't giving up
I'll always remember
The one that I forgot

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In my life, I've learned a lot
Not from things I've done
But from things that I have not
And sometimes giving ain't giving up
I'll always remember
The one that I forgot

In my life, who would believe
The never ending lonely
Deep inside of me?
In my eyes, it ain't over yet
I'll always remember
The one I can't forget

Maybe I can get it right
Even if I die tonight

Someday when I run out of time
And there's no place left to go
The wrong way was easier to find
But taught me everything I know

Someday when I run out of time
And there's no place left to go
The wrong way was easier to find
But taught me everything I know

In my life, I've learned a lot
Not from things I've done
But from things that I have not
And sometimes giving ain't giving up
I'll always remember
The one that I forgot

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Writer: Dan Tyminski, Robert Lee Castleman
Copyright: Lyrics © FARM USE ONLY MUSIC
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Granite Mills

In this vain world of trouble, many accidents occur
I'm going to sing about one as sad as you ever heard
It was in Fall River City, they were all burned up and killed
Imprisoned in a factory known as the Granite Mills

Now it was my opinion, and it's my opinion still
They might all have been saved, had the truth been told
From the flames of the burning mill

The first scene was a cruel one, the girl so young in years
She was standing at the window, and her eyes were bathed in tears
She was standing at the window as she called her mother's name
"Oh, mother, mother, save me," and she fell back in the flames

Now it was my opinion, and it's my opinion still
They might all have been saved, had the truth been told
From the flames of the burning mill

The next scene was a hard one, as she passed before my eyes
She was leaping out a window, thrown from the roof so high
With a crack, she fell down on the ground, she was bruised and burned and killed
Three hundred people lost their lives in the flames of the burning mill

Now it was my opinion, and it's my opinion still
They might all have been saved, had the truth been told
From the flames of the burning mill

One poor girl tried to escape by sliding down a rope
But when she got but halfway down, the burning strands, they broke
I hope her soul has gone to rest in a place that's dearer still
Above, above, in Heaven above, far away from the burning mill

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In this vain world of trouble, many accidents occur
I'm going to sing about one as sad as you ever heard
It was in Fall River City, they were all burned up and killed
Imprisoned in a factory known as the Granite Mills

Now it was my opinion, and it's my opinion still
They might all have been saved, had the truth been told
From the flames of the burning mill

The first scene was a cruel one, the girl so young in years
She was standing at the window, and her eyes were bathed in tears
She was standing at the window as she called her mother's name
"Oh, mother, mother, save me," and she fell back in the flames

Now it was my opinion, and it's my opinion still
They might all have been saved, had the truth been told
From the flames of the burning mill

The next scene was a hard one, as she passed before my eyes
She was leaping out a window, thrown from the roof so high
With a crack, she fell down on the ground, she was bruised and burned and killed
Three hundred people lost their lives in the flames of the burning mill

Now it was my opinion, and it's my opinion still
They might all have been saved, had the truth been told
From the flames of the burning mill

One poor girl tried to escape by sliding down a rope
But when she got but halfway down, the burning strands, they broke
I hope her soul has gone to rest in a place that's dearer still
Above, above, in Heaven above, far away from the burning mill

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Writer: Alison Krauss, Tim Stafford, Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Barry Bales, Larry Atamanuik
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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One Ray of Shine

I stand at the backdoor screen 
This is where I like to lean 
Trees like a village square 
Keep me here 
 
This is where I rest my head 
This is where I'll always be 
Home with a hollow tree 
In the yard 
 
But the wind blows through the radio 
And the sky is always grey 
The silence tells the sun 
To give her one 
One ray of shine 
 
Out by the backyard stream 
This is where I always dream 
Nobody knows it's here 
It's only mine 
 
This is where I want to stay 
This is where I have to be 
Home with a hollow tree 
In the yard 
 
But the wind blows through the radio 
And the sky is always grey 
The silence tells the sun 
To give her one 
One ray of shine

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I stand at the backdoor screen 
This is where I like to lean 
Trees like a village square 
Keep me here 
 
This is where I rest my head 
This is where I'll always be 
Home with a hollow tree 
In the yard 
 
But the wind blows through the radio 
And the sky is always grey 
The silence tells the sun 
To give her one 
One ray of shine 
 
Out by the backyard stream 
This is where I always dream 
Nobody knows it's here 
It's only mine 
 
This is where I want to stay 
This is where I have to be 
Home with a hollow tree 
In the yard 
 
But the wind blows through the radio 
And the sky is always grey 
The silence tells the sun 
To give her one 
One ray of shine

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Richmond on the James

Our land is filled with mourning 
From Bourbon to Malone 
And many wives and mothers 
Are weeping, sad and lone 
For many youthful heroes 
Are among the noble slain 
On a blood-red field near Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
A soldier boy at Richmond 
Lay gasping on the field 
The battle strife was over 
And the foe was forced to yield 
But fell one noble hero 
Before the foe-man's aim 
On the blood-stained field at Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
A comrade stood beside him 
As his lifeblood ebbed away 
They had been chums together 
Since boyhood's early day 
Together they had struggled 
'Mid strife and grief and pain 
But to part that night at Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
He said, "My noble comrade 
You will miss me for awhile 
But the faces that once loved us 
Again on you will smile 
Again you will be foremost 
In all the village games 
While I lie here at Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
Take the sword home to my brother 
And the star upon my breast 
To my young and gentle sister 
The one that I loved best 
And a brown lock from my forehead 
To my mother who still dreams 
Of the safe return of her soldier boy 
From Richmond on the James."

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Our land is filled with mourning 
From Bourbon to Malone 
And many wives and mothers 
Are weeping, sad and lone 
For many youthful heroes 
Are among the noble slain 
On a blood-red field near Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
A soldier boy at Richmond 
Lay gasping on the field 
The battle strife was over 
And the foe was forced to yield 
But fell one noble hero 
Before the foe-man's aim 
On the blood-stained field at Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
A comrade stood beside him 
As his lifeblood ebbed away 
They had been chums together 
Since boyhood's early day 
Together they had struggled 
'Mid strife and grief and pain 
But to part that night at Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
He said, "My noble comrade 
You will miss me for awhile 
But the faces that once loved us 
Again on you will smile 
Again you will be foremost 
In all the village games 
While I lie here at Richmond 
Fair Richmond on the James 
 
Take the sword home to my brother 
And the star upon my breast 
To my young and gentle sister 
The one that I loved best 
And a brown lock from my forehead 
To my mother who still dreams 
Of the safe return of her soldier boy 
From Richmond on the James."

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North Side Gal

I pull a mad scheme all around the north side 
Chasing a sweet thing, so unsatisfied 
Every time I try 
Crazy about a north side gal 
 
I got some good talk, but not enough game 
Wooing a sweet thing, oh, ain't it a shame? 
Every time I try 
Crazy about a north side gal 
 
Well, she gets colder 
Every time I try to hold her 
Pleasantly saying, "No" to 
Bolder and younger gentleman 
All of 'em try 
They're crazy about a north side gal 
 
I got some money and some wheels to drive 
Old beat-up guitars and old sleazy dives 
Every song I sing, swings about a north side gal 
 
Well, she gets colder 
Every time I try to hold her 
Pleasantly saying, "No" to 
Bolder and younger gentleman 
All of 'em try 
They're crazy about a north side gal 
 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal

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I pull a mad scheme all around the north side 
Chasing a sweet thing, so unsatisfied 
Every time I try 
Crazy about a north side gal 
 
I got some good talk, but not enough game 
Wooing a sweet thing, oh, ain't it a shame? 
Every time I try 
Crazy about a north side gal 
 
Well, she gets colder 
Every time I try to hold her 
Pleasantly saying, "No" to 
Bolder and younger gentleman 
All of 'em try 
They're crazy about a north side gal 
 
I got some money and some wheels to drive 
Old beat-up guitars and old sleazy dives 
Every song I sing, swings about a north side gal 
 
Well, she gets colder 
Every time I try to hold her 
Pleasantly saying, "No" to 
Bolder and younger gentleman 
All of 'em try 
They're crazy about a north side gal 
 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal 
Crazy about a north side gal

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Forever

Not all who tire are weary
Not all who wander are lost
It's not for me to determine what should be
I always keep my fingers crossed

Not all who ask seek answers
Not all who need, need advice
It's not too late for the chances I take
If it worked once, it should work twice

You knew I could never change a fool
Players reap what players sow
And I knew you could never face the truth
I can't give in, baby
I can't hold on, and I can't let go

Not all who gaze see clearly
Or know what's hidden in the night
It's not for me to determine what should be
Only knowing wrong from right

You knew I could never change a fool
Players reap what players sow
I knew you could never face the truth
I can't give in, baby
I can't hold on, and I can't let go

Every song has an ending
Every ending has a song
I have to say I've paid dearly for love
But forever only lasts so long

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Not all who tire are weary
Not all who wander are lost
It's not for me to determine what should be
I always keep my fingers crossed

Not all who ask seek answers
Not all who need, need advice
It's not too late for the chances I take
If it worked once, it should work twice

You knew I could never change a fool
Players reap what players sow
And I knew you could never face the truth
I can't give in, baby
I can't hold on, and I can't let go

Not all who gaze see clearly
Or know what's hidden in the night
It's not for me to determine what should be
Only knowing wrong from right

You knew I could never change a fool
Players reap what players sow
I knew you could never face the truth
I can't give in, baby
I can't hold on, and I can't let go

Every song has an ending
Every ending has a song
I have to say I've paid dearly for love
But forever only lasts so long

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Writer: Robert Lee Castleman
Copyright: Lyrics © FARM USE ONLY MUSIC
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Snow

I have a soul that's crying out
No longer will I roam
And I will die before I
Ever leave my home

I hear the breezes whispering
They say it's time to go
Now all I wish is a bitter wind
That only brings me snow

I can no longer feel the cold
Or the emptiness inside
And I have long since given up
On a place to hide

If this be my portion
Let it be forever so
Now all I wish is a bitter wind
That only brings me snow

Snow to cleanse a bitter wound
Snow to make it pure
Snow to clear my eyes again
See the footprints sure

Along the path that lies ahead
I see it rising now
Snow to warm a frozen heart
Cool a weary brow

The snow is softly falling
In answer to a prayer
I feel a fire in the empty place
That once was full of care

A secret told out in the cold
No one will ever know
And all I wish is a bitter wind
That only brings me snow

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I have a soul that's crying out
No longer will I roam
And I will die before I
Ever leave my home

I hear the breezes whispering
They say it's time to go
Now all I wish is a bitter wind
That only brings me snow

I can no longer feel the cold
Or the emptiness inside
And I have long since given up
On a place to hide

If this be my portion
Let it be forever so
Now all I wish is a bitter wind
That only brings me snow

Snow to cleanse a bitter wound
Snow to make it pure
Snow to clear my eyes again
See the footprints sure

Along the path that lies ahead
I see it rising now
Snow to warm a frozen heart
Cool a weary brow

The snow is softly falling
In answer to a prayer
I feel a fire in the empty place
That once was full of care

A secret told out in the cold
No one will ever know
And all I wish is a bitter wind
That only brings me snow

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There's A Light Up Ahead

I stand with moss and branches under my bare feet
Look back at all the chances I missed narrowly
But I'll move along, can't keep on looking backwards

There's a light, there's a light up ahead

The leafless limbs are shaped like veins against the sky
And tears are falling down from tired and bloodshot eyes
But I'll dry them off, and I'll follow the pathway

There's a light, there's a light up ahead

Maybe it will be a dream in the end
Like a long-lost friend
I'll be coming home

The birds are quiet, and the wind is fast asleep
The night is holding me so deep within its keep
But I see a star that I'll wish for tomorrow

There's a light, there's a light up ahead

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I stand with moss and branches under my bare feet
Look back at all the chances I missed narrowly
But I'll move along, can't keep on looking backwards

There's a light, there's a light up ahead

The leafless limbs are shaped like veins against the sky
And tears are falling down from tired and bloodshot eyes
But I'll dry them off, and I'll follow the pathway

There's a light, there's a light up ahead

Maybe it will be a dream in the end
Like a long-lost friend
I'll be coming home

The birds are quiet, and the wind is fast asleep
The night is holding me so deep within its keep
But I see a star that I'll wish for tomorrow

There's a light, there's a light up ahead

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Arcadia Info:

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Arcadia is the eighth studio album by American bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. It was released on March 28, 2025 through Down the Road Records, and is the band's first album in fourteen years, following 2011's Paper Airplane, and is Alison Krauss' first album since Raise the Roof, her 2021 collaboration with Robert Plant. It is the band's final project to feature Dan Tyminski and their first to feature new member Russell Moore. It was produced by the band and was preceded by the singles "Looks Like the End of the Road" and "Granite Mills".

During an interview on the podcast Toy Heart with Tom Power, Krauss announced a new album with Union Station would be released in 2025.

Russell Moore joins the band for this album and subsequent tour, replacing longtime member Dan Tyminski, who was unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts, though one of his songs is covered on the project. In a statement regarding the album, Krauss explained "the stories of the past are told in this music. It's that whole idea of 'in the good old days when times were bad.' There's so much bravery and valor and loyalty and dreaming, of family and themes of human existence that were told in a certain way when our grandparents were alive. Someone asked me, 'How do you sing these tragic tunes? I have to. It's a calling. I feel privileged to be a messenger of somebody else's story. And I want to hear what happened." Krauss also revealed that "Looks Like the End of the Road", the album's first single which was released alongside the announcement, was the first track she found, which then made the rest of the record "fall into place", noting that the song "felt so alive, I could hear the guys already playing it."

"Granite Mills", the album's second single, features new member Moore on vocals. Discussing the track, Krauss explained "Jerry, Ron, Barry and I all met when Dan Tyminski left the band, and Jerry asked me, 'What do you think?' I said, 'Russell Moore,' and they all said, 'Absolutely!' I couldn't believe it when we went into the studio and his voice came through the speakers. He just stands there and sings with his hands in his pockets, and he kills it. The first song he did was 'Granite Mills' and about 10 minutes in, Ron was covering his mouth because he started giggling. Russell came in and inspired us all.
-wikiwand.com

Performed by: Alison Krauss & Union Station
Genre(s): bluegrass
Producer(s): Alison Krauss & Union Station
Released: March 28th, 2025
Year: 2025

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