Hank's Garage, Again

Tracks

1. 1. Tuning Up in Hank's Garage AgainTwenty years since we shared a stage and Hank's garage still smells like oil and age. I plugged in the Telecaster and it remembered everything.heartland rock, homecoming song4:09
2. 2. Nobody Gets to Tell Me I'm DoneThey told me I was too old for the road and said sell the rig. I'm writing this from the van, thanks.heartland rock, defiant anthem3:56
3. 3. Reading Glasses on the DashboardMom's reading glasses are still on the dashboard where she left them on the drive to church. Nobody in the family has moved them, and I never will.americana, family ballad4:19
4. 4. Static Between the StationsMama's kitchen radio never could settle on a station, and I think that's where my ear came from. I kept a little static in the mix on purpose.rock ballad, kitchen-radio song3:46
5. 5. Locking Up the Schoolhouse in JuneI drive the bus the last day every year and watch the kids spill out like they're shot from a gun. It's the happiest sad job in the county.warm rock, school-days ballad3:37
6. 6. Tip Jar Serenade for a Rainy TuesdayUnder an awning by the subway stairs with cold hands and a tip jar. I wrote it for every busker who kept playing in the rain.street-corner ballad, rock ballad4:06
7. 7. Boxes Down the Porch StepsDad's old hand truck squeaks across the floor and Mama tapes up the last box by the door. Every move I've made sounded a little like this.family ballad, moving-day song4:01
8. 8. Floodlights Humming After the Final OutThe crowd went home an hour ago and the paper cups are all that's left in the quiet rows. I stayed to hear it for a minute.hushed rock, after-the-show ballad4:06
9. 9. Downshift on the Devil's StaircaseMidnight on the mountain with fog on the glass and forty tons behind me on the hairpins. It's the slow hymn I close with when the lights go down.hymn rock, mountain ballad3:19