Another party in an apartment on the other side of town
at times like these I wonder why I follow you around
I’ll have to watch you in your role as a temptress and as a fool
You got the touch it takes to make those wild-eyed dreamers drool
These eager girls and grinning boys that you say are your friends
Trying so hard to convince themselves they’re women and they’re men
Attempting to impress with desperate lies
They don’t even believe themselves, you can see it in their eyes
And at times like these I wanna
ride out to the city’s ragged edge
All I wanna do is ride
Like the brave and empty vagabonds
with nothing left to show and nothing left to hide
You talk about the trips you’ll take someday to Paris and Rome
and I sit and watch the game, and I wait to drive you home
Once again it’s plain to see you’re the star tonight
you spent two hours at the mirror so you could look just right
And at times like these I wanna
ride out to the city’s ragged edge
All I wanna do is ride
Like the brave and empty vagabonds
with nothing left to show and nothing left to hide
The prairie stretches wide, it invites me
To lose myself in its open spaces
Stop runnin’ these human races we run
You and me babe, our race is run, all done
And at times like these I wanna
ride out to the city’s ragged edge
All I wanna do is ride
Like the brave and empty vagabonds
with nothing left to show and nothing left to hide
Recorded in Oakland, “After the Rain” pays tribute to the spirit and sound of John Coltrane in its deft, melodic tunes. Bandcamp New & Notable May 18, 2019
Tompkins Square present a nine-track intro to the gorgeous American Primitive stylings of Wall Matthews—soothing, rustic, and peaceful. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2020
The Imaginational Anthem series comes to Bandcamp. Vol. 9 features an eclectic array of songs selected by Tompkins Square alum Ryley Walker. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 15, 2019