Performed on September 15, 2013 at Matthew Anderson’s Waffle Night. All concert proceeds went to The First Fund, a nonprofit scholarship program for first-grade students and the teachers, parents, and guardians who love them.

Original version: https://soundcloud.com/maxyoder/an-old-couple-in-a-caravan

LYRICS
An old couple in a caravan,
A.M. radio, they’re holding hands.
While I’m holding to my coffee cup,
Wonderin’ if I’ll ever find that kind of luck.

‘Cause time don’t make it easier, you know.
And I try to keep the days, but they always go.
And it ain’t love if you leave it in the past.
Good Lord, give me something that’s built to last.

These days, I get the feeling like I’m being used.
These hours leave me weak, and these weeks, abused.
It all starts to break you down when you’re twisting all the lights,
And it’s just not around.

‘Cause time don’t make it easier, you know.
And I try to keep the days, but they always go.
And it ain’t love if you leave it in the past.
Good Lord, give me something that’s built to last.

I’ll let the tide come and take me out to sea.
I’ll let the water burnish the worthwhile parts of me.

An Old Couple In A Caravan (Live at Waffle Night)

Written by Neil Young
Interpreted by Max Yoder

LYRICS
Did I see you down in a young girl’s town,
With your mother in so much pain?
I was almost there at the top of the stairs,
With her screamin’ in the rain.

Did she wake you up to tell you that,
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup,
With the promise of a man.

Did I see you walking with the boys,
Though it was not hand in hand?
And was some black face in a lonely place,
When you could understand?

Did she wake you up to tell you that,
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup,
With the promise of a man.

Will I see you give more than I can take?
Will I only harvest some?
As the days fly past will we lose our grasp,
Or fuse it in the sun?

Did she wake you up to tell you that,
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup,
With the promise of a man.

Harvest

Max Yoder and Matthew Anderson cover Modest Mouse’s Sleepwalking.

Matthew is playing banjo and singing.

Max is playing the other stuff.

Sleepwalking (Cover)

Things I tend to think about, like minarets and thunderclouds, and who will be the last person to play the French Horn.

Why do cats need so much sleep? And what’s so bad on up the creek? And why did you cry when we kissed?

So many things I miss. Two eyes and all the senses, but still no sign of bliss.

So many things I wish I had, but don’t need that badly.

I pick my daughter up from school. I tend to hope and pray she thinks I’m cool. I wish I’d told my dad I think he’s cool.

It’s not so much that I’m afraid, just terrified that I’ll fade away—that my whole life’s been covered by a lampshade.

And if I were a lightbulb, I’d probably rather not have a lampshade at all.

And if I were a lightbulb, I’d very much like to be indoors and near a favorite sitting place of yours.

Vocals: Max Yoder

Lightbulb

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Lyrics:

An old couple in a caravan, A.M. radio, they’re holding hands. While I’m holding to my coffee cup, wonderin’ if I’ll ever find that kind of luck.

‘Cause time don’t make it easier, you know. And I try to keep the days, but they always go. And it ain’t love if you leave it in the past. Good Lord, give me something that’s built to last.

These days, I get the feeling like I’m being used. These hours leave me weak, and these weeks, abused. It all starts to break you down when you’re twisting all the lights, and it’s just not around.

I’ll let the tide come and take me out to sea. I’ll let the water burnish the worthwhile parts of me.

An Old Couple in a Caravan

Lyrics:

I think I need some nachos; everything's irritating me right now. I tried my Elton John, but not even Levon can calm me down.

Maybe I should take a break from my Adderall; maybe I should tell the doctor that I take it at all.

Well, if I'm sorry, would that bring you to me? Well, if I'm sorry, would that much you believe?

I like to watch movies—could I get paid to do that sort of thing? We could have been a doctor; we could have been a lawyer and a king.

Maybe I should go to sleep before I use my phone; maybe I should stay awake and call everyone I know.

I thought I would be better; I thought they all were fools. I thought that Zack Morris had taught me all the rules.

Zack Morris

"O, Evelyn" was written by Mike Kinsella under the moniker of Owen. This version of "O, Evelyn" was orchestrated, sung, and recorded by Max Yoder for his cousins: Anderson, Cooper, and Stella.

Watch the music video here: https://vimeo.com/54638052

Lyrics:

All that I need is to know that I'll know you when you're older.
O, Evelyn, don't shy away from the cameras, and don't die before I do.

And all that I need is to know that I'll know you when you're older.
O, Evelyn, don't waste no time feeling sorry, and don't lie down with salesmen.

Baby, I'm feeling old.
The hairs on my bones are turning grey.
Where my skin once lived only blisters remain.

All that I need is to know that I'll know you when you're older.
O, Evelyn, don't let your shyness define you.
You're a queen amongst libertines.

O, Evelyn

Max Yoder writes songs. This one is called "Haunts," and it features a big-boy piano, a toy piano, a cello, and some clapping.

LYRICS:
I wrote you your favorite song; now I sing it all day long, and I’d like to sing your favorite song to you.

So tell me how it came to pass—how something big went gone so fast—and why, like me, you don’t want to find it, too.

Please advise, please see below—where I cracked the rib, where I kissed the nose—and explain just what’s left to want.

But, from a perch, perception fell. You found you liked me not so well, and I found the ghost of loneliness haunts.

If I catch you screaming,
A tear falling from your eye,
I won’t consult the demon,
Who wrestles with the why.

I wrote you your favorite song; now I sing it all day long, and I’d like to sing your favorite song to you.

Haunts

LYRICS:
Well, it was the two of us, my nose at the window of the bus.

We were dreaming fiercely of life. We were guessing which guesses were right.

And the years were numbered by songs and blame that doesn't stay where it belongs.

And I leaned my bike against your house; you said, "If you don't tell, no one will find out."

The same way that you would pick a peach, and all the things you can't unteach.

I had no clue that I would ever find out some things can only be dreamt about.

Still, those days when it's just lawn and sky and your eyes—well, isn't that a lie?

When you led me up the stairs and I made sure to watch your feet, to make sure you weren't floating, because I felt like I was floating.

When you led me up the stairs and I made sure to watch your feet, to make sure you weren't floating, because I felt like I was floating away.

Up the Stairs

Written by Bob Dylan
Covered by Max Yoder
Music Video at www.vimeo.com/63705630

LYRICS
Buckets of rain, buckets of tears,
Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears,
Buckets of moonbeams in my hand.
You got all the love, honey baby, I can stand.

I've been meek, and hard like an oak,
I've seen pretty people disappear like smoke.
Friends will arrive, friends will disappear,
If you want me, honey baby, I'll be here.

I like your smile, and your fingertips.
I like the way that you move your hips.
I like the cool way you look at me.
Everything about you is bringing me misery.

Little red wagon, little red bike,
I ain't no monkey, but I know what I like,
I like the way you love me strong and slow.
I'm takin' you with me, honey baby, when I go.

Life is sad, life is a bust,
All ya can do is do what you must.
You do what you must do, and ya do it well.
I'll do it for you, honey baby, can't you tell?

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