You Got It (Roy Orbison Cover)

Another Chapter

Cherry Road

The Clown

Lyrics:

We used to write letters 
Whatever happened to letter writing 
I used to know intimate details 
Of your every day 
We used to take long walks 
No matter the weather 
We used to just talk until there was 
Nothing left to say 

Come on home Molly 
The rooms are empty 
Let’s walk like ghosts through the halls of the old house 
Come on home molly 
Dusk is falling 
And I know that you’ve moved on to somewhere else 

We used to have a good cry 
Whatever happened to body shaking 
You used to just take the time to hold me tight 
We used to have silences 
But Molly, not like this 
I guess it is too late to 
Set things right 

Come on home Molly (come on home Molly) 
The rooms are empty (the rooms are empty) 
Let’s walk like ghosts through the halls of the old house 
Come on home molly (come on home Molly) 
Dusk is falling (dusk is falling) 
And I know that you’ve moved on to somewhere else 

Who made the dress in the photograph 
You made me promise I would sew it for you 
The two of you stand in the tall grass 
Oh you’re so far away 
From the Molly I knew 

Come on home Molly 
The rooms are empty 
Let’s walk like ghosts through the halls of the old house 
Come on home molly (come on home Molly) 
Dusk is falling (dusk is falling) 
And I know that you’ve moved on to somewhere else 

Yeah we’ve all moved on 
Yeah we’ve all moved on 
We’ve all moved on Molly 



Lyrics and song by Robert Jackson and Alicia Best Copyright A Different Thread 2024

Come on Home Molly

Pretty Polly is an age-old murder ballad, originally from England, that tells a tragic tale of betrayal and revenge.  This version, rearranged by A Different Thread, is the first single from their new folk Ep "Some Distant Shore".

Pretty Polly

“One road is ending, another road begins, come on let’s do it over again” - A Different Thread

Some things are just meant to be. Alicia Best (US) and Robert Jackson (UK) met while busking on the cobbled streets of Ireland and discovered both a musical and personal harmony that was serendipitous. In the decade since forming A Different Thread, Best and Jackson have taken their act on the road, touring over a dozen countries, supporting artists such as The Milk Carton Kids and Jody Stephens (Big Star), and garnering critical praise from the likes of Folk Radio UK, which hailed the duo as “warm, deep songwriters that have drank from the well of 20th century tradition.”

Their new album, Over Again (out Sep 2nd 25’), was written during a period of transition, marked by their arrival stateside and a solar eclipse. Recording began in their tiny home studio, continued in Sylvan Esso's Betty's (The Mountain Goats, Watchhouse), and finished at Alma Vale Studio (Phantom Limb/Yola, Elles Bailey) in the UK. 

Their sound is transcontinental, blending Jackson's British folk rock background with Best's North Carolina-bred alt-country melodies. Informed by their life experiences (navigating visas, vanlife, love across oceans) and liberal commentary on both environmental and social justice topics, the album mixes electric guitars with Appalachian dulcimer, gospel-tinged vocals with honky-tonk fiddle. While inspired by artists like Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, and John Prine, A Different Thread maintain a distinct sound that is all their own. 

Alicia and Robert see the creation of Over Again as a testament to the power that music has to heal and transform: “For us, this album marks a new beginning—like a rebirth—as we shed negative cycles to work towards a brighter future.”

Come on Home Molly

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