Rosanne Cash - Etta's Tune Lyrics






What's the temperature, darlin'?
A hundred or more
Horses pawing at the dust
Violets wilting by the door
But you pour your strongest coffee
And I'll take the battered wheel
We'll drive straight down the river road
Spread a blanket on the hill

What's the temperature, darlin'?
Now don't stare into the past
There was nothing we could change or fix
It was never gonna last
Now don't stare into those photos
Don't analyze my eyes
We're just a mile or two from Memphis
And the rhythm of our lives

A mile or two from Memphis
And I must go away
I tore up all the highways
Now there's nothing left to say
A mile or two from Memphis
And I finally made it home

There were days you paced the kitchen
There were nights that felt like jail
When the phone rang in the dead of night, you would always throw my bail
No you never touched the whiskey and you never took the pills
I traveled for a million miles while you were standing still

What's the temperature, darlin'?
As the daylight fades away
I'll make one last rehearsal
With one foot in the grave
We kept the house on old Nokomis
We kept the polished bass guitar
We kept the tickets and the reels of tape to remember who we are

A mile or two from Memphis
And I must go away
I tore up all the highways
Now there's nothing left to say
A mile or two from Memphis
And I finally made it home

What's the temperature, darlin'?





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  1. M.... H....

    👍👍👍👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪💕💕💕

  2. M.... H....

    👍👍👍💞💞💞

  3. m.... p....

    really amazing song. You guys really compliment one another. Would love to see you guys live. Awesome

  4. J.... G....

    Roseanne was born In Memphis, but grew up in California so no Southern accent when she speaks. But when she sings she has a perfect voice for country songs. Roseanne pretty, talented and nice person.

  5. S.... A....

    Thanks so much for posting this new music...great harmonizing and exceptional talent on the guitar. 🤔🙇🏻‍♀️🙏🏽🎤🔑🔍💎🎵

  6. L.... K....

    Beautiful :)

  7. B.... K....

    What an amazing voice. Some singers. like Rosanne (& her dad) couldn't sing a song badly if they tried.

  8. D.... S....

    It doesn't get any better....beautiful Rosanne

  9. J.... M....

    Absolutely fantastic. So much character and heart in their performance. Sounds even better than from the studio. Thanks for sharing!

  10. K.... M....

    Holy reverb batman.

  11. M.... B....

    Beautiful!

  12. k.... h....

    Saw Rosanne and John Monday night at the Harvester in VA. 500 seat auditorium with great acoustics and it was absolutely flawless. Love this womans voice like no other...

  13. T.... ....

    this is a great album

  14. b.... ....

    She is amazing!

  15. 2.... ....

    What tuning is John using? Lovely....

  16. 2.... ....

    Roseanne is incredible as always.... John is a hidden monster on the guitar. Vocals and arrangements are incredible.

  17. P.... M....

    Excellent! Without equal. Job done.

  18. B.... P....

    There are not many performers talented enough to risk a "1 Take, 1 mic" scenario. Excellent job. Thanks for the video.

  19. r.... ....

    her voice goes right to my heart.

  20. T.... M....

    The sound and presence of Rosanne Cash and John Levanthal combine in a transcendant way that is deeply moving to the bone and a joy to hear. My family and I are so looking forward to hearing them perform live at the Thousand Oaks Civics Art Plaza in March, 2015. OMG. Also, thank you KCRW and Youtube for the wonderful performances of Rosanne and John online.

    Our home is near Ojai, CA and every time driving to the coast we pass the Cash family home in Casitas Springs. When we do I hear Rosanne's father singing just like he is in the car with us whether or not we are playing music. Rosanne and John Leventhal's River and the Thread is every bit as powerful and awesome and then some. Now when I drive through Casitas Springs my mind can switch between the Johnny Cash song as well as Rosanne and John Leventhal's performance. 

  21. J.... E....

    sahhweet tuning the guy is using.

  22. M.... C....

    There's an old saying in Ireland .."you can't bate breeden"....magic singing ...

  23. r.... ....

    The guy singing looks like Eddie Jordan

  24. 6.... ....

    Etta was the wife of Marshall, who was the bass player in Johnny Cash's original band, the Tennessee Two.

  25. M.... B....

    Very nice I will be buying this album soon ...

  26. K.... T....

    beautiful tune, love the new album

  27. T.... A....

    awesome song!!!!!

  28. R.... P....

    I am a huge ran Rosanne I have been ever since I was a young girl. So happy to hear new music!!