Download "It's a Long Way Across the Wire," Chris Thile's Song of the Week from our November 16, 2019 broadcast. The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O'Donovan, Mike Elizondo, Eric Doob, Alex Hargreaves, Armand Hirsch, Gabriel Kahane.

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Lyrics:

Boy you’re gonna tire

Yourself right out pretending

That you can write a happy ending

To this story by yourself

‘Cause it’s a long way

Across the wire

Ain’t no shame in falling

Just in being ashamed of calling

For a friend to come and help

Yeah it’s a long way

Across the wire

And it’s been a bad day

Boys you’re gonna tire

Yourselves right out pretending

That you can write a happy ending

To this story by yourselves

‘Cause it’s a long way

Across the wire

Ain’t no shame in falling

Just in being ashamed of calling

For a friend to come and help

Yeah it’s a long way

Across the wire

And it’s been a bad day

But I bet it’ll get a little better

Bet it’ll get a little better

Boy let a buddy in I bet it’ll get a little better

Whoop

Let it get better

Let everybody in

‘Cause buddy with everybody in I bet it’ll get a little better

We ain’t gonna tire

Ourselves out pretending

That we can write a happy ending

To this story by ourselves

‘Cause it’s a long way

Across the wire

Ain’t no shame in falling

Just in being ashamed of calling

For a friend to come and help

Yeah it’s a long way

Across the wire

And it’s been a bad day

But I bet it’ll get a little better

Bet it’ll get a little better

Boy let a buddy in I bet it’ll get a little better

But I bet it’ll get a little better

Bet it’ll get a little better

Boy let a buddy in I bet it’ll get a little better

Whoop

Let it get better

Let everybody in

‘Cause buddy with everybody in I bet it’ll get a little better