Coming of Age in the Midwest

from Not Too Precious by Ziona Riley

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Thirty six packs of nutrisweet
thirty six packs of Splenda.
Count them out
tap and tear
pour them in the pitcher.
Your dad's getting up from his recliner chair
Don't be afraid, fill his cup with Koolaid
and be best friends as long as we can.

Stand up
on the counter top
to steal some sips of cinnamon schnapps.
No one's the wiser
we'll replace what we drank with watered down
Red Koolaid.
Your dad's getting up from his recliner chair
Don't be afraid, fill his cup with Koolaid
and be best friends as long as we can.

I caught you red handed
(stained from the Koolaid)
lounging in your dad's recliner.
You asked me a question I don't know how to answer
"Will we be best friends forever?"
But now you're stuck in that recliner chair,
I'm really scared
I think you drank the Koolaid.
"We'll be best friends," I said. "As long as we can."

credits

from Not Too Precious, released March 29, 2019

license

about

Ziona Riley Nashville, Tennessee

Raised primarily on classical and hymnal music, Ziona Riley is a skilled weaver of harmony and dissonance. Meaning and mystery are knit together in evocative songwriting. Highlighted as one of the best local EPs of 2019, the Nashville Scene called Riley's EP, Not Too Precious “a short collection of deeply
thoughtful, impactful songs about family and contemporary society.” ... more

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Ziona Riley

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Ziona Riley recommends:

Cheers
by Crave On

An artfully modern take on Harry E. Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, this album is love at first listen. Ziona Riley
go to album
An Ex-Pat Returns
by Lou Turner & The Styrofoam Winos

Listen to this album for soul cheering melodies and instrumentation that highlight thoughtful vignettes. Favorite track- "How To." Ziona Riley
go to album
The View from Down Here
by Not Twins

Though they're not actually twins, their voices in perfect harmony evoke the feeling one can only feel when listening to sisters singing together. Ziona Riley
go to album

If you like Ziona Riley, you may also like:

Songs for John Venn
by Lou Turner

supported by 14 fans who also own “Coming of Age in the Midwest”

This album was a comfort to me during the lowest points of 2020-2021. Lou Turner is a gem, whether she's writing, singing, or playing flute. jparshall
go to album
STYROFOAM WINOS "S/T"
by Styrofoam Winos

supported by 7 fans who also own “Coming of Age in the Midwest”
go to album
Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection 2
by Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection

A kaleidoscopic collection of folk, jazz, and pop from this Nashville musician topped with gentle, soothing vocal melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 8, 2023
go to album