Rhiannon Giddens - Yet to Be (feat. Jason Isbell) (Official Video)

Rhiannon Giddens’ “Yet to Be,“ featuring Jason Isbell, from the upcoming album, ’You’re the One,’ due August 18 on Nonesuch Records. Pre-order now at Video by Robert Edridge-Waks Original visuals from Library of Congress, National Archives, State Library and Archives of Florida, National Library of Ireland Prelinger Archives “Home Movies: Can 11281: Cross-Country Road Trip, Visit to New York City and New York World’s Fair, ca. 1964-65“ (CC-BY-3.0) Prelinger Archives “Home Movies: Can 11269: Detroit Family Scenes and Vacation“ (CC-BY-3.0) Prelinger Archives “Home Movies: Can 11283: Niagara Falls, Home Scenes, Birthday Party“ (CC-BY-3.0) YET TO BE (Rhiannon Giddens/Marcus Hummon) She was born on a farm  Working the clay  She ran off when she was 16  Down a long country road  With nowhere to go  She knew that she had to leave She hopped a one-way train  With a ticket to ride  In the third class back with the others  She watched the farm fade away  Just hoping and praying  She’d have a better life than her mother’s  It’s a long long way from where we’ve been  The here and now is better than it was back then Today may break your heart  But tomorrow holds the key  We’ve come so far but the best is yet to be  He was born on the farm  But he didn’t wanna stay  His daddy said he was a fool  So he crept away in the dead of night  And got a steamer out of Liverpool It’s far far away from the green fields at home To the wild Atlantic gray  He was hoping for work and he prayed for the love   Waiting half a world away  It’s a long long way from where we’ve been  The here and now is better than it was back then  Today may break your heart  But tomorrow holds the key  We’ve come so far but the best is yet to be  She was mopping the floor  He was working the bar  It was a divine collision of the human heart  It was east of her and west of him  They were wishing on the same bright star  And then the baby was a brand new start  In the hollow of his hand The road is rising up to meet them #rhiannongiddens #youretheone #jasonisbell