US Mill

US Mill
Album	Full Force Galesburg
Released	1997
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:27
Previous Track	"Weekend in Western Illinois"
Next Track	"Song for the Julian Calendar"

US Mill is the 10th song on the album Full Force Galesburg.

Lyrics

Way up north
Down the road a little
Back in New England
Right here in the middle
And all way out west

We had our ears to the ground
All of our dreams resting in the same spot
Listening for the old sound
And it was ringing so clear as crystal
And it was shining as bright as gold
Grain gathering on the stone floor
And we were spring-heeled and we were real cold
All summer long
Deep into autumn
In a high room
And down here in the bottom
Down here in the bottom

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "This is old." -- 2023-10-10 - The Knitting Factory - Boise, ID

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1997-06-22 - Cat's Cradle - Chapel Hill, NC
• 2018-04-17 - Port City Music Hall - Portland, ME
• 2023-09-19 - Brooklyn Made - New York, NY
• 2023-10-09 - Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox - Spokane, WA
• 2023-10-10 - The Knitting Factory - Boise, ID
• 2023-10-11 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT
• 2023-10-13 - Fox Theater - Boulder, CO