- Hidden deep beneath the Cumberland Mountains in Grundy County, Tennessee, lies one of the world's most magical musical adventures, The Caverns Sessions.

three million years in the making, pure acoustics offer music from the heart of the American experience.

Center stage and deep inside the mountain.

This time welcoming, Ruby Waters.

upbeat music It's deep down sound in the Caverns.

Coming up next!

[cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] - Thank you so much.

Oh yeah, my name is Ruby.

I'm so pumped to be here.

[cheering] And this next song is called, "Droppin' Up."

[gentle guitar] [gentle guitar] ♪ There's no point anymore, I'm way past it.

♪ ♪ There's no signs anymore, I'm way past it.

♪ ♪ There's no bars anymore.

I'm way past it.

♪ ♪ Don't wanna say goodbye anymore, I'm way past it.

♪ ♪ Flew too close to the sun ♪ ♪ A lot a lost brain cells in my head ♪ ♪ I never know when to lie down ♪ ♪ Always too caught up in making the bed.

♪ ♪ I used to wake up in the morning.

♪ ♪ Never knowing who I was beside ♪ ♪ Now I'm waking up with you.

♪ ♪ Not knowin' who I am inside ♪ [upbeat music] [upbeat music] ♪ Got an itch I need a scratch ♪ ♪ Gotta get dug out ♪ ♪ All the knots in my back ♪ ♪ Gotta bang them out ♪ ♪ All the bugs under my skin ♪ ♪ Gotta get them out Thinkin' of tunin' in ♪ ♪ And droppin' out ♪ ♪ Flew too close to the sun ♪ ♪ A lotta lost brain cells in my head ♪ ♪ Never know when to lie down ♪ ♪ Always too caught up in making the bed ♪ ♪ I used to wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ Never knowing who I was beside ♪ ♪ And now I'm wakin' up with you ♪ ♪ Not knowin' who I am inside ♪ [upbeat music] ♪ There's only so much space inside of us and ♪ ♪ I can't decide what I want to be filled with ♪ ♪ Come and empty me out, so I can start over ♪ ♪ There's only so much space inside of us and ♪ ♪ I can't decide what I want to be filled with ♪ ♪ Come and empty me out, so I can start over ♪ ♪ There's only so much space inside of us and ♪ ♪ I can't decide what I want to be filled with ♪ ♪ Come and empty me out, so I can start over ♪ ♪ There's only so much space inside of us and ♪ ♪ I can't decide what I want to be filled with ♪ ♪ Come and empty me out, so I can start over ♪ [upbeat music] [upbeat music] [cheering and applause] [gentle rock music] [gentle rock music] ♪ I hear that you've got the smoothest, ♪ ♪ Sweetest tastin' lips ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ Like cotton candy mixed with sour patch kids ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ Heard you got that melt in your mouth ♪ ♪ Make your lips pucker up ♪ ♪ Way of being ♪ ♪ Inside out, upside down ♪ ♪ Duh ♪ ♪ Way of feeling ♪ ♪ You cross my mind sometimes ♪ ♪ Whiskey on ice, shivers down my spine ♪ ♪ You're living rent-free in my head now ♪ ♪ It's kind of nice, ohhh ♪ ♪ There's lots of things that ♪ ♪ Are really out of my control ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ Sometimes you gotta ♪ ♪ Give in and pay the toll ♪ ♪ Heard you gotta roll with the punches, ♪ ♪ Take it like a champion ♪ ♪ Street fighter ♪ ♪ And on the darkest days ♪ ♪ You gotta light the lamp again ♪ ♪ Be brighter ♪ ♪ You cross my mind sometimes ♪ ♪ Whiskey on ice, shivers down my spine ♪ ♪ You're living rent-free in my head now ♪ ♪ And it's kind of nice ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Sugar rushing through my body ♪ ♪ I want you more than anybody ♪ ♪ You cross my mind sometimes ♪ ♪ Whiskey on ice, shivers down my spine ♪ ♪ You're living rent-free in my head now ♪ ♪ And it's kind of nice ♪ ♪ ohh hmm ♪ [gentle rock music] [applause and cheering] - Cheers everybody.

Thank you so much.

[gentle rock music] [gentle rock music] ♪ I've been long,♪ ♪ long away from here ♪ ♪ Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes ♪ ♪ And drink till I was thirsty again ♪ ♪ We went searchin' ♪ ♪ Through thrift store jungles ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo ♪ ♪ And Benny Goodman's corset and pen ♪ ♪ Well, okay, I made this up ♪ ♪ I promised you I'd never give up ♪ ♪ If it makes you happy ♪ ♪ It can't be that bad ♪ ♪ If it makes you happy ♪ ♪ Why the hell are you so sad?

♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ You get down, ♪ ♪ Real low down ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train ♪ ♪ Well, who hasn't been there before?

♪ ♪ I come around ♪ ♪ Around the hard way ♪ ♪ Bring you comics in bed, ♪ ♪ scrape the mold off the bread ♪ ♪ And serve you French toast again ♪ ♪ Well, okay, ♪ ♪ I still get stoned ♪ ♪ I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home ♪ ♪ If it makes you happy ♪ ♪ It can't be that bad ♪ ♪ If it makes you happy ♪ ♪ Why the hell are you so sad?

♪ ♪ If it makes you happy ♪ ♪ It can't be that bad ♪ ♪ If it makes you happy ♪ ♪ Why the hell are you so sad?

♪ [gentle rock music] [applause and cheering] - Gonna do my cheers for you guys.

[gentle rock music] [gentle rock music] ♪ Yeah.

♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah.

♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ Way that he makes me feel ♪ ♪ Is something good, man that can't be real ♪ ♪The way that my insides move ♪ ♪ Every time I get close to you ♪ ♪ So innocent, so filthy ♪ ♪ So innocent, so guilty ♪ ♪ So innocent, so filthy ♪ ♪ So innocent, so guilty ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ And the way that he makes me feels ♪ ♪ Is something good.

man, it can't be real, no... ♪ ♪ And the way that my inside whoah, ohh♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Every time I get close to you ♪ ♪ You're so innocent ♪ ♪ So filthy ♪ ♪ So innocent, so guilty ♪ ♪ So innocent, so filthy, yeah ♪ ♪ So innocent and so guilty ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, ohh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh ohh oh ohhh ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ Hmm hmmm hmm ♪ ♪ Hoo ho hoo hoo ♪ ♪ Ooh oh ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah ♪ [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] [cheering and applause] - Thank you guys so much.

How we doing?

[crowd cheering] - We good?

We're stoked?

We're in a cave?

How crazy is that?

It's pretty crazy.

[band tuning up] - Okay.

This song is called Sweet Sublime.

[cheering] [gentle rock music] ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Hmm hmm mm ♪ ♪ Sick of tryna find the right words ♪ ♪ Man, my head hurts, ♪ ♪ I've been stuck up in it for years ♪ ♪ Hope I'm fluxing with the right flow.

♪ ♪ I've been high, I've been low ♪ ♪ I have grown too cold for the tears ♪ ♪ If life is but a dream then let's create it ♪ ♪ Life is just a game then let's play it.

♪ ♪ Take what weighs you down, ♪ ♪ I'll weigh it ♪ ♪ If you got something to say then go, ♪ ♪ and say it, yeah yeah ♪ ♪ Go and say it ♪ ♪ Baby its been a long, long time ♪ ♪ I've been stuck up in this sweet sublime ♪ ♪ Four years ago I lost my mind ♪ ♪ Think it's gone for good this time ♪ [gentle rock music] ♪ Yeah, yeah, mmm, mmm, mmm ♪ ♪ I broke in the pockets, but I'm rich in the mind ♪ ♪ Philosophies and prophecies I'm happy that I can find ♪ ♪ Once got with a god who was a thousand years old ♪ ♪ Said if you got a heart of gold don't let that go ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ You got yourself a dream so go create it ♪ ♪Jump and turn the game and go play it ♪ ♪ Take what weighs you down, ♪ ♪ I'll weigh it ♪ ♪ If you got something to say, ♪ ♪ Say it, ♪ ♪ Say it, say it ♪ ♪ Baby, ♪ ♪ Everybody ♪ ♪ It's been a long, long time ♪ ♪ I've been sucked up in this sweet sublime ♪ ♪ Four years ago I lost my mind I ♪ ♪ I think it's gone for good this time ♪ ♪ Look at this beautiful mess I made baby ♪ ♪ I cleaned it up but you and I both know it made me ♪ ♪ They say dancing with the devil makes you crazy ♪ ♪ They've been talking I've been dancing on the daily ♪ ♪ I've been changing like the weather man lately ♪ ♪ Hoping it's for the better, hoping that is saves me ♪ ♪ Every day it gets a little more hazy ♪ ♪ But it's not gonna phase me ♪ ♪ It's been a long, long time ♪ ♪ I've been stuck up in this sweet sublime ♪ ♪ And I lost my mind ♪ ♪ I think it's gone for good this time ♪ ♪ Ohh ohh oh ♪ ♪ I think it's gone for good this time ♪ [cheering and applause] [upbeat rock music] - Thank you so much.

This is our last tune.

We're very thankful to be here.

Cheers.

[upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] ♪ It's easy to lose it, easy to lose it all ♪ ♪ Can't always choose it, ♪ ♪ had a couple of wins had a couple of falls ♪ ♪ And I paint my pain away, ♪ ♪ With everything I've got ♪ ♪ No shame in yesterday ♪ ♪ No time to really stop ♪ ♪ No time to really stop ♪ ♪ And I wonder if you'd stay, ♪ ♪ Through the crashing of the tides ♪ [upbeat rock music] ♪ And I guess it's all okay, ♪ ♪ No no really yeah it's fine ♪ ♪ I'll never hold you back ♪ ♪ (Ohh oo,ooo, ooo) ♪ ♪ But I'll probably let you down ♪ ♪ (Ohh oo,ooo, ooo) ♪ ♪ And I'll always wish you well ♪ ♪ (Ohh oo,ooo, ooo) ♪ ♪ Love it when you are around ♪ ♪ Far cry ♪ ♪ The flavor of everything ♪ ♪ Try not to waste it ♪ ♪ So come and sit down with me ♪ ♪ And bring what you bring ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'll paint your pain away ♪ ♪ With everything I've got ♪ ♪ No shame in yesterday, ♪ ♪ No time to really stop ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no time to really stop ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh , ooh, I wonder if you'd stay ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Through the crashing of the tides ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh and I guess it's all okay, ♪ ♪ Yes, yes, all okay, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, really, yeah, it's fine ♪ ♪ Really yeah, it's fine.

♪ ♪ And I'll never hold you back.

♪ ♪ (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ But I'll probably let you down ♪ ♪ Down, down, down, down.

(Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ And I'll always wish you well, (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ Wish you well, when you're not around ♪ ♪ Love it when you are around ♪ ♪ Far cry (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ Far cry (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ Far cry (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ Far cry (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ ♪ (Oh oh oh oh) ♪ [upbeat rock music] [upbeat rock music] [applause and cheering] ♪