BOOM & BUST TOWN

from The Rags of Absence 2017 by Bill Mallonee (Jan. 2017)

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Wanted you to hear this...Has a "Paisley underground" feel to it.
Paisley Underground was a neo-psychedelia music scene in Cali/LA in the mid 90's; Think Green on Red or Rain Parade, two exponents of it))
The vibe, the rawness here is what I love...
enjoy, folks!

bill

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Boom & Bust Towns (Most Decent Folks)
words & music: bill mallonee c BMI 2016

Going nation-wide going coast to coast
6 string drag on a J-50
lonely?
That don't even come close

Fell in love with the songs
fell in love with the stories
the saints and the sinners and the ragged glory
running through my veins; running through the pouring rain

Chorus
there's always the string of boom & bust towns
most decent folks don't want you around

I don't mean to be forward, i just wanna be real
honey, you the kinda girl a fella should steal
and i'd care for your spirit the best way i know how
'Cause life is like lightening and the world is a storm
some days you wish you'd never been born
but that's how you know you still haven't found your home

Chorus
there's always the string of boom & bust towns
most decent folks don't want you around

i saw it too late...by then i was a goner
paint yourself into a corner
a convert to the asphalt, kerosene & creosote
put on a fringe jacket and some cheap cologne
if you've got the road you may not need a home
there's so many ways a person can get born

Chorus
there's always the string of boom & bust towns
most decent folks don't want you around

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from The Rags of Absence 2017, released January 2, 2017
Bill Mallonee: vocals, harmonies, electric & acoustic guitars, lap steel, resonator guitars, high-string guitars, bass, drums, harmonica, loops

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020. ... more

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