SWING IT, JOE

from LANDS & PEOPLES (2015) by Bill Mallonee

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"When the temples of your youth
Their last stones are shaken loose
Ya' learn beauty has no useful-ness
for some...."

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SWING IT, JOE
music/words: bill mallonee

Drove the last few miles in the dark
Hit the foothills & then we slowed
You said: "Everything has changed;
Now you know."

The first thing that caught my eye:
Vacant hills & black-coal sky
Where once forest & the stars
were my home
When the temples of your youth
Their last stones are shaken loose
Ya' learn beauty has no useful-ness
for some

chorus:
Swing it, Joe; Yeah, swing it, Joe
When we go down? No one'll know
Breath a sigh & then ya' go
Swing it, Joe. Yeah, swing it, Joe

It's a *hardpan world from a hardpan start
You try to make some sense of it with a hardpan heart
But, you were like a hero walking straight outta the past
Just like Jesus...built to last.

chorus:
Swing it, Joe; Swing it, Joe
When we go down; No one'll know
Take a bow & then ya' blow
Swing it, Joe. Yeah, swing it, Joe

Kingdoms rise & kingdoms fall
'tween happy hour & last call
On this slow, sad crawl
to God only knows
Hit the foothills then we slowed
It's all bathed in halogen glow
You said: "Everything has changed."
"now you know..."

chorus:
Swing it, Joe; Swing it, Joe
When we go down; No one'll know
Take a bow & then ya' blow
Swing it, Joe. Yeah, swing it, Joe...

*hard·pan (noun)
1. A layer of hard subsoil or clay. Also called caliche.
It is impervious to water
2. Hard, unbroken ground.
3. A foundation; bedrock.

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from LANDS & PEOPLES (2015), released May 1, 2015
Bill Mallonee; vocals, acoustic, electric, resonator & high-string guitars, bass, drums, harmonies

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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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