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Works (in) Progress Administration Vol. 1

by Bill Mallonee

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pass me that paper n’ pen and shot to boot let a dreamer preach a sermon and a fool speak half-a heart full chorus: and baby, when you love... ya’ find out who you are wherever you lay your head... may there be a pillow of stars and though fate and sad reversals may slow your journey home you’ll get there cause that deal was done... a long, long time ago... And what cha said with your eyes was more n’ you wanted to speak my how we use these stammerin’ tongues to steady stumblin’ feet I dunno why I rock this way or why I roll with such an art dunno why speak these words to break my own heart
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Bottoming Out Lyrics/music: bill mallonee Guitar player country band too long watin' for the ship top come in the ship to come in Record man said he liked our sound pulled some dust from a bag and he bought us another round he bought us another round Chorus: Religion's neither here nor there when you'r stuck in the middle of the thin air it's too much hunger and not enough cash it's always the cheap stuff that takes us down fast always the cheap stuff that takes us down fast and nothing is turning you about? yeah, you're bottoming out... 5 sets a night and you do what you must You do what you must look at those ruins you hide among yeah your lips keep moving you don't understand the tongue you don't understand the tongue Chorus Make 'em believe it was love at first sight Make 'em believe they had the time of their lives and grace? Could there ever be enough for the hollow places you can't fill up you fill up or touch Chorus
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I took the tears, took the yearning and the spaces in between the ones all August and golden Took the Spirit at his word you might say “sight unseen,” and tucked it in this wood and strings CHORUS: and I thought: “hey, when we drown... we’ll all go down as one” but that was just me...wishing in the sun and when thinking trumped the feeling as the cards all fell to you I knew this time...I was wrong I was loyal...I was true I was pretty fond of you at your feet my treasures I would lay a leaf of heartache and transparency... vermillion and blue ah, but you never met my gaze (repeat chorus) there’s the sad decay of paper in the books we put away ah, but once we swore they were our mother and my soul’s still august and gold and the mystery still pervades for one reason...or another 

4.
Hey, where you’d get that wound babe? Honey, where you’d get that scar? where’d you get bad break? the one inside your heart are you looking for a good way... to begin again? Don’t you know it is an act of faith...to be your own best friend? But we all hide behind these phrases still aching to be heard but one day love...she will get the last word you’d best not speak that name ‘round here lest you wanna draw the heat and I could see you were a travelin’ man with those holes in your feet Was it declarations...of love? Was it lamentations?...Was it none of the above? But we all hide behind these phrases still aching to be heard but one day love...she will get the last word and the moonlight splinters wildly and aren’t we like broken glass? And the paths’ become a red rose and the future floods the past time to let go of the heartache time to open that clinched fist time to open up your arms wide this is no Judas kiss But if I hide behind these phrases I’m still aching to be heard but one day love...she will get the last word
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Old Paint 05:07
Old.................Paint... gone those days of running whatever was...........ain’t shoulda seen it coming Old.....Paint... eyes are barely seeing Old......Paint... Get so use ta’ dreaming chorus: We could go for days down there in the canyons eagles hanging in the blue, blue air then you’d feel my speed there was no demanding I know you could feel the wind in your hair Old....Paint...what secrets are you carrying? Back to where...the pasture meets the sky A piece of life is yours; a piece of life is mine do we ever know the reason why? 

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Mother, I remember you all ringed with roses and laurel thanks for teaching me those words, but I couldn’t save you from your sorrow oh, please close your eyes...and wait to begin you’ll wake up...in your brand new skin Show me out some different way...to slide through that tomorrow if it vanishes like haze...your old life it’s just borrowed oh, to close your eyes...and wait to begin you’ll wake up...in your brand new skin now whatever falls away and whatever is dross whatever fills the grave ...and whatever gets lost If I hold it all up to the light and it’s all wrecked and scarred All that chrome and touch-up paint? Well, it won’t take you far oh, please close your eyes...and wait to begin you’ll wake up...in your brand new skin

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Guitar harmony and lyric driven...Mid-fi, lush, ragged glory...not a weak song here!
Pillow of Stars, For One Reason or Another and Last Word...are two of all-time favs!
Brand New skin was written after my dear mother, Mary, died unexpectantly a few years back in 2006. she was a poet and well, just a wonderful Mom...
WPA is my moniker for a new series of demos and songs to be released on a quarterly basis. Here's the first "batch."
I write about 40 songs a year, so i needed the "outlet." These are 4 track, home done digital recordings. Charm and the immediacy of the performance is what I'm going for here. I believe this no-fuss approach yields some of an artist most memorable work...
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bill mallonee

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released October 1, 2008

Bill Mallonee: songs, vocals, guitars, bass, piano, harmonica

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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.
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