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A hymn of sorts...

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A BORROWING OF BONES w&m: bill mallonee admin BMI 2018

Life's a gift..by slow degrees
No blinding flash & few epiphanies
No one really leaves with anything that is his own
you get these doubts & a borrowing of bones

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The Shakers & The Movers...the Givers & the Takers
Yer trying to throw a noose around your inch of hell's half acre
Love is what is left to you; It'll always get you home
You may have to walk it lonely; this borrowing of bones
borrowing of bones

There were some milestones scattered everywhere
There were stars all tangled in your hair
There was poetry hangin' in thin air
and that scrap of faith you got from who knows where

The winners and the losers...the devils & the Savior
You keep trying to build a fence around your inch of hell's half acre
Love is what is left you; it's the path that gets you home
You may have to walk it lonely; this borrowing of bones

Taking down this tent;
Save it for a rainy day
You can count the truths on one hand
You picked up along the way

The Saints & the Sinners...the real ones & the fakers
You keep trying to throw a rope around your inch of hell's half acre
Love is what is left you; It'll always get you home
You may get to walk it with a Friend; this borrowing of bones
This borrowing of bones
Borrowing of bones

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from "LEAD ON, KINDLY LIGHT" & "THIS WORLD & ONE MORE" (2020), released February 14, 2020
Bill Mallonee: all instruments

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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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