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Bill Mallonee​/​WPA - DRIVING MACHINE​/​Take care of that old heavy heart

from ETERNAL DAWN & GLOAMING​/​WPA Vol. 7 (Mar. 2010) by Bill Mallonee

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written after i had to sell a beloved guitar to make rent and keep the heat on that winter.

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TAKE CARE OF THAT OLD HEAVY HEART
words/music: bill mallonee

I’ve been coming here for years...just to hear your voice
and maybe catch a glimpse of your smile, of course
I came here with good intentions...I came here to get washed clean
came here with a heart on fire...and my driving machine
Chorus #1
You, lay your burden down...then you walk away
no need to let them...have the last say
you take the beauty path...beneath the brightest star
and take care of that old heavy heart
and take care of that old heavy heart

Hold that little bit of what’s left of you...up to the light of those back-drop blues
and peek beneath your threadbare skin...look at all those ghosts you gotta defend
you can measure the distance to the stars...by the length of cracks in your guitar
if ya’ need to know how wide the curse? Well, it’s just the same formula in reverse
Chorus #2
You, lay your burden down...try to keep it together
what was heavy as hell...is now as light as a feather
take the beauty path...beneath the brightest star
and take care of that old heavy heart
and take care of that old heavy heart

Pretty hard to think about...whole lot sadder to say
when life just has a penchant...for getting in the way
when the coins get a lil’ sparse...and times a little mean
sometime’s you might have to sell...your driving machine

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from ETERNAL DAWN & GLOAMING​/​WPA Vol. 7 (Mar. 2010), released March 10, 2010
Bill Mallonee: Vocals, guitars, harps

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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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