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FOREST FULL OF WOLVES

from FOREST FULL OF WOLVES (2018) by Bill Mallonee

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One of the finest "closer" songs I've ever written...
"And I'm sorry...but everything keeps turning
and I'm sorry...I couldn't keep the home fires burning..."

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FOREST FULL OF WOLVES words & music: bill mallonee
Well, the roads are frozen mud & the world has come a part
it all hangs in the balance of a single spark
I don't know if she'll crank...they say it's 10 below
and that's a lot to ask...from an old beat up Ford

Was it all just a fool errand...This dream about the land?
a small farm and a few kids & a wife to hold hands
first the drought & then the dust, till there's really nothing left
the the banker-man w/ a gold watch & a gold cross on his vest

And I'm sorry
but everything keeps turning
I'm sorry
I couldn't keep the home fires burning

Fled the heartland for California in this beat-up truck
we had Jesus on the dashboard; but it may not be enough
Roads are frozen mud & God, this is a different kind of cold
and that's a whole lot to ask my friend from an old beat up Ford

And I'm sorry
but everything keeps turning
I'm sorry
I couldn't keep the home fires burning

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from FOREST FULL OF WOLVES (2018), released January 27, 2018
Bill Mallonee & The Big Sky Ramblers

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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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