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GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO

from Winnowing (2014) by Bill Mallonee & The Darkling Planes

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4. GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO (gotta give the devil his due)
words & music: bill mallonee

time for closing the wounds up
time for opening hearts
time to hitching our wagon
to the nearest star

the whole nation is weeping
how much longer can it last?
goodwill & trust are thing
of the past

CHORUS:
no matter what the disguise is
well, ya' gotta give the devil his due
but whoever he is
has got some explain' to do

people wanna control you
and it's fear that they employ
as soon as you pledge allegiance
they're out to steal your joy

now, i don't buy the right records
but i know just what i like
and if you're high & lonesome
i know what'll get you through the night

maybe it's the new corporate terror
seducing the government
maybe it's the war machine
maybe the 1%
time for banishing darkness
time to do what's right
time for loving the planet
time for stepping into the light

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from Winnowing (2014), released August 20, 2014

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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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