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GRINDSTONE FLOOR​~​(​Alt. Take)

from PALE LIGHTS OFF STARBOARD​/​WPA 14 by Bill Mallonee

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vocals just a tad bit distorted in a place or two, but released it b/c it felt like a wonderful take.

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ONTO THIS GRINDSTONE FLOOR words/music: bill mallonee

20 years down and some change thrown 'round
Me? I was learning how to rob
held the treasures all up to the spotlight
shoulda been getting outta Dodge

shoulda found me a girl & a warm fire
but nothing ever felt like home

20 years down some change thrown down
onto the grindstone floor

Yes, sometimes it felt like dying
but it felt more like a birth
just put the money in the bag
and nobody gets hurt

give it all to the man whose poor
tip the bartender as you walk out that door
20 years down and some change thrown 'round
onto this grindstone floor

Now, fame & fortune don't measure a man
but it sure is a good game
whatever gets split vs. whatever you lose
well, y'always know who to blame
we're all just debtors rollin' loaded dice
waiting for the score

20 years down and some change thrown round
onto this grindstone floor

bridge
you can get yourself good and ready
for the last long ride
but all trails, they lead to the desert
and that's not the worse place to hide

Baby, you learn to sing in eulogies
cause it's the one size that fits all
you tell the living how much the dead are missed
and you'll never lack for a job

everyday we die a lil' bit more
and when the words go south, well, that's what the string sections are for
20 years down and some change thrown 'round
onto this grindstone floor
20 years down
20 years down
20 years down

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from PALE LIGHTS OFF STARBOARD​/​WPA 14, released July 15, 2012
Bill Mallonee: 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, vocals, dulcimer

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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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