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IT ALL TURNS TO DUST

from LANDS & PEOPLES (2015) by Bill Mallonee

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"Well, the banker man he stood up and adjusted his fine coat
and he showed me where to sign on that promissory note..."

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IT ALL TURNS TO DUST words & music: bill mallonee
(admin BMI 2015)

Well, the banker man he stood up and adjusted his fine coat
and he showed me where to sign on that promissory note
everything that we had, well, it all went on the line
plant the seed an roll the dice just this one last time

well, you know how this one goes...a tale of woe & loss
should have seen it coming from a thousand miles off
I was pleading with the banker man; "just give me one more month..."
wife and kids were starving...beneath a Kansas sun
he just smiled and looked away; our eyes they never ever locked
reached inside his vest pocket and opened his gold watch

Well, there's not much you can count on
but here's one thing you can trust
everything & everyone
it all turns to dust...

she left me in September....to the East she headed back
she told me not to write her...i've tried to make good on that

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from LANDS & PEOPLES (2015), released May 1, 2015
Bill Mallonee: vocals, acoustic, electric, resonator & high-string guitars, basses, drums

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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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