KISSING BOOTH (heart of steel) acoustic demo w/ harp

from BLUE CHIP BLUE by Bill Mallonee

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KISSING BOOTH words/music: bill mallonee
there's a kissing booth and so these folks
they come from miles around
when'er that kissing booth and carney
they pull into town...pull into town
they say it only costs a nickel; to close your eyes and feel
something far beyond this world; now i call that a deal
& you're hoping she might be the one to melt your heart of steel

they say it all goes by so quick
and it'll all go by so fast
nothing you can do but leap
and hold onto your hat...hold onto to your hat
Love is always a gamble, but you want it to be real
in a world of broken promises; a spinning of the wheel
& you're hoping she might be the one to melt your heart of steel

she smiled pretty as a picture
and me? tried to swallowed all my fear
it wasn't for my looks for sure
but she drew me oh-so-near...drew me oh-so-near
sometimes the jailer & the prisoner hold each other dear
anyway, something opened up and the skies they became clear
she whispered something softly...
but, i can't repeat that here

now, there's a few things to be thankful for
if you know what i mean
i've never been a pauper
i'll never be a king...i'll never be a king
but it only costs a nickel to close your eyes and feel
something far beyond all words, now. i call that a deal
and ever once so often, she melts your heart of steel

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from BLUE CHIP BLUE, track released December 3, 2015

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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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