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Bill Mallonee​/​WPA - MY "FARE THEE WELL" SONG

from KID HEART​/​WPA 11 Bill Mallonee by Bill Mallonee & Vigilantes of Love

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FARE THEE WELL SONG words/music: bill mallonee

I inspected all the maps
cobbled from various reports
no hard evidence as of yet
but rumors too hard to ignore
so I gassed the car, threw in a guitar
put the pedal to the floor

heard a voice when I was younger
well maybe more like a whisper
it spoke of glory faraway
so I became a drifter
some folks frown on such frivolities
but it’s better than closing up your ears

Chorus #1
stumblin’ down these highways
and they all look the same
to a long lost destination
with a long forgotten name
So I think I’ll call this one
my fare thee well song

I heard it in a child’s laughter
and in a gambler’s bet
in my beloved’s kiss
where hearts and stars intersect
but I will admit on most days
that voice seems hardly there at all

Chorus #2
we’re all stumblin’ down the back road
walkin’ wounded just the same
towards a long-lost destination
with a long forgotten name
So I think I’ll call this one
my Fare Thee Well song

if you’ll take a risk
if you’ll make a start
if you’ll pick up your hammer
and if you’ll drop your guard
free your imagination
to live in your neighbor’s skin

and your heart will start to soften
you might even lend a hand
anyone is capable
even politicians
and you’ll find that you can carry
more than you ever believed
Chorus #3
we’re all stumblin’ down the road
nah, this ain’t no walk in the park
groping down a hallway
whistlin’ in the dark
so you can join a long
in this fare thee well song

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from KID HEART​/​WPA 11 Bill Mallonee, track released August 7, 2011
Bill Mallonee: all instruments

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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. ... more

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