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ON SPEAKIN' TERMS

from A CLAMORING OF GHOSTS (2021) by Bill Mallonee

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SPEAKING TERMS words & music: bill mallonee
There's a million steps between
your spirit and these stars
and there's another million back
to this drink at the bar
There's a million apologies to make
if i could remember who they and get back on
Speakin' terms...speakin' terms...speakin' terms

Somewhere 'round Tex-Arkana
in an almost an empty room
an old fellow with pawn shop guitar
singin' river songs & delta blues
all the wisdom of the world
is locked inside of those tunes
Eternal & Firm
to get your soul back on
Speakin' terms...speakin' terms...speakin' terms

Had a million stages to stand upon
with a million lights above
On bar-room stationary
I scrawled out some words of Love
to preach myself a sermon
'bout all those bridges that i burned
to get you back
On speakin' terms...speakin' terms...speakin' terms

Now you can hate you enemy
You can call out all their sins
but the only thing that hatred does
is to make you just like them
there's a million apologies to make
if our hearts could find the words
to get back on
those speakin' terms...speakin' terms...speakin' terms

words & music by Bill Mallonee
c. 2021 BMI

Released January 26, 2021
Bill Mallonee. song, vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass, drums, harmonica

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from A CLAMORING OF GHOSTS (2021), released March 5, 2021
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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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