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ONLY ONE THING EVER DOES words/music: bill mallonee
yer always in the dark about how it'll fall out
but, right now? it don't look so good
there's doctrines & texts that people spout
so, i guess it ends like it should

it was drums & guitars and a stack of wax
they say the spirit hovered over creation
in a dusty & cold cinder block basement
I forged my own salvation

CHORUS:
when you're betting farms & placing your faith
seeking your sign from above
a million things could happen they say
but only one thing ever does

there's a few truths and there's many a lie
you sort through on your way
so much heartache & beauty they hypnotize
from cradle to the grave

there are paupers & poets; shakers & movers
but baby, that's just the thin veneer
wear it all down to where rubber meets the road
and we're all just travelin' with "fear."
(sits in) the passenger side of a beautiful ride
it's your Joy he's aiming to steal
keep your eyes on the road...heart in the stars
and don't let him get behind the wheel

(An unused alt verse.)
living in skin was the damnedest thing
i smiled by numbers all the time
it got easier...to live with the doubts
and step over that line

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from DOLOROSA (Fall & Winter 2013), released November 12, 2013
Bill Mallonee: electric & acoustic guitars, vocals. bass, drums, "mandolin," harmonica

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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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