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ROUGH PATCH words & music by Bill Mallonee
admin BMI published by "Once More, This Time With Feeling" music

Here you go again you old truth dispatcher
Rosary on the van's rear view and that frayed dream-catcher
Could it be there's a big picture no one wants to see

Prophets went blind from no vision and fewer epiphanies.
when the vehicle hits the rough patch, i guess we'll wait & see
It's more about pullin' on Love's muddy boots and rollin' up your sleeves
Baby, it's all gone up to come tumblin' down to you & me...

Now the Kings had no solutions; the Leaders mumbled incoherent
Paupers grabbed the steering wheel and hoped the guard rail would bear it
So is there a bigger picture no one wants to see?

Prophets went blind from no vision and fewer epiphanies.
when the vehicle hits the rough patch, i guess we'll wait & see
It's more about pullin' on Love's muddy boots and rollin' up your sleeves
Baby, it's all gone up to come tumblin' down to you & me...
Baby, it's all gone up to come tumblin' down to you & me...

Now the fire of the Refiner puts all of it to the test
And the dross of our duplicity, will be made manifest

Prophets were blinded by ambition seeing only what they wanna see
Could it be there's a bigger picture that everyone should see?
It's more about pullin' on Love's muddy boots & rollin' up Love's tattered sleeves
Baby, it's all gone up to tumble down to you & me...
Baby, it's all gone up to tumble down to you & me...

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from HERE IT OPENS WITH A PRAYER, BUT IT CLOSES WITH A SONG (2022), released May 13, 2022
Bill Mallonee: song, guitars, vocals, bass, drums, lap steel
Muriah Rose: vocals
Bill Pratt: pedal steel

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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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