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RURAL ROUTE
words/music: bill mallonee

I’ve been bringin’ it now for 16 years or more
bringin’ right to your front door
bringin’ it through the rain, through the sleet and the snow
bringin’ it past the windmill, the cows and the corn

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I’ve been drivin’ these back roads
with all of these doubts
rural route

you always wear that pretty dress and a smile
and you like to comment on the weather
and me? Well, me? I smile right back...and I reach in my pack
and I hand you your letters

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I heard you had a son who went off to Iraq
a medal and flag is all that you got back
heard you had a husband once somewhere in the past
you said, “that all got broke and nothing ever lasts.”

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I’ve seen a lotta of sunrise; I seen a lotta sunsets
seen a lotta folks hanging on doing their level best
and me? I bring ‘em the good news...and the bad before too long
sometimes I just bring ‘em a shoulder to cry on

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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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