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TAKING US ALL FOR A RIDE words & music Bill Mallonee
admin BMI published by "Once More, This Time With Feeling" music c.2022

Well, I cover the waterfront mostly these days
Between Paper Moon's & Tin Foil stars
You know I use to be a lawyer but Justice wasn't served
Last Time I saw her she was passed out at the bar.
It's no use pretending; you cant keep it all hid
It's all hangin' in the balance and it's all on the skids
Well you might be pointing fingers and tempted to curse
But by God you ought to check your own condition 1st...

Now you're making me, now you're making me
Now you're making me cry, cry, cry
And you're taking me, you've been taking me,
Taking us all for a ride, ride, ride...
It's gotta stop

I came home from the war just in the nick of time
You know, I dodged all those bullets to go back to the grind
Back to all those beer runs to Seven/Eleven
Bread & circuses 24/7

Now you're making me, now you're making me
Now you're making me cry, cry, cry
And you're taking me, you've been taking me,
taking us all for a ride, ride, ride...
It's gotta stop

I use to be prophet, but that all went South
It gets hard to speak with all those embers in your mouth
No, God's not in His heaven and it's not right with the world
No, He's down here among us, every boy, every girl
No, it's no use pretending; you cant keep it all hid
It's all in the balance and it's all on the skids
Now, you might be pointing fingers & tempted to curse
But drop and see what condition your condition's in first

Now you're making me, now you're making me
Now you're making me cry, cry, cry
And you're taking me, you've been taking me,
Taking us all for a ride, ride, ride...
Now you're shaking me
Now you're breaking me
Taking us all for a ride, ride, ride
Taking us all.....
It's makes me wonder when it's gonna stop

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from HERE IT OPENS WITH A PRAYER, BUT IT CLOSES WITH A SONG (2022), released May 13, 2022
Bill Mallonee: electric guitars, drums, vocals, harmonica
Chris Bland: bass guitar
Mark Konzal: electric guitar

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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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