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TRYIN' TO FIND THE GOOD SIDE OF THE BAD SIDE AGAIN

from Works (in) Progress Administration Vol. 6: Rural Route (released Dec. 2009) by Bill Mallonee/WPA

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My father, right before he died, gave me a pen and pencil set. I wrote this song and all the tunes on "Cabin Songs" with it. "Trying to Find The Good Side Of the Bad Side Again," is a song about the honor of having something his hands touched everyday in his creative process as a scientist, to use in my creative process as a songwriter.

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TRYING TO FIND THE GOOD SIDE OF THE BAD SIDE AGAIN.
words & muisc: bill mallonee

i wrote this with your own pen...
all gold-plated and official.
and right there inscribed on the barrel
were your own 3 intials

The Ink? It became a river so i jumped into swim
now, i'm trying to find the good side of the bad side again

You said it's yor's for the keeping
do whatever you will
use it for good and not for ill
I've been bringing it now for 15 years
knockin' on your door of tears

The River's run with blood and the undertows they spin
now, i'm trying to find the good side of the bad side again

For the poor in spirit who can't seem to get back
for all the unheard voices falling through the cracks
cries that get all drowned out by the wind and the rain
funny how they all show up here again

Now, when the goose-step of progress stops and the strings, they all come in...
And i'm trying to find the good side of the bad side again
trying to find the good side of the bad side again...

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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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