MULLOY 2006

MULLOY ON A TWO WEEK BENDER
HIS BOY’S GONE TO THE HOLY LAND LEXI STAYED HOME LIKE YOU TOLD HER
LISTENS TO THE CAR DOOR SLAM

WEEK ONE: UP IN THE MOUNTAINS
LISTENING FOR THE ANCIENT SOUNDS
WEEK TWO: AN INSTANT MESSAGE
HIS BOY’S SAFE ON THE HOLY GROUND

ONE DAY LOVE WILL FIND YOU
ONE DAY YOU’LL HAVE A HOME
TOUGH TIMES YOU’LL PUT BEHIND YOU
THE WORLD WAITS, MAN, YOU’RE NOT ALONE … ALL ALONE

HARD TO WATCH THE NEIGHBORS CHILDREN
HARD TO WATCH THE EVENING NEWS
TRYING TO HELP HIM BUT HE’S NOWHERE NEAR ME
TRYING HARD NOT TO BLOW A FUSE

ONE DAY LOVE WILL FIND YOU
ONE DAY YOU’LL HAVE A HOME
TOUGH TIMES YOU’LL PUT BEHIND YOU
THE WORLD WAITS, MAN, YOU’RE NOT ALONE … ALL ALONE

NO WORD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW
KNOCK KNOCK SOLDIER’S AT MY DOOR
BUMPER STICKER ON THE NEIGHBOR’S PICKUP:
“WHAT THE HELL ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?”

I TOLD YOU NOT TO JOIN THAT ARMY
I TOLD YOU IT’D BE A DRAG
ONLY TAKES ONE TOUR OF DUTY
TO SEND YOU HOME IN A BODY BAG

ONE DAY LOVE WILL FIND YOU
ONE DAY YOU’LL HAVE A HOME
TOUGH TIMES YOU’LL PUT BEHIND YOU
THE WORLD WAITS, MAN, YOU’RE NOT ALONE … ALL ALONE

Jon Houlon, Hillside Blue Music, 2007

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