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A Hundred Lies

by Malcolm Holcombe

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A Hundred Lies Cheeks as red as a mirror Sunken eyes made o' stone See em meltin' in the honest sun As a hundred lies unfold Dirty bread in some ol alley To a weddin' ring made on the slide Knowin' right still doin' wrong As a hundred Lies unfold chorus A hundred Lies in ev'ry town Let me buy an sell the ground One bit o' good to call my own As a hundred lies unfold Got to believe in somethin' To take away this heavy weight She carried all the junk her bags could hold As a hundred lies unfold chorus Only love can break a fall Frozen broken bones gonna scream Hope in pieces tell it all As a hundred lies unfold chorus first verse
2.
Dressed In White Candles in the window Flashin' thru the night In a room upstairs is a woman In my mind all dressed in white Words wrapped up in losin' Hammered to a wall In a dirty city searchin' In my mind all dressed in white chorus Dressed in white forever Callin' for the best The best her father offered In my mind all dressed in white Paul was a single man Great as many been told People come and go and why In my mind all dressed in white chorus first verse chorus chorus
3.
Who Carried You From a cajun diner to Carolina Sick in the mornin' to see the town doctor Life and Agatha Christie in a Trailway Back from New Orleans Who dunnit, who carried you From the church yard to the liquor store From the clothes line clean out the door Life and Agatha Christie in a Trailway Back from New Orleans Who dunnit, who carried you Thelma Marie, three boys love Pearl and Gene From fifty-nine to heaven Left thirty-seven years oh Lord Who dunnit, who carried you Remember sittin' on a lap Smellin' listerine in black and white Might be a Fada TV, or a Fleetline to the A&P Who dunnit, who carried you Thelma Marie, three boys love Pearl and Gene From fifty-nine to heaven Left thirty-seven years oh Lord Who dunnit, who carried you From a cajun diner to Carolina Sick in the mornin' to see the town doctor Life and Agatha Christie in a Trailway Back from New Orleans Who dunnit, who carried you
4.
A Far Cry From Here I've heard misfortune losses And wasted ways before me by the costs Of givin' someone time enough for spendin' Love only borrowed I've placed myself at ease Listenin' to the lies of self-belief For wantin' somethin' close enough for keepin' A far cry from here But I believe in ways than these To speak another dear who has been spared Innocent so near A far cry from here Even still the night is passin' Behind her heart an emptiness still follows The distance dams the swallows hard for lendin' Love only borrowed chorus Some are sad but true to know There's belongin' in just longin' for someone My shoulder rests a road I only follow Love only borrowed chorus chorus A far cry from here A far cry from here...
5.
To The Homeland The moon hangs full in the rain The mornin' star shines your name Poor children on the streets after dark Crossin' my heart to the homeland Turnin' my back to the wind Scratchin' time around my chin Deep water frozen under the bridge Crossin' my heart to the homeland chorus Sweet words have I heard from you A steady love beyond the blues Ready waitin' if I'm able Crossin' my heart to the homeland There's a silence in the hills A lonesome road standin' still Miles and miles between us to fill Crossin' my heart to the homeland chorus chorus
6.
Justice In A Cradle Strong soap and lots of hot water Behind my ears pound by pound Before my eyes one moment to moment Pages rockin' justice in a cradle Stingin' knives for skillful good reason Lovin' sweat on shiny metal tables Stayin' life torn slow from sinkin' Pages rockin' justice in a cradle Starch my shirt and raise my heart Missin' faces blew outta paintin' Black and white ain't enough to cover Pages rockin' justice in a cradle Catchin' hell payin' for answers Skinny arms now wrapped around a rainbarrel Pourin' slaughter for a swiss chocolate camel Pages rockin' justice in a cradle chorus Strong soap and lots of boilin' water Poundin' moments rockin' outta slaughter Pages tearin' justice from the cradle For the growlin' belly of the swiss chocolate camel chorus Unleash my eyes away from the belly Pry my arms far far from the rainbarrel Spit in the eye of the swiss chocolate camel Pages rockin' justice in a cradle chorus chorus
7.
Emma Jean 02:14
Emma Jean In a phone booth by the school Cops an the drummin' sounds The blue truth keeps hummin' In the downpoor satisfied The dam breaks to the heart The shakedown crucified Rain drops on rain In the downpoor satisfied instrumental Emma Jean's in line An her mama she dont cry Sixteen years a hidin' In the downpoor satisfied first verse Emma Jean's in line
8.
Back On The Edge O' Town She's a drivin' weepin' willow Steadfast when the sun goes down Surely punchin' a feather pillow Back on the edge O' town She's cuttin' round the corner Sharp eyes on a steady hand She's a sweetheart city daughter Back on the edge O' Town chorus Now the streetlights shine like diamonds She's got the redlights turnin' around An the mornin's comin' up smilin' Back on the edge O' town Highrollin' with a fever Highsteppin' from the crowd Honey's flowin' down the river Back on the edge O' town chorus Hey lil red robin out my window Warm blooded on the cold cold ground She's a sign of hope and wonder Back on the edge O' town chorus chorus Back on the edge O' town
9.
No Place To Be A feeble mind is set for keepin' People sure enough to care for Thinkin' why they still aint here Wanderin' aint no place to be Pendulum swingin' to pieces Callin' darlin' you near With or without who's not sleepin' Wanderin' aint no place to be chorus They aint no rainbows in the sidewalks They aint no good magic at all Aint too much ol fashioned freedom An wanderin' aint no place to be Day in an day out from runnin' Thru dirty windows and lights Forgettin' the glorious sunrise Wanderin' aint no place to be chorus Pictures of children in your faces Hungry for livin' til the end Man was made for better places An wanderin' aint no place to be chorus chorus Wanderin' aint no place to be
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Only For You 02:19
Only For You A thorn in my throat I cant swallow alone A rose in your eyes Only for you A door locked inside Broken in two A window left open Only for you chorus A sound in my head I'm runnin' behind Words close at hand Given to find Only for you A friend on the river Honest an' true A light to the water Only for you chorus first verse

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released September 21, 1999

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Malcolm Holcombe Asheville, North Carolina

Malcolm Holcombe is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in the insurgent country/folk vein who grew up in Weaverville, N.C.

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