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If Words Were Money

from Smoke & The Earthtones by bill rotella

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If Words Were Money

What a thing to say to me standing at my door
Is it too late to let you in to let you take what’s yours
The screen door ‘s still broken but it’s keeping me from you
The porch light’s still burned out but I can see what you’re trying to do
I wanna believe what people say to me and that their intent is true
But I see them far too often doing things they say they’d never do

If words were money would we waste them like we do
If words were money would we save them for the truth

There’s a vase you bought for me I guess it belongs to you
And the quilt on the rocking chair is something I won’t use
There’s a pile of vinyl and some books in the living room
You can choose the ones you’ll read and the ones you’ll listen to
I’ve sung a hundred songs and heard a hundred more about what I’m going through
And I’ve read enough about faded love to know this is nothing new

If words were money would we waste them like we do
If words were money would we save them for the truth

I wanna believe what people say to me and that their intent is true
But I see them far too often doing things they say they’d never do

What if words were money would we waste them like we do
If words were money would we save them for the truth





If Words Were Money

What a thing to say to me standing at my door
Is it too late to let you in to let you take what’s yours
The screen door ‘s still broken but it’s keeping me from you
The porch light’s still burned out but I can see what you’re trying to do
I wanna believe what people say to me and that their intent is true
But I see them far too often doing things they say they’d never do

If words were money would we waste them like we do
If words were money would we save them for the truth

There’s a vase you bought for me I guess it belongs to you
And the quilt on the rocking chair is something I won’t use
There’s a pile of vinyl and some books in the living room
You can choose the ones you’ll read and the ones you’ll listen to
I’ve sung a hundred songs and heard a hundred more about what I’m going through
And I’ve read enough about faded love to know this is nothing new

If words were money would we waste them like we do
If words were money would we save them for the truth

I wanna believe what people say to me and that their intent is true
But I see them far too often doing things they say they’d never do

What if words were money would we waste them like we do
If words were money would we save them for the truth

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from Smoke & The Earthtones, released February 12, 2021

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bill rotella Los Angeles, California

Singer-songwriter Bill Rotella has released albums as a soloist and with his previous bands: Amber & Smoke, Dakota, and Baywood. His new release, "Smoke & The Earthtones" was recorded during Covid quarantine with some of L.A's finest session players. Bill regularly performs around California as a soloist and with The Earthtones. For more info visit Bill's website www.billrotellamusic.com ... more

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