who knows

from the stones are singing by John R Williamson

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lyrics

who knows

it rolls where it rolls
we’re back on the side of the blind
who tests the waters now?
who throws himself down the line?
who throws himself down the line?

we’ll spell it out in mink
we’ll put all our baggage in claims
the vanguard has its names
with all of its sources secure
with all of its sources secure

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who knows your number now?
who has taken that route?
suppose it’s one of those
who cherished their wilderness clothes
who cherished their wilderness clothes

it’s a serious reproach
but it ends on a better note
who put their purse away?
who knows what the heart will say?
who knows what the heart will say?

June 1, 2018

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from the stones are singing, released December 31, 2021
the stones are singing
by john r. williamson
recorded and mixed john cash studio in san dimas, california
by steven wesley guiles between 2010 and 2021
produced by steven wesley guiles and john r. williamson
all songs © 2021 by john r. williamson, bardbrainsongs

featuring:

steven wesley guiles – harmony singing, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards
john r. Williamson – singing, guitars, banjo, percussion, and bass
mandy troxel – harmony singing

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John R Williamson Los Angeles, California

Named by T Bone Burnett as one who deserves the hall of fame (GQ Magazine, May 2006), Williamson writes with an ornate simplicity and sparseness that Paste Magazine described as an amalgam of Yo La Tengo and Thomas Merton.

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