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In Shippensburg, PA there was a farm that a friend took us to for a photo shoot. Her grandparents had lived there from the early 1900's to the 1960's before they sold it. When we went to scout it out, we found they were tearing it down in a couple days, leveling it and the hillside facing the kitchen window. This song is a bit of us keeping a vigil for a house that is more spare parts than home.

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The Front Porch

They took off the barn door
No hinge left not torn
When they're done here you wouldn't know the place anymore
They're shaving the hillside
You can see out for miles
I don't have the heart to bring her on by

Cause all she's working at is crying
I guess you can only take so much goodbye-ing

Just leave us the front porch
For a few long days more
We're not putting up a fight-what for?
Leave us the front porch
Leave us for poor
We can't lay down what that warehouse money paid for
Can't you leave us the front porch?

They took off the front porch
Guess we've been sold
To mind your business and do as we're told

Can't you leave us the front porch.

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from Everything Goes Viral But My Band, released March 20, 2020
Written by Mallory Graham
Copyright Penny Jar Publishing 2020. (SESAC)

Mallory Graham: vocals, baritone uke, piano
Scott Tyler: vocals, guitar

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The Rough & Tumble Haverhill, New Hampshire

The Rough & Tumble are a dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana band consisting of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Only This Far, their latest full length record is out May 12, 2023. "The bottom line is these are just quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end."- AmericanaUK ... more

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