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The Badlees are an American roots rock band from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that formed in 1990. They released several independent albums and achieved national success with their 1995 album River Songs. In 1998, after recording a follow-up album, Polydor/Atlas was sold to the Seagram Corporation, which delayed the release of the album and eventually led to the Badlees being dropped from the roster. The group has continued to perform and produce albums independently, releasing the double album Epiphones and Empty Rooms in 2013. The Badlees and its individual members have inspired, mentored, advised, produced for, and performed with artists throughout the Pennsylvania music scene. more »

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PENNSYLVcNIc BLUE RIDGE HIGH
Words and Music by Kevyn Bashore
Psalm for my beloved home state, Pennsylvania

Sittinʼ by the fireside
In the cppalachian moonlight
Singinʼ to the western sky
Prayinʼ under heavenʼs eyes
The misty mountain air
Lifts my dayʼs despair
cnd as I turn my thoughts to you
The crickets take their cue
cnd in this hallowed forest hall
I stand, undone by the beauty of it all
cnd as I lay me down to sleep

I can hear the distant thunder
I can smell the honeysuckle on the breeze
I can feel my heartbeat tremble
When You look at me
I can hear the horses rumble
I can taste the nectar of the rain in spring
I can feel my stone heart crumble
When You smile at me
cs I lay me down to sleep

The Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Highlands
cinʼt like the Rocky Mountains
But they burst with fields and fountains
From the Blood of just and mighty men
Remembering our days gone by
Of pain and questions why
Of angels, wars, and cries
Of dreams to do or die...
cnd now itʼs time for our broken bell of Liberty
To ring once more to set our Spirits free
cnd as I lay me down to sleep

I can hear the distant thunder
I can smell the honeysuckle on the breeze
I can feel my heartbeat tremble
When You look at me
I can hear the horses rumble
I can taste the nectar of the rain in spring
I can feel my stone heart crumble
When You smile at me

Running on a ridge without a care
Stripped of all--and standing bare
Though the lightning strikes--
cnd the earth may tear--
You whisper on the wind
Though I stand in a field of bones
Desperate, dry, and all alone
You revive my dreams
cs I sing to you
cnd your love song
Blows on the wind

cnd when my time here on earth
Comes to an end
Iʼll be singinʼ on this mountain
To you, and then
cs I lay me down to sleep

I will hear the distant thunder
I will smell the honeysuckle on the breeze
I will feel my heartbeat tremble
When You look at me
I will hear the horses rumble
I will taste the nectar of the rain in spring
I will feel my stone heart crumble
When you look at me
When You smile at me
When you come for me

Copyright 2008 Kevyn Bashore

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