Resplendent Words & Music: Bill Mallonee Chords: : xx3210 : x02210 : 320003 : 022000 : x32010 Capo 5 Verse 1: I remember the dark clouds raining dust for days on end Blew all the Earth out to California Just left us here with the wind Desperate times, you know everbody's part It's your own lines you'd like to forget Till what you were meets what you've now become And grins and says Hey, haven't we met Verse 2: Lost my first born that Winter My wife on the first day of Spring So I poured my sweat to the Earth to see what that harvest would bring And I remember how the fury just like a plague of locusts Egypt's punishment for sins of pride Is that now what has come over us Chorus: How much of this was meant to be How much the work of the Devil How far can one man's eyes really see In these days of toil and trouble Verse 3: Honey, we're all resplendent, Yeah honey, we are all thrift store Like a wine-o with a $20 bill Yeah, forever and eternally yours And I can make you promises If you don't expect too much, Yes, and I will run the distance If you'll please, please excuse my crutch Chorus 2: How much of this was meant to be How much the work of the Devil How far can one man's eyes really see In these days of toil and trouble How much of this is failing flesh How much a course of retribution My, my, how loudly we plead our innocence Long after we made our contribution