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Chief Joseph

from Broken Ghost by James Byous

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Now I know how old Chief Joseph felt when he laid down his guns.

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CHIEF JOSEPH

well i ain't got no fight
left in me anymore
and i'm tired of killing my mind in the trenches
of this here lover's war

and i might as well lie to you babe
cus there's no way that you'll understand
and i might as well try to do
the very best that i can
to pretend i feel really good
and act like i'm free
pretend like i'm understood
ain't that the way it oughta be?

there's a hard way to love
it seems it's the only way you know
well i'm tired of watching my back all the time
like you're headed for the door

and the truth isn't setting me free
it's just making me feel like a jerk
i try hard not to self medicate
but it's the only thing that works

now i know how old chief joseph felt
when he laid down his guns
my soul is all bent and my spirit is broke
but i'm still too proud to run

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from Broken Ghost, track released April 11, 2013
Will Gramling.. piano
Chris Lawrence.. pedal steel

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James Byous Los Angeles, California

James Byous is a singer songwriter from Los Angeles. After living on the street and selling off slightly less than vital organs to buy his first guitar, he began writing strangely compelling songs and singing them on street corners until he was taken in by a buddhist monk in 2012. Since then he's been playing his songs around LA and learning the way toward enlightenment from his unlikely friends. ... more

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