The Stories We're Told
Down in Ole' Sarsaparilla, I met a man
He was worn down, beat up, just kickin' that can
He heard about some men headed west
Toward riches and gold that everyone professed
So he packed up his gear and wished his wife goodbye
He'd forsake everything just to give it a try
He said, they whisper promises
They whisper gold
Oh the stories I'm told
They whisper happiness
They whisper life
Oh, the sound of the whispers captured my mind
He heard a rumor of gold in the valley
And the sound of the men as they started to rally
He thought of dreams and things he could undo
If only this rumor would be made true
Caught up in the tussle only a few saw the cliff
So he doubled back, pushing against the drift
He thought, they whisper promises
They whisper gold
Oh the stories I's told
They whisper happiness
They whisper lies
Oh, the sound of the whispers captured my mind
A thousand men and then there was he
Pushing back with a few up against the stream
The others they perished off that cliff
They fell for the lies, got caught up in the drift
He made it through with his cuts and wounds
He looked at me and said, "don't let the lies get the better of you"
He said, they whisper promises
They whisper gold
Oh the stories we're told
They whisper happiness
They whisper lies
Oh, the sound of the whispers
Won't make you whole inside
He was worn down, beat up, just kickin' that can
He heard about some men headed west
Toward riches and gold that everyone professed
So he packed up his gear and wished his wife goodbye
He'd forsake everything just to give it a try
He said, they whisper promises
They whisper gold
Oh the stories I'm told
They whisper happiness
They whisper life
Oh, the sound of the whispers captured my mind
He heard a rumor of gold in the valley
And the sound of the men as they started to rally
He thought of dreams and things he could undo
If only this rumor would be made true
Caught up in the tussle only a few saw the cliff
So he doubled back, pushing against the drift
He thought, they whisper promises
They whisper gold
Oh the stories I's told
They whisper happiness
They whisper lies
Oh, the sound of the whispers captured my mind
A thousand men and then there was he
Pushing back with a few up against the stream
The others they perished off that cliff
They fell for the lies, got caught up in the drift
He made it through with his cuts and wounds
He looked at me and said, "don't let the lies get the better of you"
He said, they whisper promises
They whisper gold
Oh the stories we're told
They whisper happiness
They whisper lies
Oh, the sound of the whispers
Won't make you whole inside
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Writer(s): Joshua King
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