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what happened to my friend

from your own true man by Dan Johnson

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say what you will
i will say what i can
when a police kills an unarmed man
sometimes i wonder what it means
other times its clear as day
im not passing any judgment
ill just tell my story and be on my way

it was a thursday like every thursday
we all love thursday its a chance to be alive
my friend was selling cigarettes selling cigarettes out on the street
im not passing any judgment on him or the police

i heard later that they choked my friend
they threw him on the ground its hard to understand
why did they need to choke my friend
and throw him on the ground
im not passing any judgment
its probably as bad as it sounds

i figure it just got out of hand sometimes that happens you know
its hard to imagine what its like out on patrol
day in day out the police are all that protects us in the end
im not passing any judgments
im just telling you what happened to my friend

he died on the street with his face on the concrete
they were doing their job he died at their feet
it looks bad i guess and i cant tell you what i think in the end
im not passing any judgment
im just telling you what happened to my friend

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from your own true man, released June 1, 2018

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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