"The Truth" John Wesley Harding cover

"The Truth" by John Wesley Harding

Well I was arrested for disturbing the peace
Ah but, hey, I was disturbing the war
I was waving a small white handkerchief
Singing "Please don't fight no more"
And I thought that there'd be an army each side
But there was just two guys wearing very bad ties
So I shouted until my throat went hoarse
And they cut out my voice box of course

I was taken to court in a city of gold
Where silence is a sure sign of guilt
Where you can't speak out in your own defense
Or be heard over worlds being built
And the trial was a farce as befitted a place
Where comedy and tragedy share the same face
The judge read the verdict, a curtain was raised
An audience roared out its praise

And I said "Where's the truth around here today?
Where do fact and fiction separate?
Who's the big guy that we have to pay
To find the truth, to find the truth?"

It all made the news but the story was wrong
And the photo wasn't even of me
And the great God I love, he intoned from above
You shouldn't sniff at free publicity
But it wasn't the voice I'd expected to hear
It was thin and unclear like Richard Gere
And somebody said "God's had a bad fall
That's his manager taking his calls"

And I said "Where's the truth around here today?
Where do fact and fiction go their separate ways?
I know that we were much too clever to pray
But where's the truth to find the truth?"

I was put in a cell for the whole afterlife
But my mind was just as free as could be
Somebody said, "Just your body's enchained"
And you can guess how that encouraged me
So I wandered and roamed for the rest of my days
I was clearing my name, I was apportioning blame
And when I woke up, it was all a dream, all was well
When I woke up, I woke up in my cell

And I said "Where's the truth around here today?
Where do fact and fiction separate
No-one wants to be the one to say
Where's the truth? Say where's the truth
Say, where's the truth around here today?"

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[bruceandberni]

Great picking/strummng! Great sound and playing, the lyrics remind me of Dylan or Peter Paul and Mary.

God bless

Leon

[tommiji]

Wow, thanks for the kind compliment!

peace,

-tomg

[Jackvrij]

love this song and the sound of your guitar

[tommiji]

Hey thanks - you're very kind! ;-)

[stonebuystone]

very very good, well sung, well played, great choice of song 5*

[tommiji]

Cool, thnaks for saying so! :D

[cookerg]

Fantastic job

[austinsplace1]

Wow! Great song! 5*****

[shas1814]

Awesome song!

Well delivered, too.

Thank you very much for posting ythis.

5 stars

[jacquesmees]

What a great song

*****8

[beatle0922]

Wow such talent wow! this is very good!

[cupcake2833]

Thanks for the great song of my great great grandfather.

Pam Hardin

[vanessajmartinez]

Please stop. no, really please stop!

[KarenDNY]

Love your take on this song Tom.

Karen

[coolanddark]

man what a great song!i aint never heard this one before!thanks for sharing Tom.man i love you tube

[NaruyoJapan]

Great song! I am glad to listen to your song.