Johnson Slide

Out past Kaslo on a steep Kootenay ridge Where the road runs out,
Where you gotta build your own bridge Side stepping that switchback
So you can get around the snow
Where you live to survive
And there’s one thing you should know That no matter where you came from
No matter you’ve been
The valley of the lost souls will take you in
Maybe it was the thunder or an old wolf cry Maybe I was stubborn, maybe it was pride But it’s darker than a dead soul
in the devil’s eye
Lying in the belly of the Johnson Slide
I made myself some paradise Up here in the trees
Where I escaped everything No one would bother me
My peace was the silence And my path it was true
It was the furthest I could Go to get away from you
But no matter what I wanted No matter what I did
The valley of the lost souls took me in
Maybe it was the thunder or an old wolf cry Maybe I was stubborn, maybe it was pride But it’s darker than the dead soul
in the devil’s eye
Lying in the belly of the Johnson Slide
I came here for beauty, I came here for grace I came for salvation to this innocent place
I learned to be strong, I learned to be brave
I made this place my home
But now it’s my grave