I Will Fight No More Forever

Written by Richard Dobson
I will seek some quiet shelter
One not yet torn asunder
Let the world go by
With its terror and its thunder

A hidden lea where water
Splashes crystal through the aspen
Deer come down to drink there
In the early evening

I will say goodbye to anger
In all of my endeavors
I will leave these tears behind
Fight no more forever

Look into my eyes
Witness my surrender
You will find me in the canyon
I will fight no more forever
This I swear

These days I seem to stumble
Catch myself a thinkin’
Has it always been this way
Was it just a fleetin’

Shadow of a hawk wing
Streakin’ ‘cross the meadow
Single shining instant
Blink and you might miss it

This is all there is
This is where we sever
All the ties that bind
I will fight no more forever

CHORUS

In the dim and shadows
I will build a fire
Roll a cigarette
While the flames rise higher

Throw my coat around me
Pour some whiskey in my coffee
Think of all those times
When we dreamed of breaking free

As the fire dies down
Into a burning ember
I will let it all go by
Fight no more forever

CHORUS X 2

These are the words Chief Joseph spoke
In 18 and 77
“From where the sun now stands
I will fight no more forever”