Go in Peace
Journey of Redemption: Sturgill Simpson's Tale of Love and Betrayal
Lyrics
When he woke up, he saw the faces
Upon waking, he encountered the faces of the powerful Cherokee people
Of the mighty Cherokee
The faces belonged to the Cherokee tribe
They'd found Shamrock and him passed out together
They discovered the protagonist, Shamrock, and another person unconscious together under the forest's cover
Underneath the forest canopy
This occurred beneath the trees in the forest
Saw his tomahawk and skins
They observed his tools and clothing, realizing he belonged to the Shawnee tribe
And they knew he was Shawnee
Recognizing his identity as Shawnee
To see the chief, they now must go
They decided that everyone must meet the chief
One and all, that did agree
Unanimous agreement among them for this decision
The old man stared into his soul
The elderly man gazed deeply into the protagonist's essence
Though he was blind as he could be
Despite his blindness, he peered into the protagonist's soul
Said "If you're looking for your woman
The elderly man hinted that if the protagonist sought his woman, he would find her there
It is here you shall find she"
Alleged that an individual named McClure traded the woman for horses to escape
Said old man McClure traded her for horses
McClure purportedly exchanged the woman for horses to flee
On which he used, so he could flee
Suggesting that McClure used the horses to escape
Dood says she wasn't his to trade
Someone named Dood denied that the woman was his to trade and accused McClure of stealing her and shooting him
He stole her away, then he shot me
Dood asserted that McClure wrongfully took the woman and injured him
Then the old man whispered something
The elderly man whispered instructions, suggesting that the protagonist should seek the woman
Her you now must go and see
When she saw him, she cried tears of joy
The protagonist noticed her tearful, swollen eyes that were as blue as the sea
And he saw the swollen eyes, blue as sea
Despite her blindness, she sensed her connection to him and his ownership of her
She didn't need no eyes to knows
The protagonist expressed regret for her distress and suggested she return home with him
He was hers, and she belongs to he
Instructed them to retrieve a mule and accompany them back home, allowing them to depart peacefully
He said "I'm sorry for your troubles
She must go back home with thee"
The protagonist, Dood, rode back on his horse Shamrock with Juanita, and they returned home happily
Said "Get your mule, and wave us home"
Said "You both now may go in peace"
-So Dood climbed back up on ol' Shamrock
-He and Juanita went home happily
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