Songs for
Guess I'll Have to Write My Own

Track 9: French Pete
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French Pete was a desperado, he lived outside the law
And he knew they'd chase him till they brought him down,'cause the writing was on the wall.
It read, "Wanted, either dead or alive," in letters black and bold
The law was determined to chop him down and cash him in for gold
French Pete was a desperado, they had him on the run
They'd hacked and tracked him from Sierra slopes to the woods of Oregon
He lived in a cabin on the riverbank, he lived off of the land
And there in the dark green Cascade forest, he tried to make a stand.

CHORUS: So try for the country
It ain't enough to fly to the countryside
You better run, Pete, run French Pete, but stay close to the ground
'cause you know, some day somewhere, they're gonna cut you down.

French Pete was a desperado, he never knew that he'd done wrong
But the law was determined to stop him'cause he'd been running free too long.
"We don't need your kind around," they said, "We've seen it all before,"
But Pete cried out, "Just let me be; I can't run no more."

CHORUS: So try for the country
It ain't enough to fly to the countryside
You better run, Pete, run French Pete, but stay close to the ground
'cause you know, some day somewhere, they're gonna cut you down.

French Pete was a desperado, hiding in the rain
When some lumberjacks finally came and pounced on him and dragged him off in chains
And the judge said, "We're gonna string you up for all the world to see
We can't let a man like Pete stand tall, he's bad for the economy."

CHORUS: So try for the country
It ain't enough to fly to the countryside
You better run, Pete, run French Pete, but stay close to the ground
'cause you know, some day somewhere, they're gonna cut you down.

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Track 1: Guess I'll Have to Write My Own
Track 2: Something New
Track 3: Sons of Immigrants
Track 4: Today
Track 5: Sing You a Song
Track 6: From the Very Start
Track 7: Breanna
Track 8: McKenzie
Track 9: French Pete
Track 10: Zachary
Track 11: I'll Still Be There
Track 12: It's Been a Long Time
Track 13: Heartbreak Hotel