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2015

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José is a boy singin' songs on the sidewalk
He smiles, and waves to the camera
His mama lakes to the light of the screen in the dark of her dusty room
She cries, "Boy, why you gone so soon?"

She says, "My boy is a glimpse of the world I believe in,
But I'm still dreaming"

José is a fly in the eyes of the captive
And a fly in the eyes of the Capitol too
José is fly in the eye of the sky of the glancing nation
Still a reason to keep our goddamn local news

And I said, "José ain't a god up above to believe in
Or some construct to reason
He's just a little boy, in a little world
José is a glimpse of the world I live in, but I wish I was dreaming"

Go, little boy, you can't be tired while you're sleeping
Oh, little boy, I'm sorry your parents are weeping
Go, little boy, you can't be restless while you're dreaming
Oh, little boy, you aren't hopeless while you're breathing

José is a corpse bleeding out on the pavement
No one could keep those bones from breaking
I stood there and watch him fall down
I said, "Boy? Are you coming around?"

José is the light of the world I been waiting for
But now I'll just wait some more
José is the dream that I have broken
But I'll keep smoking

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from Everything Is Happening All The Time, released June 1, 2020

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John King Cave Albuquerque, New Mexico

John King Cave is the musical, poetic, and artistic vessel of Paul Waxler-Fahey, a folk artist currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The name recalls the story of John the apostle in the Cave of Patmos receiving the revelation of Christ the King. ... more

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