{"id":18699,"date":"2013-09-27T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T19:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=18699"},"modified":"2013-09-27T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T19:27:02","slug":"watch-graham-nash-perform-the-ballad-for-bradley-manning-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-09\/watch-graham-nash-perform-the-ballad-for-bradley-manning-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Graham Nash Perform &#8220;The Ballad For Bradley Manning&#8221; on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/523a14b16607e.preview-620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18705\" alt=\"523a14b16607e.preview-620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/523a14b16607e.preview-620.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/523a14b16607e.preview-620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/523a14b16607e.preview-620-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/523a14b16607e.preview-620-450x317.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2011-11\/graham-nash-and-david-crosby-two-lost-masterpieces\/\"><strong>long-time favorites<\/strong><\/a>, and ever the political activist, <strong>Graham Nash<\/strong> recently appeared on <strong>PBS<\/strong> to speak about his new memoir <em><strong>Wild Tales<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 While there, <strong>Nash<\/strong> performed his song<em><strong> The Ballad for Bradley Manning<\/strong><\/em> (co-written with <strong>James Raymond<\/strong>) for <strong>PBS<\/strong>. Check it out below. The lyrics follow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0drLjFqNVa4\" height=\"425\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Almost Gone (The Ballad Of Bradley Manning )<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Written by Graham Nash and James Raymond<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Locked up in a white room, underneath a glaring light<br \/>\nEvery 5 minutes, they\u2019re asking me if I\u2019m alright<br \/>\nLocked up in a white room naked as the day I was born<br \/>\n24 bright light, 24 all alone<\/p>\n<p>What I did was show some truth to the working man<br \/>\nWhat I did was blow the whistle and the games began<\/p>\n<p>Tell the truth and it will set you free<br \/>\nThat\u2019s what they taught me as a child<br \/>\nBut I can\u2019t be silent after all I\u2019ve seen and done<br \/>\n24 bright light I\u2019m almost gone, almost gone<\/p>\n<p>Locked up in a white room, dying to communicate<br \/>\nTrying to hang in there underneath a crushing wait<br \/>\nLocked up in a white room I\u2019m always facing time<br \/>\n24 bright light, 24 down the line<\/p>\n<p>What I did was show some truth to the working man<br \/>\nWhat I did was blow the whistle and the games began<\/p>\n<p>But I did my duty to my country first<br \/>\nThat\u2019s what they taught me as a man<br \/>\nBut I can\u2019t be silent after all I\u2019ve seen and done<br \/>\n24 bright light I\u2019m almost gone, almost gone<br \/>\n(Treat me like a human, Treat me like a man )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our long-time favorites, and ever the political activist, Graham Nash recently appeared on PBS to speak about his new memoir Wild Tales.\u00a0 While there, Nash performed his song The Ballad for Bradley Manning (co-written with James Raymond) for PBS. Check it out below. The lyrics follow. 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