but nothing is done.
Good words do not last long,
unless they amount to something.
Words do not pay for my dead people
they do not pay for my country
they do not protect my fathers grave
good words do not give me back my children.
Good words will not give my people good health
and stop them from dying.
I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
Makes my heart sick when I remember,
all the good words, and all the broken promises.
Chief Joseph
Nez Perce
