Native American Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Native American

I am native american

Ho ka hey wah nah [steven and bruce]
Ho ka hey wah nah woh
Ho ka hey wah nah
Ho ka hey wah nah woh
Ho ka hey wah nah
Ho ka hey wah nah woh

[editors note: the above is war cry of the lakota[sioux] meaning
"lets go - now"]

Life was forever when we were young [steven]
The land was protected for everyone [bruce]
Forever as long as the rivers run [both]
But now the water no longer comes [steven]

And now all that remains [both]
Is darkness a poisoned earth
And now before its too late
We must provide our own new birth

[chorus]
I am native american
I am native american

The question of honor you must decide [bruce]
The soul of the nation has been denied [steven]
Our dreams have been stolen before our eyes [both]
How do you say theres no tomorrow to a child? [bruce]

from us there is much to learn [both]
There is so much youve forgotten
You cant change me
Try and understand I am proud of who I am

[chorus]
I am native american
I am native american

We must try and remember what were here for [steven]
You will suffer the darkness alone no more [bruce]
You will have the strength of all of us
Gathered here today [both]
That is something they can never take away [bruce]

[chorus]
I am native american
I am native american

Ho ka hey wah nah [steven and bruce]
Ho ka hey wah nah woh

Repeat 7 more times til fade