My People Lyrics - Bill Miller

My people were here long before the others cast their sails to the wind 

Before the tears of innocence like a hard rain would desend 

My people spread like eagle wings across the mountains and the plains 

Now the feathers have been broken but the eagle still remains 

My people heard the thundering as the iron horse crossed the land 

Its echos drowning out the cries of those who could not understand 

My people watched the buffalo dying in the sun 

While those tracks of steal lead to the sea, their will be done 

Now their blood flows through these rivers and then into our veins 

And their hearts are beating louder then all the years of shame 

And their blood flows through these rivers just like an endless rain 

And their hearts are beating louder then all the years of shame 

My people have fought for this land, here and across the sea 

Their shadows cast on sacred ground for all enturnity 

My people's pride still can soar and dance across this land 

You can see it in the eys of every woman, child, and man 

Because the blood flows through these rivers and then into our veins 

And their hearts are beating louder then all the years of shame 

And their blood flows through these rivers just like an endless rain 

And their hearts are beating louder then all the years of shame 

My people are the Navoho, my people are the Cherokee 

My people are Arapoho, my people are Menominee 

My people are, my people are...