Colors of the Wind
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Think you own whatever land you land on The earth is just a dead thing you
can claim
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But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a life, has a
spirit, has a name
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You think the only people who are people, Are the people who look and
think like you
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But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger You'll learn things you never
knew you never knew
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Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
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Or asked the grinning bob cat why he grins?
*Or let the eagle tell you where he's been?
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Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
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Can you paint with all the colors of the wind? Can you paint with all the
colors of the wind?
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Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest Come taste the
sun-sweet berries of the earth
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Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once never wonder what they're worth
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The rainstorm and the river are my brothers The heron
and the otter are my friends
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And we are all connected to each other
In a circle of a hoop that never ends
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How high does the sycamore grow
If you cut it down then you'll never know
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And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
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For whether we are white or copper skinned
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We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
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You can own the earth and still All you own is earth until
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You can paint with all the colors of the wind