But I wouldn’t feel right about it, if I didn’t talk their way
Cause they can’t make you listen, but I can help you see
The way we think about it, ain’t the way it’s s’posed to be
Cause they were here long before us, oh they were here long ago
So gaze your eyes upon the sparrow, see a walkin’ stick so narrow
Fly away on an eagle’s dream, race a fish down a mountain stream
Lay your body down in a field of clover, where the deer and the bear run over
Catch a glimpse of a whippoorwill, the shadow of a wolf sittin’ on a hill
See a possum lay by the road for hours, forget about the charms of the human powers
Watch a baby raccoon wash his face, you’ve caught a vision of heaven’s grace
For they were here long before us, oh they were here long ago
A bee hive on the front porch, a bat along the eaves
A squirrel’s nest in the attic, a buzzard in the trees
The beaver in the river, tryin’ to make himself a home
You just don’t know no better, than to leave us all alone
For we were here long before you, we were here long ago
So hear the cry of the wild coyote, take a chance and get to know me
Hear the sound of a mountain lion, share the space, open up your mind
Let me go the way that I go, let me live the way that I know
Let us live in gentle harmony, that’s the way that it’s supposed to be
Cause we are here, all together, oh we are here all as one
Stop and save a turtle, let a bee that’s inside out
Please think before you hurt it, life is what it’s all about
It’s a very simple concept, some of you may think I’m odd
But I think that little turtle winked and gave a thankful nod
The spider in your bathtub, the ants beneath your feet
The ladybugs and turtles so delicate and sweet
The groundhogs and the turkeys, the chickadees and snakes
(SPEAK THIS) A little human kindness, sometimes that’s all it takes
Cause they were here long before us, they were here long ago
They are here all among us, they are here, let ‘em be
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