Geronimo lyrics

It was a wildcat of a hot night the stars were rippin' holes in the sky

The crickets in the thicket clicked quicker every minute poppin' like a 4th of July

On a tall paint pony on a bolt of white light rode a fire eyed medicineman

He said my name is Jerome and you're standin' in my home

Hounting was a song that he sang

He said the salt from my tears made a mountain so high

The moon had to jump to get over

I was cheated and beat but I never denied

The sun's my daddy and the earth is my mama

Wanderin' ghosts you made my tribe and my bride

Their prayers filled my ears as they fell

Then you drug me through the gutter till it hurt like hell

But if you think I look bad bud you better check out yourself

He said your bad dreams spinnin' in my mama's head

You strapped the foul breathed wolf to the back

You ride a steel horse racin' toward a rainbow's end

While her seas and her rivers run black

He said look what you done to her native son

Buddy look what you did to her skies

You trap her power and her glory in your company funds

But your prophets only make me cry

He said the salt from my tears...

[guitar]

He said boy can't you se that you're part of the planet

No less or more than the sea of the granite

She tries to give you all her love still you just want to ride her

What will you give for your last cup of water

What kind of price will you put on your brother

What are the secrets of your sould she's keepin' deep down inside her

Unless you really wanna know don't ask Geronimo

Unless you really wanna know don't ask Geronimo

• Artist:Billy Ray Cyrus
• Album:Storm In The Heartland (1994)