The Cherokee Way
burningbearPosted on October 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Grandfather spoke by the river bend
Seven generations in the wind
He said the land remembers what we do
So I sat quiet till the lesson grew
[Pre-Chorus]
Look at the water
Listen to the pines
Learn what the old ones left behind
[Chorus]
Look listen learn
That's the Cherokee way
Look listen learn
Every single day
The trail don't lie
The river runs true
Look listen learn
That's what I carry through
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh carry through
Oh-oh carry through
[Verse 2]
My mother wove a basket from the cane
Patient hands and a steady flame
She never rushed a single strand
She said the slow road makes you a man
[Pre-Chorus]
Look at the pattern
Listen to the rain
Learn how to hold it all the same
[Chorus]
Look listen learn
That's the Cherokee way
Look listen learn
Every single day
The trail don't lie
The river runs true
Look listen learn
That's what I carry through
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh carry through
Oh-oh carry through
[Bridge]
Seven clans and a council fire
Seven directions climbing higher
I was young I was proud I was loud
Now I walk humble through the crowd
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Look listen learn
That's the Cherokee way
Look listen learn
Every single day
The trail don't lie
The river runs true
Look listen learn
That's what I carry through
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh carry through
Oh-oh carry through
Look listen learn
Look listen learn