The Old TsaLaGi Bear

Verse 1

The dirt knows my boots and the fire knows my name

Born down the ridge where the old pines stand

Grandfather's shadow on the morning rain

He taught me to walk with the fire in my hand

Pre-Chorus

Every scar I carry

Every stone I climb

Is a prayer I keep until the end of time

Chorus

Bear walks with the Ancestors

Angels and the Great One too

Bear walks in the sacred fire

Where the darkness flees from the truth

The holy flame keeps burning

And it carries this soul on through

Verse 2

They say the trail gets heavy

When the spirits start to sing

But I heard the voice of the Almighty

In every winter wind that rings

The embers lift my heartbeat

Till the sky learns my name

Pre-Chorus

Every branch that bends me

Every river wide

Is a road I take with my spirit beside me

Chorus

Bear walks with the Ancestors

Angels and the Great One too

Bear walks in the sacred fire

Where the darkness flees from the truth

The holy flame keeps burning

And it carries this soul on through

Bridge

Where fire burns

The darkness flees

Where fire burns

I'm finally free

Where the ashes fall like rain

The old Cherokee returns again

Chorus

Bear walks with the Ancestors

Angels and the Great One too

Bear walks in the sacred fire

Where the darkness flees from the truth

The holy flame keeps burning

And it carries this soul on through

Hook

Oh sacred fire

Keep me through

Oh sacred fire

I walk with you