The Mineral Circle

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Beneath the red prairie

Where the buffalo grass hides the black tide

Paper promises were sold

By the men who want to own the sky

[Pre-Chorus] Wait for the morning sun

Watch for the setting sun

Hope for the rising sun

[Chorus] Oh my people

Blood on the money

Oil in the water

Death in the hills

The hills are crying

The hills are cold

They killed for the gold

Oh they killed for the gold

[Post-Chorus] Heh-ya-ho

Heh-ya-ho

Ho

[Verse 2] Sisters lost to the shadow

Empty chairs at the family table tonight

Tired of the waiting

While the wolf is scratching at our door

[Pre-Chorus] Wait for the morning sun

Watch for the setting sun

Hope for the rising sun

[Chorus] Oh my people

Blood on the money

Oil in the water

Death in the hills

The hills are crying

The hills are cold

They killed for the gold

Oh they killed for the gold

[Post-Chorus] Heh-ya-ho

Heh-ya-ho

Ho

[Bridge] He wanted the mineral

He took the soul

He broke the circle

I see you

I hear you

I miss you

[Chorus] Oh my people

Blood on the money

Oil in the water

Death in the hills

The hills are crying

The hills are cold

They killed for the gold

Oh they killed for the gold