Greet The Day

Verse 1

Before the first light breaks the ridge

I rise to touch the cedar smoke

The water calls me to the creek

Cold and clear and wide awake

I breathe the morning like a prayer

The fire answers back

Pre-Chorus

(Wado) I give my thanks

(Wado) for the dawn

(Wado) for one more day

Chorus

Smudge and go to water

Stand with the clan at sunrise

Greet the sun with hearts full open

Thank the creator for this life

Smudge and go to water

We give it all we are

Verse 2

Hides stretched tight across the frame

The women sing while stitching thread

The men bring wood and stack it high

We store the squash and dry the corn

We share the work and share the songs

The stories keep us warm

Pre-Chorus

(Wado) for the harvest

(Wado) for the frost

(Wado) for the circle

Chorus

Smudge and go to water

Stand with the clan at sunrise

Greet the sun with hearts full open

Thank the creator for this life

Smudge and go to water

We give it all we are

Bridge

The bear walks slow beside the ridge

He knows the weight of what we hold

We gather now to face the winter

Made of earth and fire and bold

Every blessing counted twice

Every gift returned

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Smudge and go to water

Stand with the clan at sunrise

Greet the sun with hearts full open

Thank the creator for this life

Smudge and go to water

We give it all we are

Outro

(Wado) the Bear

(Wado) the Bear

(Wado)