JUST WONDERING
I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE JUST WONDERING
WHY, WHEN I PLAN EVERYTHING
IT ALWAYS HAS TO RAIN AND START THUNDERING
I LOOK TO MY ELDERS NORTH,SOUTH,WEST AND EAST
KEEPING IN MIND MY DEEPST RESPECT FOR WINDEGO THE BEAST...
I SPREAD MY TOBACCO IN ALL FOUR DIRECTIONS
BEING CAREFUL OF ALL MY QUESTIONS
DOING MY CEREMONIES IN THE MORNING AND EVENING SUNSETS
SAYING MY PRAYERS AND PAYING ALL MY DEBTS
YET AS MUCH AS I TRY ALL MY NEEDS ARE NOT MET...
I GO TO BED, WITH TOMORROW BEING A NEW DAY
THE ELDERS I TRUST WILL SHOW ME THE WAY
WALKING FORWARD WITH FAITH AND WITH PRIDE
WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE, THE ANSWERS IS NO NEED TO HIDE
JUST KNOWING THE CREATOR IS HOLDING THE KEY INSIDE...
WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY:
NESHAMA PATTERSON-PAYNE