Lyrics

[Verse 1] The sun beats down on a cactus Rooted by the sand to the floor Of the most barren part of the desert Good for bleaching bones but no more Reservation land keeps gettin' smaller Treaties never do protect his rights But a young Apache man with a proud spirit burning Still dreams of plans for the fight [Chorus] On full moon nights he goes dancin' But not in some cowboy's honky-tonk The ghost dance gives his mind a vision That gives his life the meaning that he wants The thundering hooves of the white buffalo The faces of his warriors streaked with paint The ghost dance gives his mind a vision He knows that he will win but he must wait [Verse 2] His friends all laughed and called him loco For tryin' to live his life the old way But when they get drunk and start complainin' He gets up and slowly moves away Then he gathers the children all around him And soon there's a sparkle in their eyes As he tells them all about the great ones And the spirit that protects them in the sky [Chorus] On full moon nights he goes dancin' But not in some cowboy's honky-tonk The ghost dance gives his mind a vision That gives his life the meaning that he wants The thundering hooves of the white buffalo The faces of his warriors streaked with paint The ghost dance gives his mind a vision He knows that he will win but he must wait