Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah [Steven and Bruce]
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh*
Life was forever when we were young [Steven]
The land was protected for everyone [Bruce]
Forever as long as the rivers run [Both]
But now the water no longer comes [Steven]
And now all that remains [Both]
Is darkness a poisoned Earth
And now before it's too late
We must provide our own new birth
CHORUS:
I am Native American
I am Native American
The question of honor you must decide [Bruce]
The soul of the nation has been denied [Steven]
Our dreams have been stolen before our eyes [Both]
How do you say there's no tomorrow to a child? [Bruce]
From us there is much to learn [Both]
There is so much you've forgotten
You can't change me
Try and understand I am proud of who I am
Chorus:
I am Native American
I am Native American
We must try and remember what we're here for [Steven]
You will suffer the darkness alone no more [Bruce]
You will have the strength of all of us
gathered here today [Both]
That is something they can never take away [Bruce]
Chorus:
I am Native American
I am Native American
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah [Steven and Bruce]
Ho Ka Hey Wah Nah Woh
[repeat 7 more times til fade]
Written by Steve Van Zandt. Some off-tour performances, one of them on 21 August 1987. Check also
Steve Van Zandt original version.
* Editors note: this paragraph is war cry of the Lakota (Sioux) meaning "Let's Go – Now"
