Halfbreed

Many years ago

On a cold, cold night

When the west was young

Came a man and his wife...

The places they had gone

The places they had been

He knew they weren't wanted

By the color of their skin

He was a red man

His wife was pure white

Knowing they were hated

They stowed away in the night

Alone on the trail

A new life they'd begun With tears in her eyes

She gave him a son

He being red

She being white

A half-breed for a son

They'd always have to fight

No place to call home

No place they could rest

Tired of running

And trying to do their best

With love in his heart And tears in his eyes

A knife in his hand

This night he'd take their lives

Now the sun shines bright

And there they lie

Alone on the trail

Where once they searched for life

Now he's still red, She's still white

Their son's still a half-breed, In Gods eternal light