From the soles of Alabama
head West to Arizona
then on to the atolls around Alaska
ride the wave out to Kona
take a pit stop in Nebraska
vacation in Oklahoma
do a tick tock in Atlanta
spend the summer in Georgia
climb the Colorado Rockies
wrestle an alligator in Florida
meet the Vermont Abenaki
float down the Susquehanna
learn the Iroquois culture
don't stop with the Algonquin
embrace the Cherokee Nation
uncover remnants of Scotland Palestinian and israelian
Anglo-Saxon Mason-Dixon
the Northwest the Deep South
Apalachin tradition
to the Eastern Seaboard Reach Out
Fish Lake Michigan
ferry across Champlain
get lost in the Grand Canyon
go months without rain
the current pace
is going nowhere fast
if we never leave the gates
we're going to finish dead last
each specie is called a race
as only one can advance
the rest remain Frozen in cyberspace museums where we can relive the past
start a campfire in New Zealand
discover Tasmanian artifacts
learn from your fellow humans
don't be afraid
to raise your hand in class
we'll never learn our lessons
if we don't ask those burning questions
pay you no mind
the no trespassing signs
long as you respect the land
your passage cannot be denied
be it snow cover or sand
or vast Waters To Tread
May no man hold you back
from the long journey ahead
always offer assistance
to a fellow traveler on the perilous Road
a brief reprieve from resistance
goes a long way to re-energize the soul
when morale has dropped
to an all-time low
stop and re-center yourself
then get back up and go
from Vineyard to Orchard
and of course the Orange Grove
the national forests
the mountains of stone
this land was stolen and exploited
but it's never too late to give back change your ways
right this very moment
and work towards atonement at last
In the sholes of Alabama
head West to Arizona
then on to the atolls around Alaska
ride the wave out to Kona
take a pit stop in Nebraska
vacation in Oklahoma
do a tick tock in Atlanta
spend the summer in Georgia
climb the Colorado Rockies
wrestle an alligator in Florida
meet the Vermont Abenaki
float down the Susquehanna
learn the Iroquois culture
don't stop with the Algonquin
embrace the Cherokee Nation
uncover remnants of Scotland Palestinian and israelian
Anglo-Saxon Mason-Dixon
the Northwest the Deep South
Apalachin tradition
to the Eastern Seaboard Reach Out
Fish Lake Michigan
ferry across Champlain
get lost in the Grand Canyon
go months without rain
the current pace
is going nowhere fast
if we never leave the gates
we're going to finish dead last
each specie is called a race
as only one can advance
the rest remain Frozen in cyberspace museums where we can relive the past
start a campfire in New Zealand
discover Tasmanian artifacts
learn from your fellow humans
don't be afraid
to raise your hand in class
we'll never learn our lessons
if we don't ask those burning questions
