Story Behind The Song

Felipe Rose, (the Indian from the Village People) and Frosty Lawson both have Native American heritage. They felt compelled to co-write this song together in tribute to the historical known as the TRAIL OF TEARS. An Native American ancestor of Frosty Lawson actually was on the Trail of Tears in the 1850's.

Song Description

This song was inspired by an historical event known as the TRAIL OF TEARS, a forced march of the Cherokee tribes, by the U/S. government, from Florida to the Oklahoma Territories which began in the 1830's.

Lyrics

TRAIL OF TEARS
© Frosty Lawson, Felipe Rose
(Verse 1)
One tribe-one hope,
One trail-one road.
One heart-one seed,
Proud people with not enough to eat.
Walking down the TRAIL OF TEARS
(Verse 2)
They felt -the pain,
Blood flowed-Black rain.
They held-their heads high,
On a TRAIL OF TEARS, They weren't afraid to die.
(Chorus 1)
One Tribe-One Hope
Walking down the TRAIL OF TEARS
One Trail-One Road
Crying on a TRAIL OF TEARS
(Spoken)
Tattered sandles-bleeding feet,
Not knowing-what is theirs to keep.
From a Mother's tear-came a Cherokee Rose,
An angel's flower-white as driven snow.
And yet they lost-their Land of Gold,
A Cherokee Nation-crying for its soul.
(Chorus 2)
One Tribe-One Hope
Walking down the TRAIL OF TEARS
One Trail-One Road
Crying on a TRAIL OF TEARS
One Tribe-One Hope
Living on a TRAIL OF TEARS
One Trail-One Road
Dyin' on the TRAIL OF TEARS
(Verse 3)
Let's remember-what was lost,
A sovereign nation-a sacred cause.
Now we're stronger-than before,
What we know now won't hurt us anymore.
(Chorus 3)

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
peterlueker7234481	fishman24	3/5/2015