The Trail of Tears

We were beaten and defeated

A persecuted nation and I knew

That fighting would be senseless

And their promises wouldn't be true

In misery and deep despair

I told it to my race

We packed our things and set out soon

And left our fireplace

For our trial of tears

Our trial of tears

The distance was much longer

Than anybody thought

We all suffered in silence

Like our fathers thought

We had nothing to eat and nothing to drink

It was colder every night

The world lay muted as a stone

When the first child died

On our trial of tears

Our trail of tears