The sun shines down on a South Dakota morning
And I can see their faces in my eyes
I wish they were behind me
My enemy can find me
If only to remind me
That I'm really not alone
All South Dakota mornings I have known
The eagle flies on a South Dakota morning
But I don't see my eagle anymore My stranger I must kill you
You may survive but will you?
I may just beat you down
But will it even up the score?
Think I saw the eagle just once more
The rain comes down on a South Dakota morning
And
I can see the sadness in my town
So let it be my pillow
For underneath your willow
Wanna go back to you
Though you're nothing but a town On the South Dakota grass
I lay me down