Let Me Die In My Footsteps

I will not go down under the ground

'Cause somebody tells me that death's comin' round

And I will not carry myself down to die

When I go to my grave my head will be highLet me die in my footsteps

Before I go down under the groundThere's been rumors of thewar and wars that have been

The meaning of life has been lost in the wind

And some people thinkin' that the end is close by

Stead of learnin' to live they are learning to dieLet me die in my footsteps

Before I go down under the groundI don't know if I'm smart but I think I can see

When someone is pullin' the wool over me

And if this war comes and death's all around

Let me die on this land 'fore I die undergroundLet me die in my footsteps

Before I go down under the groundThere's always been people that have to cause fear

They've been talking of the war now for many long years

I have read all their statements and I've not said a word

But now Lord God let my poor voice be heardLet me die in my footsteps

Before I go down under the groundLet me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood

Let me smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood

Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves

Let me walk down the highway with my brother in peaceLet me die in my footsteps

Before I go down under the groundGo out in your country where the land meets the sun

See the craters and the canyons and where the waterfalls run

Nevada, New mexico, Arizona, Idaho

Let every state in this union seep in your soulsAnd you'll die in your footsteps

Before you go down under the ground