Oh my mother, I'm so sorry
For the pain that you've been through;
But now that I'm older and I am wiser,
I'm gonna take good care of you.
I'm so sorry for the times
That I did not show respect
And I allowed myself and others
To put our problems upon your back
Yo hi oh way ah hey (x5)
When I see your starlit night
I seek the one that shines real bright
Then I think about you, mother,
And I know that you're alright.
I finally opened up my eyes
And I come to realize
I appreciate your guidance
And I'm glad you're in my life.
Yo hi oh way ah hey (x5)
Oh mother earth, we're so sorry
For the pain that you've been through;
But now that we're older and we are wiser,
We're gonna take good care of you.
We're so sorry for the times
That we did not show respect
And we allowed ourselves and others
To put our garbage on our turtle's back.
Yo hi oh way ah hey (x5)
We know that you are trying
To continue to provide
For all your children you take care of,
You're trying hard to help us survive.
We are the onkwehonwe,
We're the caretakers of the earth;
We must take care of our life sustainers,
Our precious mothers who gave us birth.
Yo hi oh way ah hey (x5)
When I see your starlit night
I seek the one that shines real bright
Then I think of our precious mothers
And I hope that they're alright.
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Lyrics submitted by Andrea Miller.