The sun shines down on a South Dakota mornin'   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 the South Dakota mornings I have known      The eagle flies on a South Dakota mornin'   And I don't see my eagle anymore   Now stranger I must kill you, you must survive but will you?   I may just beat you down but will it even up the score?   I think I saw the eagle just once more      The rain comes down on a South Dakota morning   And I can't see the sadness in my town   So let it be my pillow for underneath your willow   Wanna go back to you though you're nothin' but a town   On the South Dakota grass I lay me down   Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah