You were wild and you were free   You would search your destiny   But the white man came and took your land away   You were fire and you were flame   You were blood inside that (vein)   How he brought you fame the day he came to stay      I hear you howling through the night   The wind is cold the moons are fading   The pride and sorrow curse the light   And wakes a vengeance in your heart      You were young but you were wise   You were smoke that always raised   How they put you down and spit upon your name   You were snow and you were rain   You would walk without a shame   But they changed your life and gave you all the blame      The sound of thunder breaks the arch   10000 riders side by side   The time has come to end the fight   For their freedom, for their right      Ch:   Cherokee, riding free   You ride into the sky   Where your spirit lives forever   Cherokee, riding free   You ride into the sky   Where all your freedom lasts forever      The fire burns tonight   We all recall the fight   Where blood was shed without a reason   200 years have passed since you stood ashore   And raped your land down to the core      Ch   Repeat Ch