What have you seen in your short, long life?
Where did those tiny feet roam?
All the things you have done
On top of being a wife
A daughter, a mother, a home

What have you seen in your short long life?
What has your heart overcome?
The traditional ways that are hidden away
Can be revived by the beat of a drum

What have you seen in your short, long life?
What did those tiny hands do?
Stretching, scraping, fixing, making
Mending the skins that our souls fit within
Stitching nothing can undo

What have you seen in your short long life?
What has your heart overcome?
The traditional ways that are hidden away
Can be revived by the beat of a drum

What have you seen in your short long life?
A witness to so many wrongs
Relocation, damnation, and misinformation
Summation our nation's still strong

What have you seen in your short long life?
When did they silence your voice?
The stories they spun made you swallow your tongue
Made you feel like it was your choice

What have you seen in your short long life?
What has your heart overcome?
The traditional ways that are hidden away
Can be revived by the beat of a drum