How You Gonna Be*+* JD Nash & Red Circle

Message to all our relations. How You Gonna Be..


Lyrics for How You Gonna Be
Written and composed by
Shawn Ames and J.D. Nash
Copyright 2006


How you gonna be somebody? How you gonna teach someone?
How you gonna raise smart and good and healthy kids
That raise smart and good kids of their own?
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?

How you gonna live your life? How you gonna overcome the stereotypes?
Are you gonna sweat? Are you gonna dance?
Are you gonna give the elders ways a chance?
Oh wont you tell me
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?

How you gonna spend your days?
How you gonna try and earn your neighbors praise?
Are you gonna sing? Are you gonna pray?
Are you gonna take the time to paint your face?
Oh wont you tell me
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?

How you gonna be somebody? How you gonna teach someone?
How you gonna raise smart and good and healthy kids
That raise smart and good kids of their own?
Wont you let me see
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?

Are you gonna waste your nights?
Are you gonna drink and drive and start some fights
Or are you gonna gather children to your side?
Tell them stories - teach them pride?
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?




Will you climb a hill to leave tobacco ties?
Will you get up early to watch the sun rise?
Will you put down the bottle? Will you pick up the pipe?
Will you bathe in the river to make it all right?
Will you pierce yourself to the Sacred Tree?
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?

How you gonna be somebody? How you gonna teach someone?
How you gonna raise smart and good and healthy kids
That raise smart and good kids of their own?
Wont you let me see
How you gonna be? How you gonna be?

Tie them eagle feathers in your hair - How you gonna be?
Raise your medicine high in the air - How you gonna be?
Live each day as who you are - How you gonna be?
Return to the days of your elders far - How you gonna be?

How you gonna be?
How you gonna be?
How you gonna be?
How you gonna be?

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[utalice]

Okay. I have become a fan. :)

[XDiaz2008]

I was blue and this song gave me strength... it is beautiful :)

[TheFirehawk1313]

I love this song JD

[wisdomoftheancient]

Beautiful Tim..

My wish for you is that you can sing and pray..and sweat..and dance.

Bathe in river.., pierce yourself to the Sacred Tree..and raise smart and good and healthy kids.

With Pride..

[vonlady82650]

This is so beautiful! If only we as Native People could make it so. I only all of the tribes would join together and make the people hear the truth and show the world as it really is.