The sun shines down on a South Dakota morning

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 morning

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 your nothing but a town

On the South Dakota grass I lay me down