She remembers long ago
A time when the buffalo roamed
When the children weren't hurting
And the women weren't crying
She remembers long ago
A time when the men would hunt
In the snow (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
"How did she get here?" you ask yourself
Standing on the corner with her hand held out
A million people, pass her by, but
They won't look her in the eye
She's another face that has no place
Reminder of our failure as the human race
Weed out the weak and empower the strong
That is where we all go wrong
Now she cries a highway of tears (oh-whoa-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh)
Can't take back
All those years
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh, whoa-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh)
No where to turn, no place to call home
Everything is taken, taken and gone
Now she spends her nights alone
Cold and lost, chilled to the bone
She stands with her hand held out
And all that's left is fear and doubt
Accepts the hand that she's been dealt
She'll vanish away with no one's help
Now she cries a highway of tears
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh, whoa-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh)
Can't take back
All those years
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh, whoa-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya-oh)
She remembers long ago
A time when the buffalo roamed
When the children weren't hurting
And the women weren't crying
She remembers long ago
A time when the men would hunt
In the snow
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
(Way-a-hey-ya-hey-ya, hey-oh)
Now she cries a highway of tears
(Way, hey-ya-oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Whoa, hey-hey-ya, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Can't take back
All those years
(Whoa, hey-hey-ya, yo, oh, oh, oh)
(Whoa, hey-hey-ya, yo, oh, oh, oh)
(Whoa, hey-hey-ya, yo, oh, oh, yo)