I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line, the desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry I was riding on a cold coast and everything was fine, until we took a shorter road to save some time The bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest, they may have wounded me but they'll never get the best of better men Cause I'll ride again I am a river gambler, I make a living dealing cards, my clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and hard I was shuffling force and delta boys on a boat for New Orleans, I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen But the captain bumped a sandbar and a lace fell from my sleeve, they threw me overboard as I swore I didn't cheat But I could swim And I'll ride again We are heroes of the homeland, of America's remains, we live in many faces and answer many names We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind, our memories live on in mortal minds And boy it's real, we'll ride again I am a midwest farmer, I make a living off the land, I ride a John Deere tractor, I'm a liberated man But the rain it hasn't fallen since the middle of July, and if it don't come soon my crops will die The bankman says he likes me but there's nothing he can do, he tells me that he's coming but the clouds are coming too He ain't my friend And I'll ride again I am an American Indian, my tribe is Cherokee, my forefathers loved this land, they left it here for me The white man came with boats and trains and dirty factories, poisoned my existence with his deeds Nature is our mother, we are sucklings at her breast, he who tries to beat her down will lose her to the rest They'll never win I'll ride again We are heroes of the homeland, Americans remains, we live in many faces and answer many names We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind, our memories live on in mortal minds And poetry will rise again Thank you for watching!