Intro:
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  They lived in peace   not long ago
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  a mighty Indian tribe
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  but the winds of change   have made them realize
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  that the promises were lies
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  The white man's greed   in search of gold
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  made the nation bleed
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  They had lost their faith    and now they had to learn
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  there was no place to return   nowhere they could turn
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  Cherokee        marching on the trail of tears
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  Cherokee        marching on the trail of tears




verse 2:

They were driven hard across the plains
And walked for many moons
'Cause the winds of change
Had made them realize that the promises were lies

So much to bear, all that pain
Left them in despair.