Vanessa Williams Lyrics

Colors Of The Wind

You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew

*  Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue 
	corn moon
   Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
   Can you sing with all the voices of the 
	mountains?
   Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
   Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in  a hoop that never ends
(Repeat *)

How high does the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know

And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue 
	corn moon
For whether we are white or copper-skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the 
	mountain
Need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the earth and still
All you'll own is earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind




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sometime the snow comes down in June
sometimes the sun goes round the moon 
i see the passion in your eyes 
sometimes it's all a big surprise 

'cause there was a time when all i did was wish 
you'd tell me this was love 
it's not the way i hoped or how i planned 
but somehow it's enough 

but now we're standing face-to-face 
isn't this world a crazy place 
just when i thought our chance had passed 
you go and save the best for last 

all of the nights you came to me 
when some silly girl had set you free 
you wondered how you'd make it through 
I wondered what was wrong with you 

cause how could you give your love to someone else
and share your dreams with me 
sometimes the very thing you're looking for 
is the one thing you can't see 

but now we're standing face-to-face 
isn't this world a crazy place 
just when i thought our chance had passed 
you go and save the best for last 

sometimes the very thing you're looking for 
is the one thing you can't see 

sometimes the snow comes down in June 
sometimes the sun goes round the moon 
just when i thought our chance had passed 
you go and save the best for last 

you went and saved the best for last, yeah. 




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