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Ancient winds sing softly, inside this wilderness
I see Bears Ears in the distance as the ravens fly below
Weaving circles, stories life, on Cedar Mesa lightning strikes
And I’m dancing with the beauty in this place that I call home
Spirits whisper memories, of how the old ones danced
As my eyes behold their hands held close in a rainbow pictograph
Polychrome, black on white, the scattered pieces of their lives
And they’re dancing with the beauty in this place that they call home
They’re still dancing with the beauty in this place that they call home
A secret place, a sacred maze, a mystery without a trace
Time stands still as a thousand years are revealed
A mirror for our souls, this beauty can’t grow old
In the red rock find your gold, you will find, true gold
Now it falls on us, to save their memories from the dust
In this red rock land, the canyon wren, their colored hands
Coyote and sagebrush, a wilderness that’s left untouched
How much will we save, more than 8 million acres will pave the way
Hey ya hey, hey ya hey, hey ya hey
The future looks upon us, with a prayer in their hearts
Asking can we see the value, in setting land apart
For our children, for our lives, sunrise mornings starlight nights
And we’re dancing with the beauty in this place that we call home
A secret place, a sacred maze, a mystery without a trace
Time stands still as a thousand years are revealed,
A mirror for our souls, this beauty can’t grow old
In the Red Rock find your gold, you will find …
true gold, true gold, true gold
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Stars are shining in the heavens tonight
The desert wind is whispering softly
A night bird singing a sweet lullaby
Scent of sage it clears my eyes
And if this was my last breath of air
I could leave here so freely
Knowing that there’s such beauty
Shining down on me
Circle of life is with us tonight
The fire so warm, it’s like a friend by my side
Coyotes howling at the rising full moon
The desert is thriving in the four corners tonight
And if this was my last breath of air
I could leave here so freely
Knowing that there’s such beauty
Shining down on me
A thousand years since the ancient ones
The stories copied in the red canyon walls
The San Juan is chanting as she drifts on by
Moving stars and falling tails
And if this was my last breath of air
I could leave here so freely
Knowing that there’s such beauty
Shining down on me …
shining down on everyone
I’m so in love with you
I could die for you, yes I would die for you
Life is so precious, you have shown me that
Life is for living, you have given me hope
You have given me faith, you have given me peace
You have given me love
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Kate MacLeod - Red Rock
04:25
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I’ve arrived here on the only road
I am the only one on the only road I see
I’ll trade my modern artifacts for time in the red rock country
The solo flight of the bird is the only thing that moves now
And the breeze picks up where the bird takes off
And through a lonely tree sounds
Here red rock, I’m here red rock
I meet your echoing your ancient theme
The grains of sand that line the canyons and fill the mines
Are a small example of the time
That it takes to make a world wise
They are a small example of the time
That it takes to make a rock smooth
And a true example of the power of small when they get in my shoes
Here red rock, I’m here red rock
I meet your echoing your ancient theme
Here the wind blows through my heart
Like a desert maid trying to clean a home
And the layers of rock have made some shelves
For me to rest my thoughts on
The whirlpools of color will deepen
When the rain falls off the stone
And if it rains long and hard enough
Well then here comes the water’s song
Here red rock, I’m here red rock
I meet your echoing your ancient theme
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Come see the coyotes and cowboys
Buy them out now boys
18 holes on the open range
Roll out the lawn, turn the sprinkler on
See how the wild west can change
Sell the desert to Dizzney, see what they do
They build a tidy park and they charge for the view
It’s the desert theme, air-conditioned and green
Palm trees and a water slide too
So come get it now, come get it here
A 10-minute view and a souvenir
Of the wild in the west there’s just a little left
Come on out and wave it goodbye
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Marv Hamilton - Hayduke
03:55
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Goin’ down in Long Canyon
Lookin’ up at the red rock and the sky
Don’t believe they’re gonna pave it
I think this time maybe someone’s gonna die
I try to live my life in peace these days
Don’t spend much time in those familiar violent scenes
But when someone’s after your mother
The least that you can do is cripple their machines
Hayduke where are you now? Hayduke we need you now
In our civil disobedience
Our hands united across that sacred red clay trail
We’ll love the earth and each other
And if we have to we’ll make them put us all in jail
Hayduke where are you now? Hayduke we need you now
Crow flies down through Long Canyon
Early morning call proclaiming it her own
She guides the hands of that Monkey Wrenching gang
Helps ‘em to protect our fragile desert home
If our peaceful demonstration doesn’t save the land
And all who call her home
We’ll have to see if we can find old George Washington Hayduke
See If he can help us stop the engines dead
Hayduke where are you now? Hayduke we need you now
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If I had a nickel for every mile I rode
I’d buy me a motor and lighten the load
And if I had a dollar for every day I paddle
Well I’d buy some rubber and build a floating castle
With a raven on the deck, heron on the bow, painted my favorite color
Meander Canyon moonlight in your hair, in your hair
I’ve lived in Utah for all my life, even when I was somewhere else
And them rocks are orange, yeah they’re orange
Why call ‘em anything else
With a raven on the deck, heron on the bow, painted my favorite color
Meander Canyon moonlight in your hair, in your hair
I tried to read the water, but the water reads my soul
If caution was the answer, I’d know where to go
But life it’s a landslide, making new rapids
And I want to ride, I want to ride
With a raven on the deck, heron on the bow, painted my favorite color
Meander Canyon moonlight in your hair, in your hair
If I had a nickel for every mile I rode
I’d buy me a motor and lighten the load
And if I had a dollar for every day I paddle
I’d buy some rubber, build a floating castle
With a raven on the deck, heron on the bow, painted my favorite color
Meander Canyon moonlight in your hair, in your hair
In your hair, in your hair, in your hair … in your hair
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Quiet beauty surrounds you
So does the wind the whole year, too
Your red rock canyons are a shelter
From many storms that I’ve been through
Canyons so deep
You can see the stars at noon
It’s a paradise I’m thinking of
Dreaming comes easy
As I’m held within these walls
And the river gently sings her lullaby
Sometimes the silence overwhelms me
Perhaps it’s something in the air
I wish that I could go more often
For I find peace and comfort there
Canyons so deep
You can see the stars at noon
It’s a paradise I’m thinking of
Dreaming comes easy
As I’m held within these walls
And the river gently sings her lullaby
Tiny flowers in the springtime
Where cold water swirls around late frost
This canyon serves as a reminder
Of so much wilderness that is lost
Canyons so deep
You can see the stars at noon
It’s a paradise I’m thinking of
Dreaming comes easy
As I’m held within these walls
And the river gently sings her lullaby
Dreaming comes easy
As I’m held within these walls
And the river gently sings her lullaby
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Oh the mist is softly rising, on the distant blue horizon
I know the sun is coming soon
The earth is quietly waiting, as the night is slowly fading
A way to give the morning room
This peace is hard to find, it’s the last place of its kind
The wild lands have become so far and few
But that river’s rollin’ fast, I can hear it now at last
Flowin’ on through down in the blue
There’s a coyote’s haunting singin’, and the black hawk on the wing
Over the canyons of their home
And who could ask for more than the shade of a sycamore
To rest a while and cool your weary bones
Life here’s growin’ fine like the Ponderosa pine
‘cause open forests they call to me and you
But that river’s rollin’ fast, I can hear it now at last
Flowin’ on through down in the blue
Years ago young Leopold walked the riverside
I think he listened well my friend, I think he heard the lion
Oh the blues running high, with a wild look to her eyes
She’s calling out to give her what she’s due
And that river’s rollin’ fast, I can hear it now at last
Flowin’ on through down in the blue
Flowin’ on through down in the blue
Down in the blue
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Listen to the Red Rock Salt Lake City, Utah
Produced by Gigi Love and Vast Horizons Music.
America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act is currently in Congress
and is gaining momentum. By sharing this
compilation of songs donated from artists embracing this cause, our vision is that listeners will feel
inspired by our message and will petition their senators and representatives nationwide to support this
bill. All proceeds go to environmental groups.
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