It was a wildcat of a hot night the stars were rippin' holes in the sky The crickets in the thicket clicked quicker every minute poppin' like a 4th of July On a tall paint pony on a bolt of white light rode a fire eyed medicineman He said my name is Jerome and you're standin' in my home Hounting was a song that he sang
He said the salt from my tears made a mountain so high The moon had to jump to get over I was cheated and beat but I never denied The sun's my daddy and the earth is my mama Wanderin' ghosts you made my tribe and my bride Their prayers filled my ears as they fell Then you drug me through the gutter till it hurt like hell But if you think I look bad bud you better check out yourself
He said your bad dreams spinnin' in my mama's head You strapped the foul breathed wolf to the back You ride a steel horse racin' toward a rainbow's end While her seas and her rivers run black He said look what you done to her native son Buddy look what you did to her skies You trap her power and her glory in your company funds But your prophets only make me cry
He said the salt from my tears... [ guitar ] He said boy can't you se that you're part of the planet No less or more than the sea of the granite She tries to give you all her love still you just want to ride her What will you give for your last cup of water What kind of price will you put on your brother What are the secrets of your sould she's keepin' deep down inside her Unless you really wanna know don't ask Geronimo Unless you really wanna know don't ask Geronimo
