Dark Skinned Woman

Dark Skinned Woman

2000 by Bud Lemire

Oh where is my lover, with the dark skin

From a city in Ohio, for me, she did sing

Has she gone back in her TeePee, never to be found

Leaving me without music, for I don’t hear a sound

Has she left me for another, I need to know

For my heart is so heavy, and I’m feeling low

Is she sharing her Wigwam, with someone she calls true

Oh tell me, oh tell me, what’s happened to you

Have you given me love, are you an Indian-Giver

And taken it back, leaving me with a cold shiver

Has your path taken your elsewhere, can it be so

Or are you yet a child, still needing to grow

I thought you were my soul-mate, where did we go wrong

Why does it feel, like I can’t hear your song

Has the negative forces, lead you astray

And darkened your soul, taking you away

Has something else happened, making you lose touch like this

Are more important matters, at the top of your list

Am I just another head, on your great Totem pole

To make you feel better, to make you feel whole

Are you too busy, to contact your Medicine Man

I was there for you, now what is your plan

Will I only know you, by words and by voice

Because I can’t picture you, you left me no choice

Where is your heart, and where is your mind

Are you true to me, or have I missed a sign

Are you still singing, my Cherokee Lass

Or has all we’ve had, all come to pass

Oh tell me, oh tell me, what’s happened to you

I want to know what is going on, and what you will do

I can’t send you a message, all connections are blocked

You hold the key, to the doors that are locked

The Spirit World is watching, what will you do

Will you do the right thing, by coming through

Or will you continue, on the path you did choose

Because if you do, one of us will lose