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LYRICS


The Next Generation
   
We are.
We are the next generation
    The next generation
    We are.
Live with the future in mind
Don’t forget to look behind
Our elders will teach us
Their wisdom will reach us
It’s a song of home together we sing as one
The sun and the moon streak across the sky
As the seasons pass us by
Mothers and fathers saw the same
They trust us to be the change
It’s our time now, It’s our time now
It’s our time now, It’s our time now
It’s our time now before its gone
heal this place before we pass it on.
We are the next generation
    The next generation
    We are.
We are the next generation
    The next generation
    We are.

Back In My Day
Back in my day we ate sweet pie...mom picked plums from very high.
Refrain: Back in my daaaaaay, Back in my day, back in my day
We had fields for playing ball  ...now too many shopping malls.
Back in my day the phone was on the wall; you had to walk right up to make a call.
Refrain: Back in my daaaaaay, Back in my day, back in my day
Back in my day we rode creeky trollies and we collected creepy old dollies.
Back in my day we’d play outdoors and spend all day fighting pinecone wars.
Back in my day there were no cars, when I went places I walked so far.
Refrain: Back in my daaaaaay, Back in my day, back in my day
Back in my day we’d go to the park; we’d lie on our back and watch the stars in the dark.
Back in my day we’d play outside; behind our computers we’d never hide.
Back in my day pickin’ corn was fun, and we made mud pies under the sun.
Back in my day there were no lights, so we burned candles to see at night.

 Wisdom
Wisdom comes from living
No matter which path you choose
Each choice is always giving
A lesson back to you
Sometimes it'll be a smart choice
Sometimes that's not so true
Each choice is always giving
A lesson back to you
With aging comes wisdom, beauty, and Grace
Each story becomes a lesson like a line upon your face
We need wise elders, old crones and sages
to pass down the wisdom we’ve learned through the ages
Everyone's got something to share
Everyone's got a story to tell
And every story can teach us
We’d do right to listen well
Wisdom comes from living
No matter which path you choose
Each choice is always giving
A lesson back to you

Polar Bears and Bumble Bees
All the ice is meltingAnd all the flowers are wiltingPeople are multiplyingBees and polar bears are dyingCO2 is risingPH is decliningPollution is spreadingThe ozone layer is shredding 
Come on nowIt’s up to youThere must be something we can doThere’s too much pollutionWe must find a solution

Calling in the Ancestors:
We’re calling in our ancestors
All the great remembers
Our grandmothers and grandfathers
Please show us the way

Our wisdom is inside of you
We’re always here to guide you through
To help expand your point of view
We’ll show you the way

We’re ready and we’re listening
To all the wisdom that you bring
Your melody we’ll learn to sing
Please show us the way

          Our messages come loud and clear
           Hear these values, hold them dear
In times of trouble, let them steer
You along the way
                       Solos: Leatile Kelly
First, face the world with a sense of grit
Don’t ever give up, just stick with it
Persevere when you’re stuck in the rubble
The reward ahead will be worth all the struggle
                      Solos: Talula Knight and Adelaide McNamer
My daughters remember all the love that surrounds you
The thousands of us, right here around you,
We've so much support if only you'd request it
Remember to reach out when you’re feeling tested
                      Solos: Piper Mattsson and Justine Altman
           Lastly, remember you’re not the end of line
Your decisions reach far forward in time
           Leave our planet better than you found it

ALL: 
We’re calling in our ancestors
All the great remembers
Our grandmothers and grandfathers
Please show us the way

Legacies:
pink is emily blue is Alice and red is all seven generations!
Start thinking about the future
Even though the oak tree is gone
our legacy will last
Use the wisdom that came before us
so we can look ahead 
start planting the seeds of tomorrow
deep the fruit of what they said
chorus: 
Families create memories
and memories create legacies
and legacies create you and me
and all the generations

legacies create you and me 
so we can tell the story
of how we somehow came to be
our own unique creations.
under the oak tree we would play
but now our friend is gone
so I will plant a new seed 
and are legacy goes on. 
my dear granddaughter Emily
with that seed you hold the key
that unlocks the beginning 
of a whole new story
chorus:
Families create memories 
and memories create legacies 
and legacies create you and me
 and all the generations

legacies create you and me 
so we can tell the story
of how we somehow came to be
our own unique creations

families create you and me
so we can tell the story
of how we somehow came to be
our own unique creations….

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