American Remains

I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line
 The desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry
 I was riding on a folk coach and everything was fine
 'Til we took a shorter road to save some time
 The bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest
 They may have wounded me
 But they'll never get the best of better men
 'Cause I'll ride again
 I am a river gambler, I make a living dealing cards
 My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and hard
 I was shuffling for some delta boys on a boat for New Orleans
 I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen
 But the captain bumped a sandbar and an ace fell from my sleeve
 They threw me overboard as I swore I didn't cheat
 But I could swim
 And I'll ride again
 
 We are heroes of the homeland, American remains
 We live in many faces and answer many names
 We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
 Our memories live on in mortal minds
 And poets pens
 We'll ride again
 
 I am a Midwest farmer, I make a living off the land
 I ride a John Deere tractor, I'm a liberated man
 But the rain it hasn't fallen since the middle of July
 And if it don't come soon my crops will die
 The bank man says he likes me, but there's nothing he can do
 He tells me that he's coming, but the clouds are coming too
 He ain't my friend
 And I'll ride again
 
 I am an American Indian, my tribe is Cherokee
 My forefathers loved this land, they left it here for me
 But the white man came with boats, and trains, and dirty factories
 Poisoned my existence with his deeds
 Nature is our mother, we are sucklings at her breast
 And he who tries to beat her down will lose her to the rest
 They'll never win
 I'll ride again
 
 We are heroes of the homeland, American remains
 We live in many faces and answer many names
 We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
 Our memories live on in mortal minds
 And poets pens
 We'll ride again