[Verse 1]
A proud happy people
We were here long before the whiteman came
Stalking along narrow paths
We were used to hunting everyday
The rivers gave us fish
The woodlands gave us deer
And other wild game

[Verse 2]
Here upon this land
We build our homes and raised our families
Life was free and natural
As we moved swiftly among the trees
This was our country
It was here that we lived
For centuries

[Chorus]
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again

[Verse 3]
Everyday was new love
Our village was filled with smiling faces
The laughing voice of children
Who roamed the wide open spaces
The man in the sky
The spirit of our life
And tribal graces
[Chorus]
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again

[Guitar solo]

[Chorus]
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again
Oh I
I want things like they were again

[Instrumental]

[Outro]
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again
Oh I
I want things like they were again
Oh I
I want peace with my soul again
Oh I
I want things like they were again