1. |
Wild Buffalo
03:48
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Mama, I am restless
I sit around all day
Waiting for some wrangler
To come take me away
And would it be such a sin
If I were to stray
From the promised path you have laid?
Mama, I am tired of doing what I’m told
Why you all so worried that soon I’ll be too old?
I’m saving all the time that so many have sold
There’s no room for another half, ‘cause I am whole
Chorus:
I’ve been trapped inside this picket fence too long
But a drifting spirit never can be tamed
I have purpose past a rocking chair, beyond the herds
I will run with wild buffalo and fly with summer birds
Mama, I am sorry this isn’t what you dreamed
A rebel daughter wandering, no man or family
Yet somehow still surviving on her own two feet
Living life for no one else but me
Mama, you were married before you turned eighteen
I know you can’t stand fighting; would you do it differently?
But mama, times are turning, how can you disagree?
We have every right to be free
(Chorus)
I have no debt, I have no duty
No one to obey
So I’m off to roam the valleys and the plains
I am not somebody’s property to claim
(Chorus)
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2. |
Cheyenne
03:30
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3. |
The Firefighter
04:35
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There’s no need to worry,
No need to be afraid,
‘Cause fire doesn’t always burn
Sometimes it sustains.
Tattered clothes with holes that show
Scars from battles waged.
Is that the smoke that fills your eyes
From old and darkened days?
Time has carried on with you
It’s taking you away.
Don’t let the sparks fade into ash
Blackened earth and clay;
Breathe your flame into me.
Tingling lips await your voice
Words forever caged;
They resonate in silent space
Longing to be saved.
Weathered eyes and tired smile
Clearing through the haze.
I’ll carry you through broken glass,
Anything it takes.
This is what you know to do -
Quell destructive flames.
Don’t fight the fire that gives you warmth
This one can’t be tamed.
Breathe your flame into me
There’s still more to the story…
There’s no need to worry,
No need to be afraid,
‘Cause fire doesn’t always burn
Sometimes it sustains.
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4. |
Back To You
04:07
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5. |
Middle of the Night
03:37
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6. |
Enough
02:35
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7. |
Woman in White
03:24
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8. |
Winter Song
03:22
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9. |
Where Does Love Go
03:56
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10. |
Rise
04:05
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Amber Ikeman Nashville, Tennessee
Amber Ikeman’s music is water, quenching your soul and soothing your heart. Images from her years working in Yellowstone
National Park and Bozeman, Montana give a living backdrop to her lyrics of self-discovery, wildness, resilience, and women’s issues.
Photo: Rachel Mascari
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