A Salute To Dennis Deyoung
Styx is not the same without Dennis get in the mix
Paradise album in 81 was so very fun
Too much tim on his hands
Babe a timeless classic
now at 70 he hasn't lost his longevity
although Styx is quite a mystery
thought it was a river in the gates of Hell
but I got a good story to tell
Tommy Shaw had his fued with Dennis a long time ago
back in the 90's the group stayed together
Renegade he had it made
breaking free from all the cosmic chatter
Although the group Styx operates today on two seperate entities
they both sing like a dream Come Sail Away with me lad
adoring fans came to salute such a man with the plan
Dennis winked at my mother at Mohegan Sun in the Wolf's Den
Categories:
mohegan, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
I would like to pay tribute to those who died
While introducing you to our native pride
We are Cherokee, Iroquois, and Lakota
We are Navajo, Algonquin, and Dakota
Our lands were open and free to roam
But when the pilgrims came, we lost our home
We are Omaha, Sioux, and Pawnee
We are Mohegan, Crow, and Shawnee
Our people were brave, our tribes were strong
What was done to them was very wrong
We are Hopi, Ottawa, and Comanche
We are Pueblo, Cree, and Apache
Now my friends, let the truth be told
Our people were killed, beaten and sold
To this day we get no respect
The word used to describe us, we must reject
A football team even bears the name
Which brings us dishonor, grief and shame
So tell me the truth, what would you say
For us, is it a Thanksgiving Day?
Categories:
mohegan, america, native american, remember,
Form: I do not know?