Canyon Anthem

You come from the Canyon you live up there
Theses silt in the water and spring in the air
and it always confounds you, the way it surrounds you
the way that you can't keep away and its part of your life so they say 

Those from the Canyon they sit on the edge
they straddle the boundary they sit on the ledge
and they never look back 
they will never miss what's left behind

You come from the canyon you go back there
there's fish in the water, birds in the air
and it always confounds you, the way it surrounds you
the way that you can't keep away, and its part of your life every day

And those from the canyon they live on a string
they know that the river flows best as they sing 
and they never look down there's no reason
they know why they came

You come from the canyon you go back there
there's dreams in the water, light in the air
and it always confounds you the way it surrounds you
the way that you can't keep away and it's part of your life so they say

and those from the canyon they know about life
they know how an edged is sustained on a knife
and they look for the gold in the cracks 
and they sleep in the sand.

And you come from the canyon you live up there
there's tears in the water and smoke in the air
and it always confounds you the way it surrounds you
the way that you can't keep away, and its part of your life every day

And those from the canyon know how to survive
Its give and its take and the canyon's alive
and they never think twice
never give up that sweet secret code

You come from the Canyon you live up there
there's songs in the water and drums in the air
and it always confounds you the way it surrounds you
the way that you cant keep away and its part of your life every day

and those from the canyon live down in the Earth
they taste the rock layers they know what its worth
and they always remember the canyon is where they belong
they got they’re hearts in the canyon and the canyon is safe in a song

You come from the canyon you go back there
there's fish in the water, birds in the air
and it always confounds you, the way it surrounds you
the way that you can't keep away
and its part of your life at the end of the day  It is part of your life so they say.

Written by Sara Hoxie. Song appeared on the albums Prayer for Feather River and For the Time We’re Here.