My Tribute to the Lost Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. - Written, Performed, Recorded, and Produced By Scott A. Gradert Vocals by Michael Fairman - Ghost Dance (The Desert) - I wanna live in the desert That’s where my mind can be free I wanna be in the desert To see as far as I can see - My naked soul blows in the wind And flies up high into the sky Unhindered vision all around me Changing colors as I fly - If your heart has fallen to the ground As you walk your Native Land You can call it back to your god As you walk the desert sands - I wanna live in the desert That’s where my mind can be free I wanna be in the desert To see as far as I can see - I dreamed the Ghost Dance long ago And saw that Life begins again More are gone now than are here now Like the trails where we’ve been - There’s an end to every story And every story is a Life The Desert is a Book of Stories Full of Sorrow, Joy, and Strife - (C) 1994 Scott A. Gradert - more

A song about when you get old and you wish you only knew then, when you were young, all the things you know now. - Written, Performed, Recorded, and Produced By Scott A. Gradert - If I Only Knew - One day when you see I am gone Will my songs be sung By those who were young - And had nothing to lose Maybe broken and blue What would they do - If you can’t see the years Just passing by If you don’t see the tears A broken life can cry - Regret is slowly losing your mind If I only knew - Now that I am old and I wonder If I had been sold By The things I was told - By those who knew better Lived life by the letter A real go getter - Cuz You can’t change the past So just let it go And Life ain’t gonna last In case you didn’t know - So please forgive yourself Instead of me If I only knew - If I only knew yesterday All the things I know now Could I change them somehow - And What would I do What would I choose No more singing the blues - Cuz You can’t change the past So just let it go And Life ain’t gonna last In case you didn’t know - Happiness is something you choose If I only knew - One day when you see I am gone Will my songs be sung By those who were young And had nothing to lose What would they do - If I only knew If I only knew If I only knew Nothing matters anyway No one remembers the things you say - Nothing matters anyway - (C) 2024 Scott A. Gradert -more

"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule" – Carl Jungmore