Desert Flowers

[Intro: Mike Roe]
Diné Bikéyah
North of Winslow
Grandsons, granddaughters
Of the Navajo

[Verse 1: Derri Daugherty]
They’ve known such heartache
More than they can tell
They’ve got whiskey and uranium
Poisoning old wells

[Terry Scott Taylor]
And blood still oozes
From wounds of war
Here their roots run deep
In this red-dirt ore
This red-dirt ore

[Chorus: Mike Roe]
Desert flowers
In the red sands bloom
Desert flowers
In the red sands bloom
In defiance of scorching suns
And prophets of doom
Desert flowers
Still bloom

[Hook: Mike Roe]
Ayoo Ada Ahoni
Ayoo Ada Ahoni

[Verse 2: Derri Daugherty]
Charlotte’s Facilia
Death Valley sage
They will survive the frigid nights
The wicked heat of day

[Terry Scott Taylor]
With golden eagles
And white-winged doves
They rise towards heaven
Forever loved
Forever loved

[Chorus: Mike Roe]
Desert flowers
In the red sands bloom
Desert flowers
In the red sands bloom
In defiance of scorching suns
And prophets of doom
Desert flowers
Still bloom

[Bridge: Terry Scott Taylor]
We came to pour cool water
Over their garden bed
We came to save them
They saved us instead

[Hook: Mike Roe]
Ayoo Ada Ahoni
(They are loved)
Ayoo Ada Ahoni
Ayoo Ada Ahoni
(They are loved)
Ayoo Ada Ahoni

[Verse 3: Derri Daugherty]
Beautiful faces
Innocent yet wise
We saw hope and God’s glory
(Desert flowers)
In the children’s eyes
In those children’s eyes

[Chorus: Mike Roe]
Desert flowers
In the red sands bloom
Desert flowers
In the red sands bloom
In defiance of scorching suns
And prophets of doom
Desert flowers
Still bloom

[Hook: Mike Roe]
Ayoo Ada Ahoni
(They are loved)
Ayoo Ada Ahoni
(They are loved)

[Outro: Mike Roe]
In defiance of scorching suns
And prophets of doom
Desert flowers
Still bloom