Because I was Apache,
Because I was
A renegade,
Because I was free inside and out.
They wanted what we had.
Wanted to stop what we had become.
And the people knew.
From The Gulf to The Plains.
We did things the Apache Way.
Empty smiles was what they wanted.
Because we wouldn’t take their government sanction
They wanted me bound.
Locked away
Silent.
Simply because
I was myself.