Where Were You When?

Where were you when we needed you our friend?
Where were you when we needed you to bend?
Now you claim to be part Sioux or Cherokee
But where were you when we came close to the end?

When our land was being stolen, you just stood by
When we were being massacred, you didn't even cry
When they put us on reservations, you didn't lose any sleep
When we were starving half to death, you had enough to eat

When we had no voice, you never said a word
When we cried out to you, you never even heard
When our freedom was bein' denied, you never questioned why
And when we needed help, somehow the well was always dry

words & music by Floyd Westerman. (c) author. All rights reserved.