Winter Coming On

I dreamed I lived a thousand years ago
Where the Naknek River opens to the sea
Woke up one morning smelled the wind
Winter coming on for you and me

The sky was wide as my own open heart
The tundra dark as far as I could see
Along the shore not a footprint in the sand
Winter coming on for you and me

I saw the rivers rich with spawning fish
Songbirds flying through the air so clean
But I knew the autumn could not last
Winter coming on for you and me

The woods were filled with lynx, wolf and bear
The wolverine and the fox ran free
They hunted us, we hunted them
Winter coming on for you and me

So in my dream I left that lonesome place
I walked for miles ‘til I could finally see
Smoke from your village rising fast
Winter coming on for you and me

I dreamed the salmon drying in the racks
Smoke from the fire blew back over me
Enough food to last ‘til spring and thaw
Winter coming on for you and me

Then we lay down together on the gound
Close in your arms I fell into a sleep
A vision entered to my mind
Winter coming on for you and me

In my dream I saw a thousand men
Tearing the earth, cutting down the trees
The ocean bleeding and the river on fire
Winter coming on for you and me

Now I walk alone along the riverbank
Feel the sickness washing over me
What I dreamed may truly come to pass
Winter coming on for you and me