One day shots rang across the peaceful valley 

God was crying tears that fell like rain 

Before the railroad came from Kansas City 

And the bullets hit the bison from the train 

Shots rang across the peaceful valley 

White man laid his foot upon the plain. 



The wagon train rolled through the dusty canyon 

The settlers full of wonder as they crossed 

A gentle creek where two old oaks were standing 

Before the west was won there was a cost 

A rain of fire came down upon the wagons 

A mother screamed and every soul was lost. 



Change hit the country like a thunderstorm 

Ancient rivers soon began to boil 

People rushed like water to California 

At first they came for gold and then for oil 

Fortunes were made and lost in lifetimes 

Mother earth took poison in her soil. 



An electro cruiser coasted towards the exit 

And turned on Peaceful Valley Boulevard 

"People make the difference" read a billboard 

Above a long line of idling cars. 



Who'll be the one to lead this world 

Who'll be the beacon in the night 

Who'll be the one to lead this world 

Who'll be the beacon in the night 

Who'll be the one to lead the nations 

And protect God's creations 



A polar bear was drifting on an ice floe 

Sun beating down from the sky 

Politicians gathered for a summit 

And came away with nothing to decide 

Storms thundered on, his tears of falling rain 

A child was born and wondered why.