Whatever You Do

(album: Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin / All My Relations - 1996)

Sun is beating over my head
The sweat pouring from my brow
If there ever was a time
It would have to be right now

There's not much time left
It's clear as it can be
What's left for our children
Is up to you and me

Talk to me of freedom
It commands the highest price
For those who don't have it
It demands the greatest sacrifice

To break the chains
We must accept responsibility
Only then will the nightmare end
Only then will we be free

Can't blame it on your lot in life
Regardless of what it might be
Or fault someone else
For your failure to see

That it doesn't matter
Whether you're rich or poor
Whatever you do you're responsible for

Whatever you do you're responsible for
Whether you're rich or poor
Whatever you do you're responsible for
Whether you're rich or poor
Whatever you do you're responsible for
Whether you're rich or poor

Righteous people stand up, don't be ashamed
We've come too far to let it all go down the drain
Now we can't carry on living an illusion
Any serious question must come to a conclusion

If the haves keep on having
And the have nots keep on having not
What do you think's gonna happen?

Whatever you do you're responsible for
Whether you're rich or poor
Whatever you do you're responsible for
Whether you're rich or poor
Whatever you do you're responsible for
Whether you're rich or poor
You're responsible