Where We Return

by Lauren S. H. Scantlebury

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Salmon’s drying in the smokehouse
Family’s circled round the fire
We don’t agree on everything
But our love never tires

We know the way the river winds
This land is the tie that binds
It’s where we come from
We live and learn
Where we find freedom
Where we return

We journey south from muddy beaches
To polished Capitol floor
We carry with us gentle strength
Our country’s never seen before

We know the way the river winds
This land is the tie that binds
It’s where we come from
We live and learn
Where we find freedom
Where we return

I was a little girl born to the tundra
Never once did I meet Alaska’s leaders
Now for the first time in my life
I see myself when I see her

Someone who knows the way the river winds
This land is the tie that binds
It’s where we come from
We live and learn
Where we find freedom
Where we return

It’s where we come from
Where we return

This land is the tie that binds

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released October 17, 2022
Written & Produced by Lauren S. H. Scantlebury

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Lauren S. H. Scantlebury Anchorage, Alaska

Lauren S. H. Scantlebury is a writer, musician, and community artist in Anchorage, Alaska.

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