The Raven brought light in Navajo culture (and was also a sign of good fortune leading one to food)
If you're unfamiliar with the history of The Bosque Redondo...you should look it up.
Lyrics
Black hair and blue jeans
Turquoise and tan
No time for the cowboys
She’s chasing cans
With a feather tied to his mane
Just like Scamper and Charmayne
She’s riding Lightnin’ tonight in Cheyenne....
There’s two you can count on bringing Light to the Darkness
A girl and her horse from New Mexico
Blowin’ and twistin’ and faster than fiction
Its Raven and Lightnin’ on the go
No hesitation
“On the back side”
Its Raven and Lightnin’
And Navajo pride
Turnin’ all the way and around
Shape shifting off the ground
With freedom to live and burdens to hide...
She’s flippin’ the bird passin’ Bosque Redondo
There’s two you can count on bringing Light to the Darkness
A girl and her horse from New Mexico
Blowin’ and twistin’ and faster than fiction
It’s Raven and Lightnin’ down the road...
Words and Music by Chris Ryden – BMI 2020