The Spirit Trail

<br>The light is long the sun is low<br><br>Im riding fast across this dusty road<br><br>But I dont want to be, no I dont want to be<br><br><br><br>Above the ridge an eagle flies<br><br>In lazy circles in the western skies<br><br>I want to fly with him I want to walk the spirit trail<br><br><br><br>Ive seen them come Ive seen them go<br><br>Off to the oilfields and rodeos<br><br>To find a better way, they leave their native soil<br><br>But I can hear a different song<br><br>The drum within my heart is beating strong<br><br>I want to follow it, Ive got to walk the spirit trail<br><br>Let every creature I see be a brother and a friend to me<br><br>Let every step that I take leave the footprints of a warrior<br><br>Along the spirit trail<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>They took the land, they took control<br><br>They robbed my father of his very soul<br><br>To be like one of them, to be like one of them<br><br>But I was born a native son<br><br>And I will never be another one<br><br>To give it all away Ive got to walk the spirit trail<br><br>Let every creature I see be a brother and a friend to me<br><br>Let every step that I take leave the footprints of a warrior<br><br>Along the spirit trail<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Let every creature I see be a brother and a friend to me<br><br>Let every step that I take leave the footprints of a warrior<br><br>Along the spirit trail<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo<br><br>Heya-heya heya hiyo