Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
I shall walk.
.
The trail is dusty
And my road it might be rough,
But the better roads are waiting
And boys it ain't far off.
.
Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
We shall walk.
.
I walked down by the river,
I turned my head up high.
I saw that silver linin'
That was hangin' in the sky.
.
Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
We shall walk.
.
The evenin' dusk was rollin',
I was walking down the track.
There was a one-way wind a-blowin'
And it was blowin' at my back.
.
Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
We shall walk.
.
The gravel road is bumpy,
It's a hard road to ride,
But there's a clearer road a-waitin'
With the cinders on the side.
.
Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
We shall walk.
.
That evening train was rollin',
The hummin' of its wheels,
My eyes they saw a better day
As I looked across the fields.
.
Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
We shall walk.
.
The trail is dusty,
The road it might be rough,
But the good road is a-waitin'
And boys it ain't far off.
.
Trails of troubles,
Roads of battles,
Paths of victory,
We shall walk.
.
Copyright © 1964; renewed 1992 Special Rider Music
First release: The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3, 1991
