The light is long

The sun is low

I'm riding fast across this dusty road

But I don't want to be

No, I don't want to be

Above the ridge an eagle flies

In lazy circles in the western skies

I want to fly with him

I want to walk the spirit trail.



I've seen them come

I've seen them go

Off to the oilfields and rodeos

To find a better way

They leave their native soil

But I can hear a different song

The drum within my heart is beating strong

I want to follow it

I've got to walk the spirit trail.



Chorus

Let every creature I see

Be a brother and a friend to me

Let every step that I take

Leave the footprints of a warrior

Along the spirit trail.



Heya-heya heya hiyo

Heya-heya heya hiyo

Heya-heya heya hiyo.



The took the land

They took control

They robbed my father of his very soul

To be like one of them

To be like one of them

But I was born a native son

And I will never be another one

To give it all away

I've got to walk the spirit trail.



(Repeat chorus)