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

Refrain:
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

Refrain

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

Refrain

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

Refrain

That evening train was rollin'
The hummin' of its wheels
My eyes they saw a better day
As I looked across the fields

Refrain

The trail is dusty
The road it might be rough
But the good road is a-waitin'
And boys it ain't far off

Refrain