The Old Trail
Embracing the Wisdom of The Old Trail: A Journey Through Time
Lyrics
There's a new ridge road
Introduction of a new road along a ridge
That cuts the mountain to the bone
Describes the road cutting through the mountain deeply
Slices through the woods
Portrays the road slicing through the woods
Like there ain't nobody home
Suggests an emptiness, a lack of human presence
You can wheel on up the valley view
Invites to ascend the valley view without feeling the climb
You'll never feel the climb
Contrasts the ease of the new road with the speaker's preference
Oh, but I'll take the old trail every time
Expresses a strong preference for the traditional, "old trail"
The old trail just mosies right along
Describes the old trail as leisurely and easy-going
Moves at the speed of a sweet love song
Compares the pace to a sweet love song
And the wind through the trees
Highlights the soothing sound of wind through the trees
Carries her own wind chimes
Suggests a natural and harmonious atmosphere
Yeah, I'll take the old trail every time
Reiterates the speaker's preference for the old trail
Lately it seems things vanish by degrees
Reflects on the disappearance of things over time
How soon we forget
Comments on the tendency to forget past experiences
We made our tree houses out of trees
Recalls the nostalgia of building tree houses from trees
When we going to realize
Ponders the realization of certain truths
Some reasons just don't rhyme
Notes that some reasons don't have clear explanations
Yeah, I take the old trail every time
Reaffirms the speaker's choice of the old trail
The old trail now may she never fade
Expresses a desire for the old trail to endure
The one where the deer
Highlights the respect for nature, where deer have the right of way
Always have the right of way
Emphasizes the speaker's love for observing wintergreen along the trail
How I love to watch the wintergreen
Specifies the beauty along the timber lines
Along the timber lines
Reiterates the preference for the old trail
Yea, I'll take the old trail every time
People in cars let the radios do the talking
Observes that people in cars rely on radios, contrasting with the speaker's experience
But I always find
Shares the joy of singing while walking
That I'm singing when I'm walking
The old trail just moses right along
Restates the easy-going nature of the old trail
Moves at the speed of a sweet love song
Compares the pace to a sweet love song again
And the wind through the trees
Reiterates the natural music of the wind through the trees
Carries her own wind chimes
Highlights the organic sound of wind chimes in nature
Yeah, I'll take the old trail every time
Reaffirms the speaker's enduring preference for the old trail
I take the old trail every time
Final affirmation of the speaker's consistent choice of the old trail
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