The Wild Places

I was walking alone through the lofty San Juans

With a heart full of light

And a head full of songs

I was thinking of time

And how much it will cost

To recapture the souls

That we surely have lost

In the cities and towns

There are millions who dream

But the traffic's so loud

That you can't hear them scream

There's a heaven on earth

That so few ever find

Though the map's in your soul

And the road's in your mind

So many mountains before us

So many rivers to cross

Where is the wisdom to bring

Back the vision we've lost

Can we gaze with wonder of children

Into the deafening night

Has it gotten so dark

That we cannot remember the light?

When you sleep on the ground

With the stars in your face

You can feel the full length

Of the beauty and grace

In the wild places man

Is an unwelcome guest

But it's here than I'm found

And it's here I feel blessed