[Verse 1]
Smoke shops and mount tops and a beaten highway sign
Where the things back in the wake I left behind
I thought the road less travelled
Was the one they'd paved the least
But the way things ended up I've been deceived
[Chorus]
But the winds are at my back
And my sails don't seem to give slack
And the birds fly north, ‘cause the time won't ever last
And the winds are at my back
[Verse 2]
Before me lies the highway, and behind me lies the lie
It slipped through teeth and never caught my eyes
So road maps burnt by cigarettes
And days pa** by I might forget
Are better ways of travel, that I spy
[Chorus]
But the winds are at my back
And my sails don't seem to give slack
Let the birds fly north, ‘cause the time won't ever last
And the winds are at my back
[Interlude]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah
[Bridge]
Go now child and find anew
The world needs a couple more of you
We've heard about the times like these
You need belief ‘cause they'll bury you
So pack your things and find yourself
He's out there somewhere, leave this hell
The winds have changed, the skies have cleared
They've called the arms, they've rang the bells
[Chorus]
The winds are at my back
And my sails don't seem to give slack
Let the birds fly north, ‘cause the time won't ever last
And the winds are at my back
[Outro]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah