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 the 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 that I'm found and it's here I feel blessed