Smoke shops and mountain 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 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 ♪ 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 pass by I might forget Are better ways of travel there, I spy (I don't think this is right) 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 ♪ 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 readied the bells (?) 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