Topic: The Day Hike
I finally added the chords to the lyrics. Again, this song is about an experience a few years ago I had at one of my favorite places in the world, Shenandoah National Park. It doesn't need too much explaining other than this did really happen to me. I neglected to mention that when I go I tend to go with my family but take off ahead and lose the rest of them which is what happened on the day this is about. I hope you all like it.
The Day Hike By Jeff Gilpin
September 25th, 2007
Intro
[C] [D] [Em]
Verse 1
The [Em]path lay ahead [D]off through the trees
[Em]Over and around the [D]bend
So I [Em]followed without [D]thinking
[C]Wondering [D]where it would [Em]end
Verse 2
[Em]I was focused on my [D]motion
[Em]Each step followed by [D]another
As [Em]nature paid no at[D]tention
[C]To this [D]solitary [Em]stroller
Verse 3
[C]Gradually as [D]time passed [Em]on [D]
I [C]started ob[D]serving the [Em]setting [D]
My [G]head [D]cleared from distant [C]worries
Like a [C]fog that's [D]dissi[Em]pating
Verse 4
[Em]Yes I was on a [D]forest path
A [Em]path so safe and [D]true
And [Em]if I stayed here [D]I would be safe
But [C]if I [D]left who [Em]knew
Verse 5
It [Em]was a peculiar [D]decision
To [Em]leave the trail and its [D]safety
[Em]But leave the [D]trail I did
[C]Though the [D]reason why es[Em]capes me
Verse 6
[C]Maybe I [D]saw a [Em]flower [D]
Or per[C]haps a [D]singing [Em]bird [D]
But [G]I went [D]off the [C]safer trail
And [C]I [D]didn’t feel per[Em]turbed
Verse 7
After [Em]15 maybe 20 [D]minutes
[Em]I finally looked a[D]round
And [Em]didn’t recognize [D]where I was
[C]Nor were there [D]people to be [Em]found
Verse 8
So I [Em]walked in one di[D]rection
Which [Em]I was pretty sure would [D]lead
[Em]Back to the path I had [D]ventured off
[C]It was a [D]great plan in[Em]deed
Verse 9
[C]Soon I found a [D]well worn [Em]path [D]
[C]That I [D]thought looked fa[Em]miliar [D]
So [G]I started [D]walking [C]down it
[C]Knowing surely [D]soon I’d [Em]remember
Verse 10
I [Em]hadn’t traveled [D]too far along
When [Em]much to my wonder[D]ment
I [Em]saw a Bobcat [D]padding away
A[C]head on this [D]same path I [Em]went
Verse 11
[Em]I just stared at this [D]feline
[Em]As it traveled out of [D]sight
[Em]Such an unexpected [D]moment
That [C]somehow [D]lifted my [Em]fright
Verse 12
[C]I eventually [D]followed the [Em]path [D]
[C]Down to the [D]feeder [Em]road [D]
[G]Then back to [D]where I [C]parked my car
[C]Where my back[D]pack I did un[Em]load
Verse 13
[Em]As I sat there [D]by my car
I [Em]thought about my [D]day
A[Em]bout my getting [D]off the path
Where [C]some felt [D]I should have [Em]stayed
Verse 14
But [Em]if I had stayed [D]on that path
[Em]I never would have [D]seen
A [Em]little glimpse of [D]forest life
As [C]if from [D]out of a [Em]dream
Verse 15
[C]Life’s a [D]little [Em]like that [D]
[C]One path [D]safe and se[Em]cure [D]
And [G]other paths [D]going [C]who knows where
[C]No one [D]really knows for [Em]sure
Verse 16
[Em]I’ve had my time [D]on both paths
And [Em]both had their [D]highs and lows
[Em]Not at all what I ex[D]pected
[C]Back when my [D]life started to [Em]go
Verse 17
So [Em]all cooled off and [D]rested
And [Em]filled with thoughts such as [D]these
I [Em]got up and headed up the [D]trail again
For a[C]nother [D]walk amongst the [C]trees [Em]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
