Paths of Victory Songtext
von Odetta

Trails of troubles, roads of battles
Paths of victory, we shall walk

Road is dusty, road is mighty rough
Better roads is waiting, day′s not far off

Trails of troubles, roads of battles
Paths of victory, we shall walk

I walked down by the river
I turned my head up high
I saw that silver linin' that was hangin′ in the sky

Well, I saw
Trails of troubles, roads of battles
Paths of victory, we shall walk

The gravel road is bumpy, well, it's a hard road to ride
But there's a clearer road a-waitin′
With the cinders on the other side


Oh, we got
Trails of troubles, and we got roads of battles
Paths of victory, we shall walk

Evenin′ train was a-rollin'
Hummin′ of its wheels
My eyes saw a better day
As I looked across the field

Well, I saw
Trails of troubles, roads of battles
Paths of victory, we shall walk

The trail is dusty, the road is mighty rough
The good road a-waitin'
Oh, the day′s not far off

Oh, we got
Trails, trail of troubles
And we got roads, roads of battles
Paths of victory, we shall walk!