Well, I left my home searchin' for green grass Headed for Pine Ridge and points beyond But on the road I met an impasse Every direction looked just like home There is a road, there is a mountain With many stops along the way How many days? I am not counting It's been a long, long time you've been away Well, a flower grows in a deep dark canyon Where the river wanders to leave the trail And the night bird searches for her companion Who sings of sunlight behind the veil Everyone knows what makes the dove sing And now I know you've gone to stay How many nights? I am not counting It's been a long, long time you've been away Now, I walk alone down streets of silver In the empty hollows wet with the dew In the sudden stillness of a summer morning In all my dreams I walk with you There is a rose, there is a fountain And I have found that lost highway How many years? I have stopped counting It's been a long, long time I've been away It's been a long, long time I've been away