Aurora Nova, The Wild Places Lyrics - Fogelberg Dan

I was walking alone through the loft 

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 you 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 than I'm found 

And it's here I feel blessed.