[Verse 1] The prairie winds are whisperin’ Through the tallgrass and the sage Wagon wheels once thundered here On a westward, hopeful stage I stand where ruts run silent Cut deep by dreams and pain And I feel the weight of footsteps That time could not erase [Chorus] Santa Fe Trail, rolling wide and free Echoes of the past still carry me In the hush of Kansas skies so pale I touch the heart of history on the Santa Fe Trail [Verse 2] The meadowlark is singing Where the oxen strained and pulled Dust and sweat and promises And a courage fierce and full I see the endless open Where the buffalo once roamed And a ribbon carved forever Marks the road they called their own [Chorus] Santa Fe Trail, rolling wide and free Echoes of the past still carry me In the hush of Kansas skies so pale I touch the heart of history on the Santa Fe Trail [Bridge] Every shadow has a story Every furrow holds a prayer The land remembers mercy For the ones who traveled there [Final Chorus] Santa Fe Trail, rolling wide and free Echoes of the past still carry me A prairie swayle, twilight’s veil I touch the soul of history on the Santa Fe Trail
