[Verse] Through brambles and briar The path winds so free The old acorn symbol It beckons to me From the cliffs of the southwest Where the gulls give their song To Norfolk's vast skies I've been walkin' so long [Verse] On Roman roads travelled Where history's laid bare Hadrian's Wall whispers tales through the air Pilgrims' worn footsteps North Downs’ holy ground In their shadows I wander Where solace is found [Chorus] Footsteps on the trail Let the wild winds be my guide Through the fields and the fens By the ocean's sigh With the moors and the glens Beneath the wide open sky Footsteps on the trail Where the spirit runs wide [Verse] A challenge is calling The Pennine's great spine Ever-changing scenes Her beauty divine The Cleveland's rough crags The heather-clad floor Where mists meet the sea I discover much more [Bridge] Volunteers mark the way Each twist and each turn With hands and with hearts They keep the fires burn Funded by fervor By government cheer They guard these great trails Oh Year after year [Chorus] Footsteps on the trail Let the wild winds be my guide Through the fields and the fens By the ocean's sigh With the moors and the glens Beneath the wide open sky Footsteps on the trail Where the spirit runs wide
