Lyrics
[Verse 1] I bought a ticket past the county line With a paper map and a borrowed pen The conductor called out the mountain towns And I felt my old fear loosen again [Pre-Chorus] Every mile puts color in the sky Every turn says I can try [Chorus] I’m going where the wide hills open Where the rails keep pulling me through I don’t need to know the whole horizon I just need the next bright view If my hands are shaking, let them I’m still choosing what is true I’m going where the wide hills open And I’m taking my heart there too [Verse 2] A child in the next car counted bridges A farmer waved beside a field of gold The names on signs grew strange and lovely Like a language I was brave enough to hold [Pre-Chorus] Every mile puts color in the sky Every turn says I can try [Chorus] I’m going where the wide hills open Where the rails keep pulling me through I don’t need to know the whole horizon I just need the next bright view If my hands are shaking, let them I’m still choosing what is true I’m going where the wide hills open And I’m taking my heart there too [Bridge] Maybe courage isn’t thunder Maybe it’s a quiet yes Maybe all the roads we wonder about Begin with leaving yesterday [Final Chorus] I’m going where the wide hills open With your name warm inside my song I don’t need to know the whole horizon I can learn the road as I go along Let the distance make me honest Let the new day pull me through I’m going where the wide hills open And I’m taking my heart there too [Outro] The rails keep singing underneath me The far blue country comes in view
