it s a dark road when you walk it alone when you walk it alone the moon is high a hard light casts shadows in the valley tonight i feel old when it gets this cold i have every reason to stay but i gotta be on my way the nights get longer and i run lower my head and go straight at the sun to the fire to the warmth it s a heavy load to carry alone carry alone i try to speak but my voice has gone weak and i don t recognize the sound at all now the fire grows cold as i walk through the woods back to the road the nights get longer and i run lower my head and go straight at the sun to the fire to the warmth into the fire straight to the heart it s a dark road when you walk it alone and it gets this cold