Hittin' the Trail Tonight

The moon rides high in the cloudless sky, the stars are shinin’ bright
The dark pines show on the hills below, the mountains capped in white
My spurs they ring and the song I sing is tied to my horses stride
I gallop along to an old time song I’m hittin’ the trail tonight

chorus

I’m hittin’ the trail tonight
I’m hittin’ the trail tonight
My horse is pulling the bridle reins
I’m hittin’ the trail tonight.

You can hear the sound as he strikes the ground on the frozen trail below,
His hoof beats hit as he strikes the bit, he’s slingin’ his head to go
I’ll ride the trail till the stars turn pale, then camp as the break of dawn
Nobody will no which way I go, they’ll only know I’ve gone

chorus

I did not try to say goodbye let somebody else do that
I’ll ride alone and I’ll find home wherever I hang my hat
Let people that sit and talk explain just whether I’m wrong or right
My horse is pulling the bridle reins, I’m hittin’ the trail tonight

Alternative chorus

The moon shines down on the rolling plains, tops of the mountains white
My horse is pulling the bridle reins, I’m hittin’ the trail tonight.

Repeat chorus
© Hal Cannon 2011, H Random Music, ASCAP