I've seen shadows, I've seen shine I know what and what is not mine I've seen glitter, I've seen gold I heard everything that I've been told And I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking a trail of tears Trail of tears Taking my stand, I think it's time Tired of letting you play with my mind Love's gone bitter that once was sweet I think I'm gonna stand on my own two feet I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears Nobody who's in their right mind Could fail to notice, unless they were blind It's gone, true love has gone Nobody wants to throw it away Oh, darling, how could I stay when it's gone? True love has gone I've seen shadows, and I've seen shine I've seen how I've been wasting my time Scared of you and scared of me Scared of letting my future be I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears I said, I I said, I Trail of tears I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears I said, I don't want to spend my lifetime Walking down a trail of tears