Loadin’ up the backpack, baby Gonna hit the trail tonight Headed for the peaks and valleys Guided by the pale moonlight Working up the switchback, brother Breakin’ out a sweat for sure Compass on a new direction Take us on an outback tour  A slight mist hovers over the frozen lake as we pass in silence The sun breaks through with golden light, washing the nearby ridge in morning splendor A hawk soars high, slowly absorbing the scene from above While the mind grows calm, and the senses heighten  You’ve got to take it slow In the wilderness You’ve got to take it real real slow In the wilderness  Movin’ through the creeks and canyons Navigate the ridge’s crest Takin’ in the sound of silence Lookin’ for a place to rest Settin’ up a mid-day campsite Wash along a mountain stream Gather round the stove at sunset Slip into the bag and dream  The forest trees sway and moan in the soft breeze Broken light filters through branches, spilling in soft motion At tree line, a moonscape of rock shapes provide escort up the glacial cirque From the pass, the world recedes in waves of clouds and mountains as far as the eye can see  You’ve got to take it slow In the wilderness You’ve got to take it real real slow In the wildernes