Take the Road Less Traveled From Take the Road Less Traveled © 2006, Al Dunkleman, Heartfelt Americana Music (ASCAP) www.aldunkleman.com I've made my mind up, I am leaving The bus pulls out at seven-ten Got my suitcase and my ticket I may not be comin' back again My mother drove me to the station She hugged my neck and said "Goodbye" And as we pulled out of the village Tears filled both of our eyes I am headed for the Southland The Blue Ridge Mountains I can see I am scared, but determined To make a life there for me (Chorus) There's two roads that you can travel Where one leads, it's hard to say Take the road less traveled It'll be the better way Sometimes you've got to follow Sometimes you've got to lead And sometimes you've got to listen To the voice that you must heed Good things in life they don't come easy No reward without pain And like a ship tied in the harbor Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Chorus) It's been many years since that bus trip As a lad of twenty-one But I have broadened my horizons An abundant life I have won And if I had to live life over Wouldn't change a thing, you see Because I took the road less traveled That's made all the diff'rence for me (Chorus)