The Path I Take

[Intro:]
[Funky bass + Rhodes chords, light hi-hat syncopation]
[vocal improvisation recommended] 
[Whispered:]
So many roads… which way should I go?

which way should I go?

[Verse 1:]
I stood where two roads met in the sun
[riff: ooo-oh-oh, ahhh-ahh]
Golden leaves dancing, shining like they run
One path was worn, the other felt brand new
I felt the pull, and I didn’t know what to do
The breeze whispered secrets through the trees
Which way to wander, which way frees me?

which wayyyyyy

[Chorus:]
I took the road that’s less been walked
[vocal callout: “Less been walked!”]
Where silence hums and the rivers talked
Through the unknown, I learned to fly
I took the road that’s less been walked

less been wa-lked

[Verse 2:]
The other way was simple, easy, wide
But I was drawn where the hidden dreams hide
Soft grass underfoot, a trail untamed
No footsteps marked it, nothing claimed
I stepped with hope, I stepped with fear
Every choice made the world appear clear

Every choice

Every choice

[Chorus:]
I took the road that’s less been walked
[vocal callout: “Less been walked!”]
Where silence hums and the rivers talked

Through the unknown, I learned to fly
I took the road that’s less been walked

road that’s less been wa-lked

[Verse 3:]
Now looking back at where I’ve been
The twists and turns, the sights unseen
I wonder still what could have been
Yet every step shaped who I am

Though roads may twist, though paths may bend
The one I chose will never end

ne-ver end

never end

[Groove breakdown: funky bass + light keys]


[Chorus:]
I took the road that’s less been walked
Where silence hums and the rivers talked
Through the unknown, I learned to fly
I took the road that’s less been walked

the road

I took the road that’s less been walked
Where silence hums and the rivers talked
Through the unknown, I learned to fly
I took the road that’s less been walked

the road that’s less been walked

[Outro:]
[Funky Rhodes + bass fade, light percussion]
[vocal improvisation recommended] x2
So many roads… I took the one…
And it made all the difference…

So many roads… I took the one…
And it made all the difference…

made all the difference…

made all the difference…

neo soul, modern very funky, very groovy, laid back vibe, horn section, piano, male, live