[pct-l] PCT Song - Out There on the PCT

[Nathan Miller]

To the tune of "They Call the Thing Rodeo"

They're sittin' watchin' movies
Not doin' much at all
She can tell he's feelin' restless
Between their four walls
He hears a call from SoCal
She knows he's gonna bail
It ain't no woman, flesh and blood
It's that damn Pacific Trail

Well, it's dirt and mud, it's dust and blood
It's the hard and bumpy ground
It's low blood sugar, it's a glimpse of a cougar
He'll see when he turns around
It's stormy skies, it's biting flies
It's the wind blowin' through the trees
It's the sun and the rain and the joy and the pain
Out there on the PCT

His body's sore and achy
She wishes he were done
But he's not one for quittin'
Not until the race is run
And then it's "So long, girl, I'll see ya"
Then he's off the find his grail
That's waitin' for him out there
Somewhere along the trail

It's bears and snakes, it's cattle gates
It's an eagle takin' flight
It's a day gettin' hotter, it's a still lake water
Reflectin' a star's bright light
It's thunder showers, it's wildflowers
It's the shade of a lonely tree
It's the sun and the rain and the joy and the pain
Out there on the PCT

It'll drive a hiker crazy
It'll drive a man insane
He'll sell off everything he owns
Just to hike the trail again
And a realized dream and a blown out knee
Are things they'll never see
>From all those months that he's been trudgin'
Along the PCT

It's squirrels and deer, it's lightweight gear
It's the chilly mornin' air
When the days grow wetter, he'll race against the weather
'Cause he'll have no time to spare
It's holy socks, it's trees and rocks
As far as the eye can see
It's the sun and the rain and the joy and the pain
Out there on the PCT
Yeah, it's the sun and the rain and the joy and the pain
Out there on the PCT!

-Brought to you by Nate the Trail Zombie

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