TO THE WILD COUNTRY
Words and Music by
John Denver
There are times I fear I lose myself,
I don't know who I am
I get caught up in the struggle and the strain
with my back against a stone wall
My finger in the dam
I'm losin' strength and goin' down again
When I take a look around me
My eyes can't find the sun
There's nothin' wild as far as I can see
Then my heart turns to Alaska
And freedom on the run
I can hear her spirit calling me
To the mountains
I can rest there
To the rivers
I will be strong
To the forests
I'll find peace there
To the wild country where I belong
Oh I know sometimes I worry on worldly ways and means
And I can see the future killing me
On a misbegotten highway
Of prophesies and dreams
A road to nowhere and eternity
And I know it's just changes
And mankind marchin' on
I know we can't live in yesterday
But compared to what we're losin'
And what it means to me
I'd give my life and throw the rest away
to the mountains
I can rest there
To the rivers
I will be strong
To the forests
I'll find peace there
To the wild country where I belong
I belong to the wild country
Where I belong
Copyright 1977, 1978 Cherry Lane Publishing Co., Inc.
From the album "I Want To Live". Also available on the
album "Earth Songs" - John Denver.