To the Wild Country

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 losing strength and going down again

When I take a look around me

My eyes can't find the sun

There's nothing 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

Yes, and mankind marching on

I know we can't live in yesterday

But compared to what we're losing

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 I belong

To the wild country, where I belong