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