SINGER: John Denver

SONG:To The Wild Country

This song appears on five albums, and was first released on the i want to live album, and has also been recorded on the earth songs, country classics, the very best of john denver (single cd) and the john denver collection - rocky mountain high albums.

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 stonewall
my finger in the dam
losin¡¯ strength and goin¡¯ down again

and 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 callin¡¯ me

to the mountains, i can rest there
to the rivers, i will be strong
to the forest, i¡¯ll find peace there
to the wild country, where i belong

oh, i know some times i worry
on worldly ways and means
and i can see the future killing me
on a misbegotten highway
of prophecies and dreams
a road to nowhere and eternity

and i know it¡¯s just changes
yes, 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 forest, i¡¯ll find peace there
to the wild country, where i belong
to the wild country, where i belong

words and music by john denver