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 prohesies 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
Where I belong
To the wild country
Where I belong