To The Wild Country

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There are times I fear I lose myself, I don't know who I am,
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I get caught up in the struggle and the strain.
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With my back against a stone wall, my finger in the dam,
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I'm losing strength and going down again.
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When I take a look around me,   my eyes can't find the sun,
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there's nothing wild as far as I can see.
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Then my heart turns to Alaska     and freedom on the run,
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I can hear her spirit calling me
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to the mountains,    I can rest there.
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To the ri...vers,    I will be strong.
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To the fo...rests,    I'll find peace there.
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To the wild country,        where I belong.
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Oh, I know sometimes I worry    on worldly ways and means,
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and I can see the future   killing me.
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On a misbegotten highway    of prophesies and dreams,
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a road to nowhere and eternity.
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And I know it's just changes    and mankind marching on,
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I know we can't live in yesterday.
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But compared to what we're losing    and what it means to me,
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I'd give my life and throw the rest away
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to the mountains,    I can rest there.
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To the ri...vers,    I will be strong.
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To the fo...rests,    I'll find peace there.
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To the wild country,        where I belong.
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To the wild country,        where I belong.