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