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      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 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, I belong   To the wild country, where I belong