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 donĄŻt 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
losinĄŻ strength and goinĄŻ down again

and i take a look around me
my eyes canĄŻt find the sun
thereĄŻs nothing wild as far as i can see
then my heart turns to alaska
and freedom on the run
i can hear her spirit callinĄŻ me

to the mountains, i can rest there
to the rivers, i will be strong
to the forest, iĄŻll 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 itĄŻs just changes
yes, and mankind marchinĄŻ on
i know we canĄŻt live in yesterday
but compared to what weĄŻre losinĄŻ
and what it means to me
iĄŻd 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, iĄŻll find peace there
to the wild country, where i belong
to the wild country, where i belong

words and music by john denver