John Denver - Alaska & Me Lyrics
This song appears on three albums, and was first released on the higher ground album, and has also been released on the gift you are and the john denver collection - calypso albums.When I was a child and I lived in the cityI dreamed of alaska so far awayAnd I dreamed I was flying over mountains and glaciersSomehow I knew Id live there one dayWell it took me some growin, and a fair bit of schoolinAnd a little bit of trouble to get on the moveAnd I felt like a loser but I turned out the winnerWhen I came to alaska the land that I loveHeres to alaska, heres to the peopleHeres to the wild and heres to the freeHeres to my life in a chosen countryHeres to alaska and meI was born in a cabin on little mulchatnaRaised in hard times but I had a good lifeFrom the first time I flew with my father a singinI knew that Id wind up a bush pilots wifeWe sleep near the sound of a slow running riverAnd wake up most mornings to a drizzling rainAnd we face every day like the first or the last oneWith nothin to lose and heaven to gainHeres to alaska, heres to the peopleHeres to the wild and heres to the freeHeres to my life in a chosen countryHeres to alaska and meOh, for the fire on a cold winters nightAnd once more to gaze at the great northern lightsFor all of the beauty my children will seeHeres to alaska and meHeres to alaska, heres to the peopleHeres to the wild and heres to the freeHeres to my life in a chosen countryHeres to alaska and meWords and music by john denver