I was raised by the waters running close to my home
Taught by the mountains that won't let me roam
Some call it prison, some their green mountains home
Everybody is mocking about this and that
Its an ongoing story, they still struggle with their past
You gotta stand your ground and you never would run
If you ran out of words, your fist got the things done
Your future is a friend with pretty quick feet
Leaving you burned and forlorn
But these green mountains will stay my home
Until my flesh Is falling off my bones
Be careful with words they don't need long to spread
But be forgotten by the morning, vanished under some old hat
Every rumor bounces back in a way you won't expect
I should get on a boat that takes me away from here
Because my mouth is saying things my ears don't wanna hear
I wasted too many years, dripping tears in my beer
I guess I ain't any different than the people round here
My roots in the ground, my head's in the clouds
I have to admit I am kind of proud
Of these green mountains that will stay my home
Until my flesh is falling of my bones