Splinter - Evergreen lyrics

When I was still a young man, my old father said to me Don't turn into a lumberjack, don't waste your life like me Sail the ocean, write a book, or learn to fly Make your mark in life, time is right before you're old and die. Well I wanted so to please him but I couldn't make him see That I loved the life I'm living, yes, I have to fell that tree It's born in me and I never wanna go In my forest home, my old wood shack, the river banks I know. Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go I'll stay here where the air is fresh, the gra** is green The trees are tall and the river runs all day. Well, now, some folks say I'm crazy but I tell them I don't care There'll never be a better sight in this world anywhere Than to stand up on a mountain really high Take a look around and fill your lungs and shout up to the sky. Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go I'll stay here where the air is fresh, the gra** is green The trees are tall and the river runs all day. Well, the years are catching up on me and pretty soon I'll die But if heaven's half as nice as this, I'll sure give it a try But 'til then I'll sit here rocking my old chair Looking out across the evergreens, the mountain tops The big white clouds that last forever there. Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go I'll stay here where the air is fresh, the gra** is green The trees are tall and the river runs all day. Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go I'll stay here looking out across the evergreens The old homestead, the mountain tops, the winding trail The bright blue sky, the place I love I'll drink to that and the clouds just roll away.