Lyrics

[Intro] One, two, three, four, five, six [Verse 1] I was born up on high ground where the Cheat River winds Many of my kin worked in the old coal mines I grew up hunting, fishing and trapping By the headwaters of my life [Verse 2] My number was called when I turned eighteen For my dear Uncle Sam, I became a marine I fought two long years and gave all that I had Lost my soul in Khe Sanh, never thought I'd get back [Chorus] To the headwaters Where I'll raise a few daughters With the girl of my dreams By the brookie stream Keep my slack out the line This world'll be fine Leaving me behind At the headwaters [Bridge] I've traveled the world, near, far and wide Laid eyes on its wonders, but nowhere to reside There ain't nowhere to hide [Chorus] Like the headwaters Where I'll raise a few daughters With a girl of my dreams By the brookie stream Keep my slack out the line This world'll be fine And leave me behind At the headwaters [Outro] Leave me behind At the headwaters Leave me behind At the headwaters