Farewell Appalachia

From the cape to the hook

With a carpet of leaves underfoot

Through the lakes and the pines

With my nose and my ears and eyes

And with the warm sun on my shoulders

And with the river rushing down

I'm walking on a path to higher ground

Out of the trees and through the clouds

Down the fence in the dusk

Through the scree at the foot of the bluff

And i drank from the brook

And i slept in the lee of the wood

And in the house where i last held you

Our bed was cast adrift all night

And you were taking me to higher ground

Out of my skin above the clouds

And in the canvas of a clear night

A billion pins of flickering light

And i dreamed of rising up beside you

Among the galaxies and stars

And you were taking me to higher ground

Out of my skin above the clouds