[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