Far too many times I've held it in
Appalachian rage in the northbound wind
My mind is growin’ strong but my body's wearin' thin
And I can’t turn this thing around

But you might see it every now and then
Appalachian sorrow runnin' down my skin
I'm the man that borrows from the man that lends
And I will always let him down

And when they lay my body in the green, green grass
I will whisper secrets to the animals that pass
'Bout the times I know I swore I was never comin' back
But I lied, I am Appalachia
Oh, I lied, I am Appalachia

Alone I winged my way through winter's storms
Spring brought new life and summer down it was torn
There was blood on my mama's knees from talkin' to the Lord
He won’t let me wash it out
No, he won’t let me wash it out

And when they lay my body in the green, green grass
I will whisper secrets to the animals that pass
'Bout the times I walked away and the times that I ran back
’Cause inside I am Appalachia
Oh, inside I am Appalachia
Lay my body in the green, green grass
In the green, green grass
I'm comin' back