Album: Spirit

Wrangle Mountain Song

This song appears on three albums, and was first released on the Spirit Album, and has also been released on the Autograph and Voice of America Albums. On the latter two albums, the song is called The Wragell Mountain Song.
Sunday and it¡¯s rainin¡¯ in Alaska
Seven days, I haven¡¯t seen the sun
Flyin¡¯ bush, flyin¡¯ low along the shore lune
Doin¡¯ everything I can to make it home
I can¡¯t wait to see the Wrangle Mountain
I can¡¯t wait to do what I will do
Honey, did I never say how time goes by so slowly
When I can¡¯t wait to get back home to you
Three years from the war and settled down now
I did my time and served my country well
In the freedom I defended I fly beneath the North Star
And I just don¡¯t know a better way to feel
I can¡¯t wait to see the Wrangle Mountain
I can¡¯t wait to do what I will do
Honey, did I never say how time goes by so slowly
When I can¡¯t wait to get back home to you
It¡¯s a quiet life out here among the mountains
In a cabin that was built with these two hands
McCarthey lies asleep beside the Glacier
It¡¯s colder now, winter¡¯s in the air
If you think they¡¯re wild it¡¯s just because they can¡¯t be broken
It¡¯s a strong and gentle people living there
I can¡¯t wait to see the Wrangle Mountain
I can¡¯t wait to do what I will do
Honey, did I never say how time goes by so slowly
When I can¡¯t wait to get back home to you
Words and music by John Denver