Far too many times I've held it in Appalachian rage in the northbound wind My mind is growing strong but my body's wearing thin And I can't turn this thing around But you might see it every now and then Appalachian sorrow running down my skin I'm the man that borrows from the man that lends And I will always let it 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 coming back But I lied, I am Appalachia Oh, I lied, I am Appalachia ♪ Alone I wing my way through winter storms Spring brought new life and summer down it was torn There was blood on my mama's knees from talking 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 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 coming back