Oh, he was a young man Searching for his soul Oh, he burnt all of his money To lose his control Away from the society That made him sick Towards the rivers And the mountainside Into the wild, the wild Was the place to be Was the place of his dreams Into the wild, the wild Was the place to be Was the place of his dreams Oh, he met some gentle people They were hurting deep inside But they treated him As he was their son Oh, and he met this girl Maybe she was the one He will never know He had only in mind The wild Into the wild, the wild Was the place to be Was the place of his dreams Into the wild, the wild Was the place to be Was the place of his dreams INSTRUMENTAL Oh, it was the place that he died Alone, by his side It was the place to be Into the wild Into the wild