When I was a child and I lived in the city I dreamed of Alaska so far away And I dreamed I was flying over mountains and glaciers Somehow I knew Id live there one day
Well it took me some growin, and a fair bit of schoolin And a little bit of trouble to get on the move And I felt like a loser but I turned out the winner When I came to Alaska the land that I love
Heres to Alaska, heres to the people Heres to the wild and heres to the free Heres to my life in a chosen country Heres to Alaska and me
I was born in a cabin on Little Mulchatna Raised in hard times but I had a good life From the first time I flew with my father a singin I knew that Id wind up a bush pilots wife
We sleep near the sound of a slow running river And wake up most mornings to a drizzling rain And we face every day like the first or the last one With nothin to lose and heaven to gain
Heres to Alaska, heres to the people Heres to the wild and heres to the free Heres to my life in a chosen country Heres to Alaska and me
Oh, for the fire on a cold winters night And once more to gaze at the great northern lights For all of the beauty my children will see Heres to Alaska and me
Heres to Alaska, heres to the people Heres to the wild and heres to the free Heres to my life in a chosen country Heres to Alaska and me