Evergreen Lyrics & Chords By Splinter

Purvis

When I was still a young man, my old father said to me
Don't turn into a lumberjack, don't waste your life like me
Sail the ocean, write a book, or learn to fly
Make your mark in life, time is right before you're old and die.

Well I wanted so to please him but I couldn't make him see
That I loved the life I'm living, yes, I have to fell that tree
It's born in me and I never wanna go
In my forest home, my old wood shack, the river banks I know.

Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun
And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun
So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go
I'll stay here where the air is fresh, the grass is green
The trees are tall and the river runs all day.

Well, now, some folks say I'm crazy but I tell them I don't care
There'll never be a better sight in this world anywhere
Than to stand up on a mountain really high
Take a look around and fill your lungs and shout up to the sky.

Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun
And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun
So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go
I'll stay here where the air is fresh, the grass is green
The trees are tall and the river runs all day.

Well, the years are catching up on me and pretty soon I'll die
But if heaven's half as nice as this, I'll sure give it a try
But 'til then I'll sit here rocking my old chair
Looking out across the evergreens, the mountain tops
The big white clouds that last forever there.

Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun
And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun
So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go
I'll stay here where the air is fresh, the grass is green
The trees are tall and the river runs all day.

Evergreen is the valley, ever golden is the sun
And it wakes me in the morning when a new day has begun
So I swear I'll never wander and I swear I'll never go
I'll stay here looking out across the evergreens
The old homestead, the mountain tops, the winding trail
The bright blue sky, the place I love
I'll drink to that and the clouds just roll away.