Oh I'm like the Blue Ridge I'm like the blue ridge mountains Lots of people surroundin' But barely even a sound on those blue ridge mountains And I'm like a fountain That flows free Lots of people drop change in But that's the only change that I ever see Oh I'm like an old boat Stuck on land instead of the sea And I've got an old hope That some day someone will pilot me Oh I feel like a river That's trying to reach the sea But frozen by the cold winds That keep on blowin, blowin on me And I'm like an oak tree I've seen many years go by But my time in the sun, hasn't yielded any fun Man I just want to fly But even some birds Are stuck on the ground, unable to fly But the mountains, They reach up, they reach up and touch the sky So maybe those mountains, ain't so bad after all Stuck to the ground, but at least they stand, They stand up tall Oh I'm like the blue ridge I'm like the blue ridge mountains Standing up tall, and looking strong Standing up tall, and looking strong Standing up tall, and looking strong, just where I belong