If I could sew the mountains on my clothes
Tattoo the lakes and places where I go
I would be a part of this land
And it would be a part of who I am
But what is this need I feel to stake a claim
Oh surely my share is in the air that the trees and I give and take
And it would no less be, who I am
Then if I broke my heart and buried a part in this land
So I will remember I carried this water under my skin
And at every breath I breathe I am taking this place in
And though I travel far I will keep
A part of this air
A part of these lakes
And a part of these mountains with me