One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
I was born up on high ground where the Cheat River winds
Many of my kin worked in the old coal mines
I grew up hunting, fishing, and trapping
By the headwaters of my life
My number was called when I turned 18
For my dear Uncle Sam I became a Marine
I fought two long years and gave all that I had
Lost my soul and case on every thought I get back
To the headwaters where I raised a few daughters
With the girl of my dreams
By the brookie stream
Keep my slack out to line this world to be fine
Leaving me behind at the headwaters
I'll travel the world near, far, and wide
Laid eyes on its wonders but nowhere to reside
I'll travel the world near, far, and wide
There ain't nowhere to hide
Like the headwaters where I raised a few daughters
With the girl of my dreams
By the brookie stream
Keep my slack out to line this world to be fine


Leave me behind
At the headwaters
Leave me behind
At the headwaters
Leave me behind
At the headwaters
I'll travel the world near, far, and wide
Leave me behind
At the headwaters



At the headwaters

At the headwater.