Wide Open Spaces

There is a land where mountain peaks Reach snowcapped arms on high; Give me wide open spaces of this world. There is a land where ocean waves Lap endlessly against the sky; Give me wide open spaces of this world. You can have your city life; I’ll be far from cares and strife In my wide open spaces of this world. There is a land where mountain breeze Hums symphonies among the trees; Give me wide open spaces of this world. There is a land where waterfalls’ Cascades echo canyon walls; Give me wide open spaces of this world. You can have your city life; I’ll be far from cares and strife In my wide open spaces of this world. There is a land where sunset’s blaze Defies mere human lavish praise; Give me wide open spaces of this world. There is a land where snowdrifts white Reflect the shifting northern lights; Give me wide open spaces of this world. You can have your city life; I’ll be far from cares and strife In my wide open spaces of this world. Here in this land where gracious peace Invites the heart to find release In wide open spaces of this world, Here in this land where heaven’s calm Scribes upon the heart a psalm, I laude wide open spaces of this world. You can have your city life; I’ll be far from cares and strife In my wide open spaces of this world. Written in 1973.