Intro: (4x) verse 1: When I walk the hills so high Around the town where I was born New York seems so far away Though I was there just yesterday verse 2: I have played on my guitar In coffeehouses halls and bars Everyone that I call friend Knows they will not be forgot verse 3: Trains and planes and rented cars Singers saints and other stars I suspect them every one They’ll never change it’s too much fun Just for now I’d like to rest In the shade of a maple tree To the blue Canadian sky I’ll say a prayer for the world out there verse 4: When I stand on my own sod It feels so good to be home by god The winter wind has turned my head But I always came up warm somehow VERSE 5: Bottles beads and cigarettes And lovers that I ain’t found yet Picking with a friend till dawn And singing all those hi’way songs INTERLUDE: Just for now I’d like to rest In the shade of a maple tree To the blue Canadian sky I’ll say a prayer for the world out there VERSE 6: When I walk the hills so high Around the town where I was born New York seems so far away Though I was there just yesterday VERSE 7: I would travel all my life If loneliness was not the price While heading north across that line’s The only time I’m flying OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les souvenirs d'un voyageur qui se remémore sa ville natale, tout en ressentant une distance, même après avoir été à New York. Il parle de moments simples partagés avec des amis, de la musique jouée dans des lieux modestes, et de la beauté des paysages canadiens, cherchant du réconfort sous un arbre tout en adressant une prière pour le monde. Le protagoniste exprime un sentiment d'appartenance en revenant sur ses terres, malgré les défis de la solitude et du voyage. À travers ces réflexions, il aborde l'équilibre entre le désir d'explorer et l'attachement à ses racines.